The student and youth organisations demand: The livelihood of burnout sufferers must be secured during a sick leave, also without a separate mental health diagnosis
In their common statement, a broad group of student and youth organisations demands the securing of livelihood during a sick leave caused by work-induced burnout without the need for a separate mental health diagnosis. The organisations propose that work-induced burnout would be considered a diagnosis entitling one to the sickness allowance paid by Kela. This would facilitate the compilation of statistics on burnout as well as the ability to monitor and enact measures to prevent cases of burnout.
Joint municipal election campaign by student organisations: we make a better student city together
The student organisations’ joint municipal election campaign wants to encourage students to vote and increase the awareness of international students’ right to vote.
Suggestions for a path to higher education and working life for persons with disabilities
Akava has compiled suggestions for a path to higher education and working life for persons with disabilities.
Rights Groups, Unions and Companies Urge EU to Make Labor Rights a Precondition of Resuming Thai Trade Negotiations
A group of 45 organizations composed of NGOs, trade unions, companies, and multi-stakeholder initiatives sent a letter today to Valdis Dombrovkis, Executive Vice President of the European Commission, urging the European Union to require labor reform in Thailand as a precondition to the resumption of trade negotiations with the Government of Thailand. Akava is one of the signatories of the letter along with other trade union condeferations in Finland.
Hacking Higher Education Finland 2020 -final of the solution competition 16.9.2020 at 14:00 EEST (GMT+3)
Hacking Higher Education Finland is a competition aiming to shine a light on new, innovative solutions and practices for higher education service development, targeting i.e. students, alumni, staff, administration, regional, national or international cooperation between corporations or society.
Sture Fjäder to continue as President of Akava
The union meeting of Akava elected Sture Fjäder as President of Akava with a vote of 578–292. Sture Fjäder has served as the President of Akava since 2011. The other candidate for President was Maria Teikari, Service Director for Social Science Professionals. The union meeting was held in Helsinki on 25 August and was attended by representatives from 33 Akava’s affiliates.
