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14. Jul 2015Social Welfare and Families, Reports, Heilbrigðisráðuneytið

Assessment of the Work of the Welfare Watch

The Ministry of Welfare gave the Social Science Research Institute of the University of Iceland the task of assessing and mapping the work of the Welfare Watch, which was set up in 2009 following the economic collapse.

20. Jan 2010Social Welfare and Families, Reports, Heilbrigðisráðuneytið

The Welfare Watch - Report to the Althingi 2010

This report is a translation of the Icelandic original, without the appendices to which reference is made in the report itself. The materials referred to in footnotes are in Icelandic.

31. Oct 2009Social Welfare and Families, Human Rights and Equality, Reports, Heilbrigðisráðuneytið

Parental leave, Care Policies and Gender Equalities in the Nordic Countries

Conference arranged by the Nordic Council of Ministers 21–22 October 2009, Reykjavik, Iceland

02. May 2009Social Welfare and Families, Reports, Heilbrigðisráðuneytið

Action Plan against Trafficking in Human Beings

The Icelandic Action plan against trafficking in human beings was presented before the Althingi in its 136th legislative session.

15. Dec 2007Social Welfare and Families, Human Rights and Equality, Reports, Heilbrigðisráðuneytið, Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing

Women and Men in Iceland 2007

Statistics of women and men in Iceland in 2007

14. Jun 2007Social Welfare and Families, Human Rights and Equality, Reports, Heilbrigðisráðuneytið, Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing

Parental Leave in Iceland – Bringing the Fathers in

The Icelandic Act on Maternity/Paternity and Parental Leave underwent significant changes in the year 2000. The leave was extended from six months to nine, parents who were active in the labor market were paid 80% of their average salaries during the leave and the payments were to come from a specific fund, financed through an insurance levy.

15. Sep 2006Social Welfare and Families, Reports, Heilbrigðisráðuneytið, Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing

Plan of Action to deal with Domestic and Sexual Violence

This plan covers the measures which the Government intends to take in order to prevent domestic violence and sexual offences against children, and also measures to help the victims of violence and offences of this type.