Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
Difference between fagforbund and fagforening
English translation:
labour union member of NUMGE
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stephen mewes
Feb 3, 2009 10:29
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Difference between fagforbund and fagforening
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Alle som melder seg inn i Fagforbundet, blir medlem av en lokal fagforening.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +1 | labour union member of NUMGE |
jeffrey engberg
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| 5 | Trade union federation/confederation and trade union |
brigidm
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| 3 | Same thing |
Diarmuid Kennan
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jeffrey engberg
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labour union member of NUMGE
Fagforbundet is a name for (the English version) the Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees (NUMGE)
en fagforbund is confederation of labor unions
en fagforbund is confederation of labor unions
Example sentence:
All those who apply for membership in NUMGE should be members of a local labor union.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Egil Presttun
: If Fagforbundet is written with a capital F, then this is correct.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Diarmuid Kennan
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Same thing
I belive the organisations are the same, but white-collar unions tend to prefer the label 'forbund'
Peer comment(s):
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Egil Presttun
: Men fagforbund kan også være en betegnelse på en sammenslutning av fagforeninger. http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagforbund
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| disagree |
brigidm
: Agree with Egil
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Trade union federation/confederation and trade union
In Norway, for example, LO (Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions) is a confederation with many national trade unions as members.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-03 12:16:45 GMT)
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See Wikipedia's explanation: http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagforbund
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-03 12:16:45 GMT)
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See Wikipedia's explanation: http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagforbund
Discussion
Federation of trade(s) unions=fagforbund
Source: Ordnett.no
Thanks anyway!