Speaker Details

Mr Roar Flåthen
President, The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

Mr Roar Flåthen has been President of The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions since March 2007 and was First Vice President from 2001-07. Previously, Mr Flåthen was a mechanic at Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (defence factory), a full-time trade union officer locally and regionally in the Norwegian United Federation of Trade Unions and Chief Treasurer in the Norwegian United Federation of Trade Unions (1992-2001). Previous positions include:  Vice President of the Board, Bank 1 Oslo; and Member of the Board of Innovation Norway, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), and the Council of Nordic Trade Unions. He is also a Member of various tripartite committees in Norway.

 

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