Helsinki (16.08.2002 - Daryl Taylor) Although Trunf (Trade Union News from Finland) remains a web-based publication, many articles have also been reprinted in hard copy materials used by migrant workers in Finland, especially those organised in PAM-Lingua, the foreign language professionals section of Service Unions United.
The articles have also provided materials for English language training courses for the officials of trade unions and employers’ federations, and have been used in both public and private sector migrant worker integration and induction programmes.
This invaluable publication really opens up the mysteries of Finnish industrial relations and greatly accelerates the empowerment of such workers.
I continue to be highly appreciative of the window that Juhani Artto and other contributors to Trunf have provided to immigrants living and working in Finland, who would otherwise be linguistically excluded from participation in the industrial relations issues that affect their lives.