SAMAK (Arbejderbevægelsens nordiske samarbejdskommitté), or the Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Democratic Labour Movement, assembles the social democratic parties and labour councils in the Nordic countries. SAMAK consists of all social democratic parties and trade union organisations in the Nordic countries, including Greenland, the Faroe Islands and Åland. It was founded in 1886 with the aim of coordinating the political influence of the Nordic Socialist Workers' Movement. SAMAK's mission is to develop joint programs on policy areas such as the EU, welfare, the Nordic welfare model, labor market policy, human rights, globalization and democracy.
Contact details
- Website:
- http://samak.info/
- Address:
- SAMAK c / o Labor Party PO Box 8743 Youngstorget 0028 OSLO
- Country:
- Norway
- Sub-region:
- Northern Europe
Areas of focus
Topics of research
Geographics of focus
Norway
Operating languages
Chinese
, Danish
, English
, Finnish
, Icelandic
, Spanish
, Swedish
Organisation details
Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Political party/figure
Year founded
1886
Age (years)
Samak
Norway average
Global average
Founded by
Founders: The trade union movement and the social democratic workers' parties
Founder gender: Other entities
Founder gender: Other entities
Leadership
Leader(s) (2021): Jan-Erik Støstad
Leader gender: Male
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2021
Samak
Norway average
Global average
% Female staff
2021
Samak
Norway average
Global average
Social
Likes (2021)
Samak
Norway average
Global average
Likes (2019)
Samak
Twitter
Followers (2021)
Samak
Norway average
Global average
Data notes
Last updated: 08/06/2021
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