Nominations now open for the 2025 Arthur Svensson Prize
The Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights is one of the most prestigious awards in the labor movement. You are now invited to nominate candidates for next year’s prize.
The award recognizes individuals or organizations that have made extraordinary efforts to promote trade union rights and strengthen union organizing on a global scale.
The deadline for nominations is January 1, 2025.
A prize with great impact
The total prize is NOK 500,000, half of which is awarded directly to the winner. The other half is allocated to projects supporting the winner’s work or other relevant initiatives.
Since its establishment in 2010, Styrke has honored trade union leaders and organizations that have fought for fair working conditions, often in challenging and dangerous circumstances. Past winners include teachers from Bahrain and the Philippines, miners from Mexico, textile workers in Cambodia, healthcare workers in Liberia, and independent labor movements in Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Last year, the prize was awarded to Khaing Zar Aung, a courageous trade union leader from Myanmar who has tirelessly fought for workers’ rights under extremely challenging political conditions.
Criteria for nominating
To be considered, nominees must have distinguished themselves through their work to:
- Promote trade union rights.
- Strengthen union organizing.
A broadly composed prize committee from the Norwegian and international labor movement evaluates the nominations and selects the winner.
How to Nominate
We encourage everyone to submit nominations early. Nominations should include a detailed description of the candidate’s background and a justification for why the individual or organization deserves the award.
All trade unions, employees, and representatives in the Norwegian and international labor movement are eligible to nominate candidates. Previous winners and board members of organizations that have received the prize also have nomination rights.
Nominations can be submitted in two ways:
- Via the nomination form: svenssonprisen.no/nominere.
- By email: espen.loken@styrke.no.
