UNI Europa and Coiffure EU 3 rd Workshops on“Occupational health and safety in the

hairdressing sector”

Vilinius 26.-27. September 2013

Lilja Saemundsdottir and Nonni Quest Iceland

The market 2012 Facts and figures

Size and population

• Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe with an average about three inhabitants per square km

• Almost four-fifths of the country is uninhabited and mostly uninhabitable, the population being concentrated in a narrow coastal belt, valleys and the southwest corner of the country

• In December 2012 Iceland's population totaled 321,857 people of which around 206.000 lived in the Reykjavik, and surrounding areas

• Iceland is 103,000 km2 or 2,4 times the size of Denmark and the population is little less than in Aarhus. Iceland is also ¼ of the size of Sweden, the population is almost the same as in Malmö

The market 2012 Facts and figures

Market size

• Turn over of Hair Salons & Booth renters is little over 4,2 billion IKR or same as 232m SEK, 197m DKK and 26 million Euro. As there is no organization of Distributors of Salon products, as for example in Denmark and Sweden

• There are 317 registered VAT Hair salons (136 doors) and Booth Renters (181). Total turnover in 2012 was ISK 4,230,889,609 or the average of 13,346,655 per month and there for 1,112,221 per unit

• If 10% of the turnover goes towards products the market size (Wholesale prices) could now be 423m IKr, 19,7m DKK, 23,2m SEK and 2,77m Euro

Number of salons and employes

Social dialog for hairdressing

• How does the social dialogue for the hairdressing function in your country?

• Why do you think that it is useful to have social dialogue in your country?

•For employers•For employees

What have you achieved thanks to social dialogue?

• improved health and safety for hairdressers?• improved the working environment?• improved the remuneration of employees?• raised the standards of training?

Icelandic research

55%30%

15%

Prevention of acquired allergies

39%

38%

23%

Working environment / condition

70%

20%

10%

Cloves

57%

43%

Ingredient cost allergenic

Thank you!