We have published a series of articles about Runar Kjoersvik, the Norwegian safety expert who in 2014 was dismissed by Shell on trumped-up charges.
Evidence was gathered in a covert surveillance operation as part of a vicious campaign conducted against him by Shell Norway senior management.
Runar was twice elected by his fellow workers, first as a SAFE Union representative and subsequently as the Main Safety Delegate.
His election was not a fluke. The employees who elected him at the Nyhamna Gas Plant in Norway knew Runar was fully qualified. He had attended several Norwegian law and HSE courses where he learnt how to protect legal rights according to rules, regulations and Norwegian Law. He also earned a diploma of strategic leadership from college university.