News
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Arrest of Lee Cheuk Yan, General Secretary of HKCTU
| International issuesThe Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) representing 1.5 million members condemns the arrests of Lee Cheuk Yan, General Secretary of the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (HKCTU) and two other democrats, Yeung Sum and Jimmy Lai. Lee, Yeung and Lai face charges of “unlawful assembly” for their participation in the public rally on 31 August 2019 to oppose the extradition bill amendment.
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The Swedish Government gives priority to trade union rights
| International issuesThe Government’s Statement of Foreign policy, presented on Wednesday 12 February by the Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, constitutes a clear signal to the outside world that Sweden will play an active role in the strive for openness and solidarity, by standing up for international law and the principle of rule of law.
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Violence against women must stop
| Work environmentViolence against women must stop, full stop. Trade Unions across Europe fully support the call on the European Union to do all it can to fight violence against women. This is the message from ETUC to Ms Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, and to Commissioner Ms Helena Dalli.
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LO President will not stand for re-election at the 2020 LO Congress
| Organisational issuesThe current President of LO Sweden, Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, has informed the election committee about his decision not to stand as candidate for the presidency of LO for a new term of office. This means that he will resign at the next Congress of LO, to be held in June 2020.
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LO wants a fair transition, workers are not to pay the price
There is an apparent risk that ordinary citizens – low income-earners and people in rural areas – will be the ones to bear an unproportionate share of the social consequences of the climate transition. LO will never accept that our members must bear more than what is fair. We want an equitable transition.
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LO 's Environmental and climate policy programme - An investment-led climate policy
| EconomyIn order to achieve the Paris targets, all countries must take measures and reduce their emissions to sustainable levels. The joint efforts of the global trade union movement are important in achieving this.
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What has the EU done for workers (and what are trade unions doing in the EU)?
| International issuesThe Congress of the European Trade Union Confederation is taking place in Vienna. For four days, trade union representatives gather to work across borders to develop a labour market that is truly sustainable for Europe's workers, focusing on fair wages, social justice and democracy.
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ILO project for better working conditions in the Middle East
| International issuesRecently Ellen Nygren from the LO International Department took part in a field mission to Lebanon and Jordan in order to learn about the activities pursued by the ILO in the Middle East, with the aim of labour market integration of Syrian refugees and improved working conditions for migrant workers.
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LO President comments on four-party deal
| Welfare issuesThe president of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation LO, Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, comments on the four-party deal hammered out to give the Social Democrats another term in government, fearing it will increase inequality and undermine labour relations.
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Swedish Riksdag adopts ILO Convention 189 – a triumph of dedicated progressive efforts
| International issuesLast week, the Swedish Riksdag voted to ratify the ILO Convention No. 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers - a triumph for LO and all affiliates. Together with several other organisations, LO has strived unrelentingly for the ratification to become a reality. Now that this is finally happening, Sweden's legislation can be strengthened for those who work in someone's home. Thus Sweden can in a concrete way contribute to providing the most vulnarable workers in the world with decent working conditions and hence better prospects.
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The future of the Global Deal is ensured
| International issuesRecently we heard the news that the Global Deal Partnership will be taken over by the OECD in Paris, with the support of the ILO. Thereby the future of the initiative of Prime Minister Stefan Löfven is ensured. With nearly 100 actors, consisting of companies, trade unions and countries, adequate conditions now exist for the Global Deal to become a genuine resource for development and to contribute to long-term sustainable economic progress and decent working conditions for workers worldwide.
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Globalisation must benefit everyone
| Labour marketPopulism and nationalism emerge in the wake of globalisation. The next Swedish government must promote globalisation that benefits more people and strengthens the rights of workers. This is the view of the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) and the Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO).
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Swedish worker delegates' speech at the 107th International Labour Conference, ILO
| International issuesSpeech held by Swedish workers' delegate at the plenary session of the ILO Conference on the 1st of June.
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Why Sweden needs entry agreements
| Labour marketPromoting labour market establishment for newly arrived immigrants and long-term unemployed people is a key challenge. LO's view is that the social partners must play an important part in the work to improve the establishment in the Swedish labour market. The initiative Entry agreements, designed together with Unionen, the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and the Swedish Government, will result in lower unemployment rates and better labour market matching.
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Government and social partners agree on initiative to facilitate labour market entry
| Labour marketAn agreement has been reached between the Swedish government and social partners concerning the introduction of ’entry agreements’. This is an initiative aimed at facilitating for newly arrived immigrants and the long-term unemployed to get established in the labour market.
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LO's expectations on the Swedish foreign policy - a fairer globalisation and decent work for all
| International issuesThe Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs has presented the government’s 2018 Statement of Foreign Policy - the last one by this government during its term of office. The government’s course of action has shown that the fact who is in charge of foreign policy is of utmost significance; a fact that the coming general elections in the autumn will clearly demonstrate as well.
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LO starts negotiations with the government on new initiative to facilitate entry into the labour market
| Labour marketBased on a previously launched proposal, LO started negotiations with the employers in September regarding a new model for how to facilitate entry into the labour market for newly arrived and long-term unemployed.
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An important step towards a more social Europe
| International issues150 leaders from European trade unions were present and active at the EU Social Summit in Gothenburg, taking part in events organised by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).
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Sweden's gender equality barometer 2017 - Time, power and money
| Welfare issuesSweden's gender equality barometer is a report that highlights conditions of work and family life from a class and gender perspective. The aim is to describe the material conditions and power resources that underlie the scope of action available to women and men in different social groups. Or as expressed in the Swedish government's gender equality policy objectives: the power to shape society and your own life.
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Welcome to a creative 48-hour global forum inspired by the Global Deal
| Labour marketLet’s Talk! Rethink the roles in society. Reinforce social dialogue for change. Regain a better world. LO and the Swedish Institute in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs invites to a creative 48-hour global forum inspired by the Global Deal Initiative.
