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Inequality is bad for business
| EconomyAllowing income gaps to grow has been detrimental to economic stability in many countries and produced a breeding ground for populism and protectionism. This is a warning bell for all of us who defend openness, international trade and a sound market economy. Inequality is bad for business and sooner or later it leads to mistrust and political upheaval. This is the message of a new LO report presented at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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LO Sweden on the European Pillar of Social Rights
| Collective agreementBasic trade union rights cannot be subordinated to the economic freedoms in the EU. For LO, this is a prerequisite of the realisation of a Social Europe.
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Co-ordinated pay demands in the 2017 bargaining round
| Collective agreementAll LO’s 14 affiliates have agreed on joint demands ahead of the 2017 bargaining round. This was the decision of the LO General Council at its meeting on October 19. It is a strong and united LO that is now putting forward joint demands, says LO President Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson.
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TTIP for growth and jobs
| EconomySweden is an export-dependent country and a strong supporter of free trade. A free trade agreement with the United States is important if we are to create a greater number of competitive jobs in Sweden.
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Yes to TTIP, but with common sense
| EconomyLO welcomes the negotiations on TTIP, a free-trade agreement between the EU and the USA. The Swedish trade union movement is and has always been positive to free trade.
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LO strengthens its climate and environment focus
| EconomyThe LO Congress has decided that environment and climate issues must be taken into account in LO’s future industry policy programme and that LO and its affiliates must draw up a climate policy action programme.
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Congress report adopted
| EconomyThe LO Congress has endorsed the Congress Report “Vägen till full sysselsättning och rättvisare loner” (The path to full employment and fairer wages).
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Employers who exploit migrant workers must be prosecuted
| Employment conditionsLO is to work to ensure that employers who use and exploit workers from third countries must be prosecuted and sentenced for these crimes.
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LO supports the fight for trade union rights in Hong Kong
On Monday the LO Congress expressed its strong support for China’s only free trade union, the Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, HKCTU, in its fight for democracy, human and trade union rights in Hong Kong. See the full statement below.
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Legislate to remove general fixed term employment contracts
| Employment conditionsThere must be objective reasons for fixed term employment contracts, which requires that general fixed term employment is removed from the Employment Protection Act.
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LO wants individualised parental insurance
| Welfare issuesOn 18 June the LO Congress resolved to push for individualisation of parental insurance so that half of the parental leave days are allocated to each parent individually.
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Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson re-elected as LO President
| Organisational issuesA unanimous LO Congress today re-elected Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson as LO President for the period 2016–2020.
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Torbjörn Johansson re-elected as LO’s Negotiating Secretary
| Organisational issuesA unanimous LO Congress today re-elected Torbjörn Johansson as negotiating Secretary for the period 2016-2020.
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LO elected two new Vice Presidents
| Organisational issuesA unanimous LO Congress today elected Therese Guovelin as new First Vice President and Berit Müllerström as new Second Vice President.
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The EU must introduce a social protocol
| Collective agreementLO is to work actively to introduce a social protocol in the EU to protect trade union and human rights. This was decided by the Swedish Trade Union Confederation Congress today.
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Equality is the theme of the LO Congress
| Organisational issuesToday, Friday, the Swedish Trade Union Confederation, LO, starts its 28th Statutory Congress. For four days a total of 400 delegates from LO’s fourteen national unions will join together to set the course for LO’s work in the next four years.
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The elections committee’s proposal for the new LO leadership
| Organisational issuesThe following persons have been proposed by a unanimous elections committee to lead LO for the forthcoming four years.
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We like change – A Progressive Agenda for Future Jobs
| International issuesSomething new is taking place in labour markets around the world. At least since the end of the 1990s, both low-skill and high-skill jobs are increasing, while middle-skill jobs are decreasing. This is called job polarisation and means that we are moving towards an hourglass-shaped labour market.
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Global Deal for Decent Work and Inclusive Growth
| International issuesSwedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven launched his vision for a Global Deal for Decent Work and Inclusive Growth in 2013, when he was newly-elected party leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.
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Qatar - oppression, desperation and hope
| International issuesIn Qatar, modern slavery is a reality. Having returned from a field trip there, my impressions of all the young women and men who are forced to work under inhuman conditions and live in big camps are impossible to forget. In spite of protests from the surrounding world, the conditions for these most exposed workers have in some cases even worsened.
