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The government's attack on development aid is an attack on trade union organising
| International issuesThe decision to cancel all development aid agreements with the trade unions and other parts of the civil society could have serious negative consequences for the ability of Swedish aid to achieve the goals of poverty reduction and democratic development, according to the chairpersons of the three Swedish trade union confederations.
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LO Sweden to the Swedish government: Stand up for global human rights at work!
| International issuesStand up for the conventions on human rights in working life, restore the one percent target for development aid and combat social dumping in the EU. These are some of the points that LO's President Susanna Gideonsson highlights in an open letter to Swedens Foreign Minister Tobias Billström ahead of Wednesday's foreign declaration.
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The cause of the Finnish trade union movement is also ours!
| International issuesLO calls on the Finnish government to listen to the demands of the trade union movement and immediately withdraw the attacks on Finnish workers.
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LO Sweden calls for ceasefire in Gaza
| International issuesHamas' terror must of course be condemned. But nothing can justify the brutal violence against the Palestinian civilian population.
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Questions and answers regarding the Tesla conflict
| Collective agreementWhat is the Swedish trade unions’ conflict with Tesla about? Don't the workers already have good working conditions? What if Tesla leaves Sweden? Here you will find answers to questions that are relevant to IF Metall's attempt to reach a collective agreement with Tesla.
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Speech at the EAKL-congress in Tallin
| International issuesWelcome speech by Oscar Ernerot, LO Sweden, at the Congress of Confederation of Estonian Trade Unions, EAKL, 20 October 2023.
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LO condemns Hamas' terror against Israeli civilians
| International issuesLO Sweden strongly condemns the brutal acts of violence committed by the terrorist organisation Hamas against Israeli civilians on October 7.
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Workers Memorial Day 2023
| Work environmentSo here we are again, 28th of April - a day when we remember and honour those who have lost their lives due to work. Unfortunately, in Sweden 16 people have lost their lives at work so far this year.
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Time to defend democracy
| International issuesThe show trial against the leadership of the Belarusian Human Rights Center Viasna was recently completed. The court clearly did as the regime ordered and sentenced the Center's chairman and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski to ten years in prison.
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Letter of protest to Ambassador of Belarus Dmitry Mironchik
| International issuesThe presidents of the Swedish trade union movement, Susanna Gideonsson, Therese Svanström and Göran Arrius, sent a letter of protest to Ambassador of Belarus Dmitry Mironchik.
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Trade union solidarity with Palestine
| International issuesThe Gaza Strip has been subject to an Israeli-Egyptian blockade since 2007. The result is that more than two million people live in what has been called the world’s largest outdoor prison.
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The Swedish Trade Union letter to Iran's Ambassador Ahmad Masoumi Far
| International issuesThe presidents of the Swedish trade union movement, Susanna Gideonsson, Therese Svanström and Göran Arrius, are sending a message to Iran's Ambassador Ahmad Masoumi Far.
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Trade Union solidarity with Ukraine
| International issuesThe solidarity of the international trade union movement with Ukraine has a long history. The International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC, of which LO is a member, has supported Ukrainian free and democratic trade unions since the country’s independence in 1991. LO has written a report on our trade union solidarity work with Ukraine. The report is available in English and Ukrainian.
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Seminar: Stronger unions for a more perfect union
| Welfare issuesFrom the beginning, trade union organization has been about democratic rights in working life and its consequences for contributing to the building of society. How can trade unions and social partnership strengthen and shape the EU in times of changing labour market, global challenges and conflicts?
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Trade union leaders arrested in Belarus
| International issuesAt least fourteen leaders and officials of the independent trade union movement in Belarus have been arrested by the country’s security service, the KGB.
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Equality favours democracy
Ukraine has been invaded by one of Europe’s most unequal countries. But then equality is one of democracy’s strongest buttresses.
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It is our duty to support the trade unions in Ukraine
| International issuesEven before the war broke out, the situation for trade unionists in Ukraine was strained. We must maintain our support for the Ukrainian unions, writes Oscar Ernerot from the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO).
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Message of solidarity to Ukraine
| International issuesThe Presidents the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO), the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO) and the Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (Saco) sent a message of solidarity to the Ukrainian trade union movement and people of Ukraine.
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Swedish trade union movement condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine
| International issuesThe Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO), the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees (TCO) and the Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations (Saco), the Swedish trade union movement, strongly condemn the invasion of Ukraine. Russia is now starting a war in violation of the UN and the legal principles of the international community.
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Resumed LO Congress 29 November - 1 December
| Organisational issuesThe second part of the 29th Congress of LO, held from 29 November to 1 December, dealt with international matters.
