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Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (2010:2027) amending the Ordinance (2007:813) on youth employment guarantee. (Förordning (2010:2027) om ändring i förordningen (2007:813) om jobbgaranti för ungdomar.) -

Adoption: 2010-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2011-02-01 | SWE-2010-R-88245

Amends article 8 concerning the definition and scope of the term "education".

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (2010:2033) amending the Ordinance (2007:813) on youth employment guarantee. (Förordning (2010:2033) om ändring i förordningen (2007:813) om jobbgaranti för ungdomar.) -

Adoption: 2010-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-01 | SWE-2010-R-88246

Amends articles 3 and 5 concerning regulations on the Swedish Public Employment Service recommendations to individuals to participate in the youth employment guarantee.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (2010:1732) amending the Ordinance (2007:813) on youth employment guarantee. (Förordning (2010:1732) om ändring i förordningen (2007:813) om jobbgaranti för ungdomar.) -

Adoption: 2010-12-02 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-01 | SWE-2010-R-88242

Amends articles 4a and 10 concerning regulations on full-time activities related to the youth employment guarantee for individuals with reduced working capacity due to illness or disability, special circumstances when individuals shall be discharged from the youth employment guarantee.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (2010:1465) amending the Ordinance (2007:813) on youth employment guarantee. (Förordning (2010:1465) om ändring i förordningen (2007:813) om jobbgaranti för ungdomar.) -

Adoption: 2010-11-25 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-01 | SWE-2010-R-88240

Repeals article 7a.

Amends articles 6 och 14a concerning regulations of activities within the youth employment guarantee and financial assistance provided to private and public employers for additional costs.

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Act (2010:479) respecting register control of personnel performing certain services to children with disabilities. (Lag (2010:479) om registerkontroll av personal som utför vissa insatser åt barn med funktionshinder.) -

Adoption: 2010-06-03 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-01 | SWE-2010-L-88675

Provides for regulations concerning control of register extracts under Act (1998:620) on load records for persons to be engaged in activities involving support and service to children with disabilities. A person offered a job, an assignment or an apprenticeship should upon request submit a register extract to the employer or client. The extract must not be older than one year.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (2010:398) amending the Ordinance (2007:813) on youth employment guarantee. (Förordning (2010:398) om ändring i förordningen (2007:813) om jobbgaranti för ungdomar.) -

Adoption: 2010-05-20 | Date of entry into force: 2010-07-01 | SWE-2010-R-88221

Amends articles 11, 14c, 16 and 16a concerning regulations of situations when individuals can re-enter the youth employment guarantee programme, repayment and recovery of financial assistance, reconsideration and appeals. Amends the titles preceding articles 14c and 16.

Amends the title preceding article 17, the new title is "Authorisation".

Introduces new articles 14d-14h concerning repayment and recovery of financial assistance.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (2010:262) amending the Ordinance (2007:813) on youth employment guarantee. (Förordning (2010:262) om ändring i förordningen (2007:813) om jobbgaranti för ungdomar.) -

Adoption: 2010-03-31 | Date of entry into force: 2010-06-28 | SWE-2010-R-88220

Amends articles 4 and 10 concerning regulations for recommendation to and participation in the youth employment guarantee program.

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Ordinance (2009:1604) to amend ordinance (2007:813) on youth employment guarantee. -

Adoption: 2009-12-21 | Date of entry into force: 2010-01-01 | SWE-2009-R-84572

Amends article 2 concerning in-depth mapping of participants in the youth employment guarantee; art. 4 and 5 concerning conditions for inclusion into full-time or part-time work under the guarantee; art. 6 concerning the details of youth employment guarantee activities; and art. 10, 11 and 13 concerning the conditions for leaving the youth employment guarantee programme, and for being re-introduced.
Adds art. 4a concerning part-time participation in the youth employment guarantee programme; art. 7a concerning special conditions intended to enable persons to maintain some contact with the labour market; art. 9 concerning enterprise creation under the youth employment guarantee programme; art. 9a concerning rehabilitation service; and art. 10a concerning sick leave while participating in the youth employment guarantee programme.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (2009:12) to amend ordinance (2007:813) on youth employment guarantee. -

Adoption: 2009-01-15 | Date of entry into force: 2009-03-02 | SWE-2009-R-84340

Repeals article 9 concerning the duration and conditions for entrepreneurship support through the youth employment guarantee. Amends article 10 and 11 concerning the conditions for leaving the youth employment guarantee programme.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (2008:274) to amend ordinance (2007:813) on youth employment guarantees. (Förordning (2008:274) om ändring i förordningen (2007:813) om jobbgaranti för ungdomar.) -

Adoption: 2008-05-15 | Date of entry into force: 2008-07-01 | SWE-2008-R-82903

Amends article 5 concerning the target group for the youth employment guarantees programme.

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Act (2008:224) to amend Act (2006:67) prohibiting discrimination and other degrading treatment of children and students. (Lag (2008:224) om ändring i lagen (2006:67) om förbud mot diskriminering och annan kränkande behandling av barn och elever.) -

Adoption: 2008-04-24 | Date of entry into force: 2008-10-01 | SWE-2008-L-82868

Changes articles 16, 20 and 22 defining the role of the different ombudsman authorities in implementing this law.

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Act (No. 53 of 2006) to amend Act (No. 624 of 2002) respecting recruitment allowances for adult students.

Adoption: 2006-02-16 | Date of entry into force: 2006-04-01 | SWE-2006-L-73392

Amends s. 14 respecting limits on the right to receive recruitment allowances.

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Act Prohibiting Discriminatory and Other Degrading Treatment of Children and Pupils (2006:67). -

Adoption: 2006-02-16 | Date of entry into force: 2006-04-01 | SWE-2006-L-73399

Contains 22 sections respecting, i.a., purpose and scope (s. 1), definitions (s. 2), responsibility (s. 3), imperative rules (s. 4), active measures (ss. 5 to 8), prohibition of discrimination (ss. 9 to 12), prohibition of other degrading treatment (s. 13), prohibition of reprisals (s. 14), compensation (s. 15), supervision (s. 16), trial (s. 17), burden of proof (s. 18), right to bring a suit for damages (s. 20), prescription etc. (ss. 21 and 22).

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Act (No. 545 of 2004) to amend Act (No. 624 of 2002) respecting recruitment allowances for adult students.

Adoption: 2004-06-03 | Date of entry into force: 2004-07-01 | SWE-2004-L-68023

Amends ss. 2, 3, 5, 15, 17 and 22; inserts a new s. 21a.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 547 of 2004) to amend Ordinance (No. 744 of 2002) respecting recruitment allowance to adult students.

Adoption: 2004-06-03 | Date of entry into force: 2004-07-01 | SWE-2004-R-68024

Amends, i.a., ss. 5, 6, 8 to 10, 12, 15, 16 and 26; adds, i.a., new ss. 5a, 12a, 15a and 26a.

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Act (No. 407 of 2003) to amend the Social Services Act (2001:453).

Adoption: 2003-06-12 | Date of entry into force: 2003-07-01 | SWE-2003-L-65140

Adds and amends several sections, inter alia, ss. 1a (Social Welfare Office is to collaborate with other administrative organs concerning children badly treated) of ch. 5, ss. 6, 8-9 (placement of child and competence of Social Welfare Office) of ch. 6, s. 4 (duty for Social Welfare Office to elaborate report regarding placement of child) of ch. 11, s. 1 (duty for authorities to report immediately to Social Welfare Office about child in difficulty) of ch. 14, and ss. 1 and 4 (procedural aspects) of ch. 16.

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Act (No. 624 of 2002) respecting recruitment allowances for adult students.

Adoption: 2002-06-13 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | SWE-2002-L-62226

Contains 22 sections covering, inter alia, conditions to obtain allowances (persons at risk to become unemployed, persons in need of extra time due to disablement), recruitment allowances for students at educational institutes decided by the government, age of adult students (from 25 years to 50 years of age), citizenship, amount of recruitment allowance, income, allowance during sickness, overlapping of benefits, handling by municipalities of applications for recruitment allowances, payment of recruitment allowances, obligation to provide information, reimbursement, and appeal.

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Act (No. 377 of 2002) to amend the Child Ombudsman's Act (No. 335 of 1999).

Adoption: 2002-05-23 | Date of entry into force: 2002-07-01 | SWE-2002-L-62220

Amends the existing three sections (objectives and assignments of the Ombudsman) and adds four new sections (4-7) (yearly report to be submitted to the Government, information to be provided to the Ombudsman by different authorities, duty for Ombudsman to immediately report cases of maltreatment of child).

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Act (No. 849 of 2000) to amend the Seamen's Act (No. 282 of 1973).

Adoption: 2000-11-09 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-01 | SWE-2000-L-58597

Amends s. 45 (prohibition of the employment of young workers under 16 years' age on board ship, or those who have yet to complete school obligations unless work on board ship falls within an educational programme).

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 163 of 1998) to amend the Ordinance (No. 1287 of 1997) respecting alteration of generations on the employment market.

Adoption: 1998-04-06 | Date of entry into force: 1998-05-15 | SWE-1998-R-51417

Amends several sections covering, inter alia, ss. 2 (objective: facilitate young unemployed persons' access to work through promoting free leave of elderly employed persons), and 6 (conditions to employ young unemployed persons). Adds ss. 6a - d (conditions of employment).

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (1995:1120) respecting continued training.

Adoption: 1995-10-12 | Date of entry into force: 1995-11-15 | SWE-1995-R-43766

Provides for a continuation of employment market training programmes for young persons initiated under the Ordinance (1994:936) respecting youth trainees which expired 1995-06-30. Regulates the purpose, conditions and organization of such training programmes, as well as other matters related thereto.

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Act (1995:706) respecting municipal responsibility for young persons.

Adoption: 1995-06-08 | Date of entry into force: 1995-07-01 | SWE-1995-L-43738

Provides for public funding of municipal activities offered to unemployed young persons (up to the age of 20).

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Act (1995:707) respecting continued applicability of the Act (1992:322) respecting youth trainees.

Adoption: 1995-06-08 | Date of entry into force: 1995-07-01 | SWE-1995-L-43739

Extends the applicability of the Act to 1995-09-30.

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Act respecting training for young persons participating in youth introduction (1994:1835)

Adoption: 1994-12-20 | Date of entry into force: 1995-01-01 | Date of end of application: 1995-06-30 | SWE-1994-L-40153

Provides that young persons participating in training as a part of youth introduction shall not be considered to be workers.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance respecting youth introduction (1994:1837)

Adoption: 1994-12-20 | Date of entry into force: 1995-01-01 | Date of end of application: 1995-06-30 | SWE-1994-R-40155

Regulates training for young persons in the form of workplace employment market training followed by at least 6 months employment (youth introduction). Unemployed young persons may participate in youth introduction from the age of 20. A prerequisite for participation is that the young person cannot find work in the regular employment market or participate in any other suitable employment market policy measure. Introduction may not exceed 4 months and must be followed by a minimum 6 months' employment.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance to amend the Ordinance (1994:936) respecting youth trainees (1994:1838)

Adoption: 1994-12-20 | Date of entry into force: 1995-01-01 | SWE-1994-R-40156

Provides that unemployed young persons who are at least 17 years of age may be given training until age 20, and those who are at least 25 years of age may be given training until age 30. A prerequisite is that they cannot find work in the regular employment market or participate in any other employment market policy measure.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance respecting youth trainees (1994:936)

Adoption: 1994-06-16 | Date of entry into force: 1994-07-01 | Date of end of application: 1995-06-30 | SWE-1994-R-37649

Provides for employment market training of young persons (youth trainees). Unemployed persons who have reached the age of 17 years but not 30 years may be given training if they cannot find work in the regular employment market.

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Act to amend the Act (1992:322) respecting youth trainees (1994:321)

Adoption: 1994-05-11 | Date of entry into force: 1994-06-01 | SWE-1994-L-37130

Amends section 3 (financial subsidies).

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance to amend the Ordinance (1992:330) respecting youth trainees (1994:322)

Adoption: 1994-05-11 | Date of entry into force: 1994-07-01 | SWE-1994-R-37131

Provisions in respect of financial subsidies.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance to amend the Ordinance (1992:330) respecting youth trainees (1994:104)

Adoption: 1994-03-17 | Date of entry into force: 1994-04-15 | SWE-1994-R-36802

Provides that youth traineeship may not replace work in the regular employment market and that the regional employment board may place a youth trainee at a workplace without having reached an agreement with the employer on subsidies.

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Act to amend the Act (1993:335) respecting the children's ombudsman (1994:87)

Adoption: 1994-03-10 | Date of entry into force: 1994-04-01 | SWE-1994-L-36800

Provides that the ombudsman is obliged to inform the Social Board if he knows of a child below the age of 18 being abused at home.

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Act to amend the Social Welfare Act (1980:620) (1994:88)

Adoption: 1994-03-10 | Date of entry into force: 1994-04-01 | SWE-1994-L-36801

Inserts a new subsection 7 to section 71 respecting information received from the Children's Ombudsman.

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Act to amend the Act (1992:322) respecting youth trainees (1993:1501)

Adoption: 1993-12-16 | Date of entry into force: 1994-01-01 | SWE-1993-L-35645

Amends section 2 (subsidies).

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance to amend the Ordinance (1992:330) respecting youth trainees (1992:1505)

Adoption: 1993-12-16 | Date of entry into force: 1994-01-01 | SWE-1993-R-35648

Rules in respect of, inter alia, subsidies for the financing of youth trainees.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance respecting instructions governing the children's ombudsman (1993:710).

Adoption: 1993-06-03 | Date of entry into force: 1993-07-01 | SWE-1993-R-35883

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Act respecting children's ombudsman (1993:335). -

Adoption: 1993-05-13 | Date of entry into force: 1993-07-01 | SWE-1993-L-35865

Establishes a children's ombudsman to protect the rights and interests of children and young persons. The ombudsman is assisted by a council appointed by the Government.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance to amend the Ordinance (1992:330) respecting youth trainees.

Adoption: 1992-12-17 | Date of entry into force: 1993-01-01 | SWE-1992-R-32863

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Act respecting youth trainees.

Adoption: 1992-05-14 | Date of entry into force: 1992-07-01 | Date of end of application: 1993-06-30 | SWE-1992-L-30494

This Act provides that youth trainees shall not be considered as employees.

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance respecting youth trainees. (1992:330)

Adoption: 1992-05-14 | Date of entry into force: 1992-07-01 | Date of end of application: 1993-06-30 | SWE-1992-R-30499

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1165 of 1990) respecting railway, underground and tramway safety.

Adoption: 1990-12-06 | Date of entry into force: 1991-01-01 | SWE-1990-R-22618

Regulates the application, implementation etc. of the Railway Safety Act (No. 1157 of 1990).

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An Act to amend the Working Environment Act (No. 1160 of 1977).

Adoption: 1990-10-25 | Date of entry into force: 1990-12-01 | SWE-1990-L-21712

Amends several sections (respecting employment of persons under the age of 16). [See Legislative Series, 1977-Swe.4].

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An Act to amend Act No. 49 of 1989 respecting safety on board ship.

Adoption: 1990-05-23 | Date of entry into force: 1990-12-01 | SWE-1990-L-21725

Amends several sections and inserts a new section 10a in chapter 6 (employment of persons under the age of 16).

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Act respecting special introductory training employment with public employers.

Adoption: 1989-05-25 | Date of entry into force: 1989-07-01 | SWE-1989-L-29213

Regulates the creation, application, etc. of special introductory employment for youth groups. Repeals Act (1983:1070) on the same subject.

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Act to amend the Act (1988:881) to amend the Public Insurance Act (1962:381).

Adoption: 1989-05-18 | Date of entry into force: 1990-01-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 1989-01-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 1989-06-01 | SWE-1989-L-29718

Amends chapter 3, Sections 5(5) (respecting students' coverage between semesters) and the entry into force of the amendments of the Public Insurance Act [LS 1973-Swe. 5] and [LS 1976-SWE 3B].

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Act to amend the Act respecting the right to leave to care for a child, etc. [No. 410 of 1978; LS 1978-Swe. 1].

Adoption: 1988-06-14 | SWE-1988-L-7018

Amends s. 4 (the right to full-time leave) and inserts a new s. 7a (extends the application of ss. 5(2), 6(2) and 7(2) to employees exercising the right to leave when the regular caretaker is sick).

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An Act to amend the Act (No. 1070 of 1983) on employment in youth teams with public employers.

Adoption: 1987-06-11 | SWE-1987-L-3931

Amends ss. 2, 3, 9, 12, 14 and 15 (scope of application of the Act) and inserts a new s. 14a (participation in courses given on the labour market).

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An Act to amend the Act (No. 1070 of 1983) on employment of youth teams with public employers.

Adoption: 1987-05-21 | SWE-1987-L-3993

Amends s. 1 (extends the scope of application in relation to mentally and physically handicapped persons up to 25 years of age).

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An Act to amend the Public Insurance Act (No. 381 of 1962) [LS 1973-Swe. 5 (cons.), 1976-Swe. 3 B].

Adoption: 1987-05-21 | SWE-1987-L-3994

Amends s. 2 of Ch. 11 (extends its scope of application to persons obtaining short-term student aid, adult study benefits and grants from the Swedish Authors' Fund and Artist' Associations).

Sweden - Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance to amend the Ordinance (No. 1079 of 1983) respecting a state subsidy for activities with youth groups, etc.

Adoption: 1987-05-14 | SWE-1987-R-3998

Amends ss. 3, 4, 10 and 11 (the scope of application) and repeals s. 13.

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An Act to amend the Act (No. 371 of 1973) [LS 1973 - Swe. 3] respecting cash employment market assistance.

Adoption: 1985-06-13 | SWE-1985-L-1535

Amends s. 4 (minimum qualifying age).