All resources: Sweden
Forced labour
Sweden joins the global movement against forced labour
Sida-ILO Partnership Programme, Phase II (2016-17)
Final Report 2016-17
Inequalities and the World of Work
Understanding and reducing inequalities in Europe
A new report by the ILO in cooperation with the European Commission looks at the key factors leading to rising inequalities in fourteen EU Member States.
Future of work
European social partners and civil society to discuss the future of work
EESC-ILO conference will focus on major changes in the world of work brought about by increased globalization, non-standard forms of employment and sweeping technological change.
Social Protection for Children
Child Benefits in Central and Eastern Europe - A comparative review
The purpose of this report is to review the social protection policy for children in Central and Eastern European countries. In particular, the analysis of this report focuses on cash child benefits (family allowances) and their impact on child...
ILO Technical Notes - The state of application of the provisions for social security of the international treaties on social rights
The Right to Social Security in the Constitutions of the World: Broadening the moral and legal space for social justice
ILO Global Study, Volume 1: EUROPE
ILO Technical Note
ILO Technical Note: The state of application of the provisions for social security of the international treaties on social rights ratified...
Pay surveys, analysis and action plans for equal pay
Workshop ILO-Berlin: International Pay Equity Policies in Practice, 7 December 2015 Peter Tai Christensen, Unionen
The Equality Ombudsman in Sweden
Presentation by Björn Andersson, Government of Sweden, for ILO-Berlin Workshop International Pay Equity Policies in Practice
Inequalities and middle-income groups
Crisis has aggravated long-term erosion of European middle class
The financial crisis and changing employment relationships have caused the middle class in most EU countries to contract over the past decade.
Labour Market Measures in Sweden 2008–13: The Crisis and Beyond
In the wake of the global financial crisis, the Swedish economy started to deteriorate rapidly in the second half of 2008, and in 2009 Sweden’s real GDP decreased by 5 per cent. With this severe drop in aggregate demand and output, employment...
Joint ILO MPI reports
Many immigrants in Europe struggling to move out of low-skilled jobs; European governments have opportunities to prioritize policies to...
World Investment Forum 2014
Foreign Direct Investment: Getting it right
Together with UNCTAD, the ILO has organized a dialogue on how best to ensure that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) benefits everyone through the creation of quality jobs.
World Conference on Indigenous Peoples
When indigenous and world leaders meet, what does it mean for the ILO?
A historic meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York is set to bolster further ratification of the ILO’s Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention.
Moscow hosts international seminar of public employment services
On September 17-18, Russia’s Federal Service for Labour and Employment (Rostrud) held an international seminar for members of the World Association of Public Employment Services focusing on models of public employment service (PES): centralized and...
Corporate social responsibility
ILO and H&M sign unique agreement on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry
New partnership will address industrial relations, wages, capacity building for social partners and skills development in global supply chains of the garment industry.
The Labour Market Integration of New Immigrants in Europe: Analysis and Policy Evaluation
No Quick Fix: Policies to Support the Labor Market Integration of New Arrivals in Sweden
Child labour and businesses: role and opportunities for investors
Socially responsible investing groups have long been involved in the worldwide movement against child labour. Investors are increasingly interested in gathering robust information about the way companies manage the risk of child labour in their...
Sweden-ILO Cooperation (Updated May 2014)