Maintenance and wage requirements

The party programme states that labour migration shall be based on secure conditions and socioeconomic need, not on employers' access to cheap labour, and wants to close the space to exploit people's vulnerable position. The counter-proposal instead wants to keep the wage floor down with reference to companies' workforce supply, which goes against that commitment. The election manifesto also points out wage dumping and exploitation as central threats.

• secure conditions and social needdecisive»Arbetskraftsinvandringen ska bygga på trygga villkor och« (party programme ↗)“Labour migration shall be based on secure conditions and”
• stop exploitation of vulnerable people»det utrymme som finns idag att exploatera människors utsatta« (party programme ↗)“the space that exists today to exploit people's vulnerable”
• wage dumping is a central threat»Lönedumpning, ekonomisk brottslighet och utnyttjande är centrala hot idag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wage dumping, economic crime and exploitation are central threats today.”
• strong collective agreements for everyone»anställda i Sverige ska skyddas av starka kollektivavtal« (party programme ↗)“employed in Sweden shall be protected by strong collective agreements”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto establishes that labor immigration shall be limited and that first and foremost the unemployed in Sweden shall get into work, among other reasons because today's system leads to exploitation of people. The counter-proposal instead requires that the wage floor is not raised, which would preserve low-wage labor immigration. The plan's exception applies to highly educated labor in shortage occupations, not the low-wage occupations the counter-proposal values.

• limited labor immigrationdecisive»Arbetskraftsinvandringen ska begränsas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Labor immigration shall be limited.”
• unemployed in Sweden first»I första hand ska arbetslösa i Sverige komma i arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“First and foremost the unemployed in Sweden shall get into work.”
• stop exploitation of labor»Dessutom leder dagens arbetskraftsinvandring ofta till att människor utnyttjas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Furthermore, today's labor immigration often leads to people being exploited.”
• exception for shortage occupations»Samtidigt behöver vi bättre säkra tillgången till högutbildad arbetskraft i bristyrken.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time we need to better secure access to highly educated labor in shortage occupations.”

The plan wants Sweden to be open to labour migration and sees the possibility of seeking work in another country as a fundamental freedom. A higher wage floor closes that path for many and thus contradicts that commitment, which means the plan supports the counter-proposal's demand not to raise the requirement. The plan instead addresses the abuse with demands for regulation against poor working conditions and unscrupulous employers.

• open labour migrationdecisive»Vi vill att Sverige ska vara ett land som är öppet för arbetskraftsinvandring.« (party programme ↗)“We want Sweden to be a country that is open to labour migration.”
• the right to work in another country»Möjligheten att kunna söka sig till ett annat land för att arbeta är en grundläggande frihet och en vinst för både avsändar- och mottagarlandet.« (party programme ↗)“The possibility of being able to seek work in another country is a fundamental freedom and a gain for both sending and receiving countries.”
• regulation against unscrupulous employers»Ett öppet regelverk ställer samtidigt krav på nationella regleringar och internationella samarbeten för att motverka diskriminering, dåliga arbetsvillkor och oseriösa arbetsgivare.« (party programme ↗)“An open framework simultaneously requires national regulations and international cooperation to counteract discrimination, poor working conditions and unscrupulous employers.”
• people's right to move»Vi tror inte på länders rätt att välja sina invånare, vi tror på människors rätt att välja var de vill bo.« (party programme ↗)“We do not believe in countries' right to choose their inhabitants, we believe in people's right to choose where they want to live.”

The election manifesto explicitly undertakes to protect labour immigration so that companies can quickly recruit the right expertise and establishes that politics must not fail those companies that cannot function without it. A higher minimum wage would close precisely the routes in that the plan wants to broaden through more simple jobs. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand to reject the increase.

• protect labour immigrationdecisive»Värna arbetskraftsinvandringen. För att svenska företag ska kunna konkurrera måste de ha möjlighet att snabbt hitta, rekrytera och anställa rätt kompetens.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect labour immigration. For Swedish companies to compete, they must be able to quickly find, recruit and employ the right expertise.”
• companies' skills needs»Politiken får inte svika alla de företag som inte klarar sig utan arbetskraftsinvandring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Politics must not fail all those companies that cannot function without labour immigration.”
• active labour immigration»Centerpartiet vill stärka svensk konkurrenskraft genom en aktiv politik för« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party wants to strengthen Swedish competitiveness through an active policy for”
• more simple jobs»Skapa fler dörrar in till arbetsmarknaden genom fler enkla jobb, det vill säga jobb som inte kräver kvalificerad utbildning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Create more doors into the labour market by creating more simple jobs, i.e. jobs that do not require qualified education.”

The plan wants to attract more skilled people to work immigration, make it easier to get permission for those who can support themselves and end skills-based deportations. A raised salary floor would instead raise barriers generally and make it harder for businesses to recruit the expertise they need. The plan wants to address fraud with targeted measures against misuse of regulations, not with a higher salary requirement.

• welcomed work immigrationdecisive»Fler kunniga människor ska lockas att arbetskraftsinvandra till vårt land och bidra till vårt gemensamma välstånd.« (party programme ↗)“More skilled people shall be attracted to work immigration to our country and contribute to our common prosperity.”
• stop skills-based deportations»Kompetensutvisningarna av högkvalificerad arbetskraft måste få ett slut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deportations of highly qualified workforce must come to an end.”
• easier work permits»Det ska bli enklare att få tillstånd att komma hit för att söka arbete eller starta företag för den som kan försörja sig under tiden i Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“It shall become easier to get permission to come here to seek work or start a business for those who can support themselves during the time in Sweden.”
• targeted measures against misuse»Mer behöver göras för att systemet för arbetskraftsinvandring inte ska missbrukas för till exempel svartjobb.« (party programme ↗)“More must be done so that the system for work immigration is not misused for example for undeclared work.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto campaigns on strict migration and states that strict migration policy is required to address integration problems and exclusion. A maintained low wage floor for labour migration pulls in the opposite direction and moreover risks undermining the plan's starting point that people's will and ability to be self-supporting must be utilized. The plan therefore argues against the counter-proposal's requirement not to raise the wage floor.

• strict migration policydecisive»Stram migrationspolitik krävs för att ta itu med integrationsproblem och utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strict migration policy is required to address integration problems and exclusion.”
• strict migration as election promise»EN STRAM MIGRATION« (2022 manifesto ↗)“STRICT MIGRATION”
• self-support»Människors vilja och förmåga till egenförsörjning ska« (party programme ↗)“People's will and ability to be self-supporting must”

The plan's bearing migration commitment is that immigration to Sweden should decrease and that integration capacity should guide the level, with special emphasis on that immigrants should be able to support themselves. A maintained low wage floor for labour immigration pulls in the opposite direction. The plan meanwhile values foreign specialist expertise and wants to stop competence deportations, but that applies to qualified labour and does not change the self-support requirement. The counter-proposal's demand is rejected.

• decreased immigrationdecisive»Invandringen till Sverige behöver minska för att integrationen ska fungera bättre.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Immigration to Sweden needs to decrease for integration to function better.”
• integration capacity guides the level»Vår integrationsförmåga ska vara styrande för nivån på invandringen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our integration capacity shall guide the level of immigration.”
• requirement for self-support»Varannan invandrad person i Sverige, totalt 700 000 personer, kan idag inte försörja sig själv fullt ut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Currently, one in two immigrants in Sweden, a total of 700,000 people, cannot fully support themselves.”
• value foreign specialist expertise»Sätta stopp för kompetensutvisningarna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Put a stop to competence deportations”

The election manifesto requires a genuine labour market test to prevent employers from importing cheap labour for occupations requiring little education, and wants to stop labour immigration to occupations that can be met by domestic workforce. The counter-proposal's requirement not to raise the wage floor goes directly against this line. The plan furthermore states that the rules for labour immigration have in practice stopped functioning and should be tightened.

• stop cheap labourdecisive»För arbetstillstånd behöver Sverige införa en riktig arbetsmarknadsprövning för att förhindra att arbetsgivare importerar billig arbetskraft från fattiga länder för att utföra yrken som kräver liten eller ingen utbildning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For work permits, Sweden needs to introduce a genuine labour market test to prevent employers from importing cheap labour from poor countries to perform occupations requiring little or no education.”
• domestic workforce first»Stoppa arbetskraftsinvandring till yrken som kan tillgodoses av inhemsk arbetskraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop labour immigration to occupations that can be met by domestic workforce”
• tightened immigration rules»Reglerna för arbetskraftsinvandring har dessutom i praktiken slutat fungera.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rules for labour immigration have furthermore in practice stopped functioning.”
• needs-based labour immigration»arbetsmarknadens behov först och främst skall tillgodoses med inhemsk arbetskraft.« (party programme ↗)“the labour market's needs shall first and foremost be met with domestic workforce.”