Regulation and control of the transport industry

The plan points to wage dumping, economic crime and exploitation as central threats and demands that nationally concluded central collective agreements apply also to workforces provided through foreign contractors. Increased supervision and more road checks of professional traffic are the means to control precisely this in the haulage industry. The plan, however, does not take a position on a special inspection function, hence derived.

• against wage dumping and economic crimedecisive»Lönedumpning, ekonomisk brottslighet och utnyttjande är centrala hot idag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Wage dumping, economic crime and exploitation are central threats today.”
• collective agreements also for foreign contractors»Vänsterpartiet arbetar för att nationellt träffade centrala kollektivavtal ska gälla även för arbetskraft som tillhandahålls genom utländska entreprenader, privata eller som enskilda bolag eller bemanningsföretag.« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party works for nationally agreed central collective agreements to also apply to workforces provided through foreign contractors, whether private or as individual companies or staffing agencies.”
• strengthened labour law»Vänsterpartiet arbetar för en förstärkt arbetsrätt som innebär tryggare anställningar, högre krav på arbetsmiljön och en starkare ställning för kollektivavtalen.« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party works for a strengthened labour law which means securer employment, higher demands on the working environment and a stronger position for collective agreements.”
• strong labour law legislation»Vänsterpartiet kommer att fortsätta försvara förhandlingsrätten och en stark arbetsrättslagstiftning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party will continue to defend the right to negotiate and strong labour law.”

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 demands action against workplace crime and that no one shall be able to gain competitive advantage by neglecting the conditions of employees, which is exactly the counter-proposal's purpose with more road inspections of professional traffic. The party programme wants to prevent social dumping and demands strong labour law legislation as protection for employees. Increased supervision of the haulage industry is the means for these commitments.

• action against workplace crimedecisive»Krafttag mot arbetslivskriminaliteten. Arbetslivs kriminalitet ska inte finnas på svensk arbetsmarknad och offentliga arbetsgivare och upphandlare ska vara föredömen i att verka för en sund konkurrens.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Action against workplace crime. Workplace crime shall not exist on the Swedish labour market and public employers and procurers shall be models in working for fair competition.”
• prevent social dumping»Vi vill utveckla en europeisk politik för full sysselsättning, som bygger på respekt för löntagarnas rättigheter och förhindrar social dumping.« (party programme ↗)“We want to develop a European policy for full employment, which is built on respect for employees' rights and prevents social dumping.”
• no competition through poorer conditions»Det ska aldrig löna sig att begå brott eller skaffa sig konkurrensfördelar genom att försumma de anställdas rätt till en trygg arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall never pay to commit crime or gain competitive advantage by neglecting the employees' right to a secure working environment.”
• labour law protection»En stark arbetsrättslig lagstiftning behövs som skydd för de anställda.« (party programme ↗)“Strong labour law legislation is needed as protection for employees.”

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The plan upholds the Swedish model with collective agreements and establishes that the state through legislation and oversight shall ensure sound conditions exist on the market. Increased supervision and more roadside inspections of professional transport are precisely such a tool for fair competition and sustainable conditions for employees. The plan furthermore requires that traffic safety is maintained and wishes to strengthen inter-agency coordination to combat disreputable and criminal enterprises.

• state supervision of the marketdecisive»Staten ska genom lagstiftning och övervakning se« (party programme ↗)“The state shall through legislation and oversight see”
• the Swedish model and collective agreements»Vi värnar den svenska modellen där arbetsmarknadens parter gemensamt förhandlar fram vad som« (party programme ↗)“We uphold the Swedish model where the parties of the labour market jointly negotiate what”
• maintained traffic safety»och trafiksäkerhet upprätthålls.« (party programme ↗)“and traffic safety is maintained.”
• inter-agency coordination against disreputable enterprises»stärka myndighetssamverkan så att myndigheterna kan slå till mot den organiserade brottslighetens företag från flera håll« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen inter-agency coordination so that the authorities can strike against organized crime's enterprises from multiple directions”

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 plan requires given and predictable rules in the economy, crackdown on crime affecting business and roads that are traffic-safe for all road users. Increased supervision and more road inspections of professional traffic is one way to maintain these rules against unserious actors. The plan, however, does not take a position on a new inspection function, so the support is derived and weak.

• predictable rulesdecisive»Ekonomin ska ha givna och förutsägbara spelregler« (party programme ↗)“The economy shall have given and predictable rules”
• traffic safety»Vi vill rusta upp vägarna, göra dem mer trafiksäkra för alla trafikanter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to upgrade the roads, make them safer for all road users”
• crackdown on crime»krafttag mot brott emot företag« (2022 manifesto ↗)“crackdown on crime against business”
• sound competition»Konkurrens är en viktig drivkraft för utvecklingen av marknadsekonomin.« (party programme ↗)“Competition is an important driving force for the development of the market economy.”

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 plan requires rules that ensure competition on equal terms and explicitly wants an independent labor market inspection established, which is the same sort of control function the counter-proposal seeks for trucking and bus transport. More road inspections also presupposes the police capacity the plan wants to expand. Commercial traffic is, however, not particularly addressed in the plan.

• competition on equal termsdecisive»säkerställer konkurrens på rättvisa villkor« (party programme ↗)“ensures competition on equal terms”
• independent inspection function»fristående arbetsmarknadsinspektion bör inrättas« (party programme ↗)“independent labor market inspection should be established”
• more police for inspection»Därför vill vi på sikt nå 33 000 poliser så att polistätheten blir minst lika hög som i övriga Europa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore, we want to ultimately reach 33,000 police so that police density is at least as high as in the rest of Europe.”

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 plan gives the state the role of overseeing that legislation and good ethics are upheld in the market and wants to counteract unfair competition, which is the counter-proposal's purpose with increased supervision of professional transport. The zero vision and the requirement for strict safety requirements on transports point in the same direction. However, the plan says nothing about establishing a special inspection function.

• staten övervakar marknadens etikdecisive»lagstiftningen och en god etik upprätthålls på marknaden.« (party programme ↗)“legislation and good ethics are upheld in the market.”
• motverka illojal konkurrens»effektiv konkurrenspolitik motverkar oligopol, monopol och illojal konkurrens.« (party programme ↗)“effective competition policy counteracts oligopoly, monopoly and unfair competition.”
• nollvision i trafiken»Det är viktigt med en nollvision för dödsfall och svåra« (party programme ↗)“It is important to have a zero vision for deaths and serious”
• hårda krav på transporter»Hårda säkerhets- och miljökrav ska ställas på transporter av olja och« (party programme ↗)“Strict safety and environmental requirements should be placed on transport of oil and”

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 plan's line is that control functions against criminality in the transport chain shall be strengthened — customs shall receive more resources and powerful authority — and the police shall be streamlined to detect and clear up crimes. More road checks of commercial traffic and a special inspection function is in line with both these commitments and with the state's task to promote competition on equal terms. However, the haulage industry's supervision is not addressed explicitly.

• strengthened transport controldecisive»Stärka tullen med mer resurser och kraftfulla befogenheter för att stoppa stöldligor och vapensmugglare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen customs with more resources and powerful authority to stop theft gangs and weapons smugglers”
• streamlined police task»Renodla Polisens uppdrag med fokus på att upptäcka, utreda och klara upp brott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Streamline the Police mission with a focus on detecting, investigating and clearing up crimes”
• the state promotes competition»institutioner, skydda penningvärdet, främja konkurrensen« (party programme ↗)“institutions, protect the value of money, promote competition”
• traffic safety on roads»Laga Sveriges vägar så att du kan komma fram säkert och i tid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Fix Sweden's roads so that you can get there safely and on time”

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 plan requires zero tolerance so that even minor violations are investigated and prosecuted and seeks to combat crime that affects businesses, which supports the requirement for more road checks and strengthened oversight of professional traffic. The justice system must also be significantly enhanced. Building an entirely new inspection function in the long term however conflicts with the plan's desire to consolidate agencies, which lowers certainty.

• zero tolerance for rule violationsdecisive»Införa nolltolerans mot brott så att även mindre allvarliga brott utreds och lagförs« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce zero tolerance against crime so that even minor crimes are investigated and prosecuted”
• protect legitimate businesses»Bekämpa brottslighet som drabbar företagare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat crime that affects businesses”
• enhanced control chain»Säkerställa satsningar för ett kraftigt upprustat rättsväsende« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secure investments for a significantly enhanced justice system”
• fewer agencies as counterweight»Stoppa slöseriet inom myndigheterna och slå samman myndigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop waste in agencies and consolidate agencies”

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.