Women's shelter activities

The plan explicitly wants to prevent privatisation of women's shelter operations and establishes that shelters do important independent work that the state and municipalities need to support. The counter-proposal's demand to develop shelter operations and draw up guidelines for cooperation with municipalities, with concern that independent shelters are marginalised, is the same thing in substance. The plan also rejects for-profit actors in welfare.

• value independent women's sheltersdecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill motverka den privatisering som sker av kvinnojourernas verksamhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to prevent the privatisation that is happening in women's shelter operations.”
• independent shelters supported»tjejjourerna gör ett viktigt, självständigt arbete« (party programme ↗)“shelters do important, independent work”
• no profit on violence victims»Det är ett samhällsansvar att stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor, inte en möjlighet för privata bolag att göra vinst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is a social responsibility to stop men's violence against women, not an opportunity for private companies to make profit.”
• no for-profit actors in welfare»se några aktörer som är där för att göra vinster i välfärden.« (party programme ↗)“see any actors as being there to make profits in welfare.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan's explicit commitment is to continue increasing resources to women's and girls' support centres' important work, and the party programme sees a strong civil society as the foundation of democracy that policy should create good conditions for. Developing women's support centres' activities and developing guidelines for cooperation with municipalities, so that small non-profit support centres are not marginalized, follows directly from this. The possibility of directing procurements to non-profit actors supports the same conclusion.

• resources for women's support centresdecisive»Vi vill fort sätta den politiska riktning som skärpt straffen för våld och andra kränkningar i nära relationer, och som ökat resurserna till kvinno- och tjejjourernas viktiga arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the political direction that has toughened sentences for violence and other violations in close relationships, and that has increased resources to women's and girls' support centres' important work.”
• strong civil society»Ett starkt och levande civilsamhälle är demokratins underbyggnad.« (party programme ↗)“A strong and vibrant civil society is the foundation of democracy.”
• dialogue with civil society»formas i en levande dialog med det civila samhälle och ska skapa goda villkor för« (party programme ↗)“is formed in a living dialogue with civil society and should create good conditions for”
• non-profit service providers»möjligt att rikta upphandlingar enbart till non profit-aktörer.« (party programme ↗)“possible to direct procurements only to non-profit actors.”

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The party programme wants to see more women's shelters and better preconditions for these, promote idea-based organizations and that quality is valued highly in procurement of services. The counter-proposal's requirement that the government develops women's shelter activities and develops guidelines for cooperation with municipalities, so that smaller idea-based shelters are not marginalized, aligns with the plan.

• better preconditions for sheltersdecisive»Vi vill ha fler mansmottagningar och kvinnojourer och bättre förutsättningar för dessa.« (party programme ↗)“We want more men's centers and women's shelters and better preconditions for these.”
• promote idea-based actors»Vi vill främja sociala företag, andra alternativa driftsformer och idéburna organisationer.« (party programme ↗)“We want to promote social enterprises, other alternative operational forms and idea-based organizations.”
• quality over price in procurement»Vid upphandlingar av tjänster ska kvalitet vara högt värderat.« (party programme ↗)“In procurements of services quality shall be highly valued.”
• coordinated support for violence victims»skapa en dörr ut för våldsutsatta i hela landet, så att ansvaret för skydd, boende och vård samordnas direkt efter uppbrottet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“create a door out for violence victims throughout the country, so that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after leaving.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto commits to women's emergency shelters, girls' shelters and safe houses receiving more and permanent funding and that long-term support for them shall be secured. The government's participation in developing the work of women's shelters and drawing up guidelines for cooperation with municipalities serves that commitment, especially when licensing risks marginalizing the smaller voluntary shelters. The plan also emphasizes civil society's independent and invaluable role.

• permanent finansiering till jourernadecisive»Kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden behöver mer och permanent finansiering för att kunna fortsätta sitt viktiga arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's emergency shelters, girls' shelters and safe houses need more and permanent funding to continue their important work.”
• långsiktigt stöd till jourerna»säkra det långsiktiga stödet till kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“secure long-term support to women's emergency shelters, girls' shelters and safe houses”
• civilsamhällets ovärderliga roll»Civilsamhällets roll för att binda samman människor och förbättra integrationen är ovärderlig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil society's role in binding people together and improving integration is invaluable.”
• civilsamhällets självständighet»Det civila samhället måste ha en självständig roll« (party programme ↗)“Civil society must have an independent role”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan sees women's crisis centres as an indispensable complement to the public which is needed throughout the country and shall have good and long-term conditions, and wants to shape rules and procurements so that idea-driven actors more often can contribute in welfare. The counter-proposal's demand to develop the centres' activities and produce guidelines for collaboration with municipalities follows from this. The plan moreover wants particularly to support women's and girls' organizing.

• women's crisis centres nationwidedecisive»kvinnojourerna är ett omistligt komplement till det offentligas insatser. De behövs i hela landet« (party programme ↗)“women's crisis centres are an indispensable complement to public efforts. They are needed throughout the country”
• idea-driven actors in welfare»Regelverk och upphandlingar bör utformas så att det är oftare är möjligt för idéburna aktörer att bidra i välfärden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Rules and procurements should be shaped so that it is more often possible for idea-driven actors to contribute in welfare.”
• long-term conditions for the centres»och ska ha goda och långsiktiga villkor.« (party programme ↗)“and shall have good and long-term conditions.”
• support for women's organizing»Det demokratiska civilsamhället i utsatta områden ska stödjas mer – särskilt kvinnors och flickors organisering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The democratic civil society in vulnerable areas shall be supported more – particularly women's and girls' organizing.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan establishes that support from voluntary organizations to violence victims shall be encouraged, that voluntary activities shall be prioritized over commercial interests and that state and municipality shall give different groups freedom to take responsibility for activities they themselves bear. Voluntary organizations are furthermore independent from the public. To develop women's shelters' activities and clarify cooperation with the municipalities meets this directly.

• volunteers' support to violence victimsdecisive»stöd till dessa utsatta våldsoffer« (party programme ↗)“support to these vulnerable violence victims”
• voluntary before commercial»Ideell verksamhet ska prioriteras framför kommersiella intressen« (party programme ↗)“Voluntary activities shall be prioritized over commercial interests”
• civil society shall take responsibility»stat och kommun ger olika grupper möjlighet och frihet« (party programme ↗)“state and municipality give different groups opportunity and freedom”
• voluntary organizations' independence»ideella organisationer är fristående från den offentliga« (party programme ↗)“voluntary organizations are independent from the public”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan explicitly commits to continue strengthening women's shelters as part of the work against men's violence against women. The counter-proposal's demand that the government help develop the shelters' activities and develop guidelines for cooperation with municipalities serves the same purpose. However, the plan does not specify how cooperation should be regulated, so the guidelines part is not fully covered.

• strengthened women's sheltersdecisive»Fortsätta stärka kvinnojourerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Continue to strengthen women's shelters”
• stop men's violence against women»Vi ska stoppa mäns våld mot kvinnor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We will stop men's violence against women”
• zero tolerance for violence»Våld har ingen plats i vårt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Violence has no place in our society.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan establishes that women's shelters must be supported and given better preconditions and that civil society takes great responsibility for those who have broken free from oppression. The party programme makes it the state's and municipalities' primary task to highlight and support the voluntary sector without limiting its freedom of action, which speaks for guidelines that protect the smaller, voluntary shelters. Cooperation guidelines between municipalities and shelters are however not explicitly mentioned.

• support for women's sheltersdecisive»Kvinnojourer med inriktning mot hedersproblematik måste stödjas och ges bättre förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women's shelters with focus on honour issues must be supported and given better preconditions.”
• support the voluntary sector»att lyfta fram och stödja den ideella sektorn« (party programme ↗)“to highlight and support the voluntary sector”
• civil society's role»Civilsamhället tar ett stort ansvar för att hjälpa dem som har brutit sig loss från hedersförtryck eller försöker göra det.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil society takes great responsibility for helping those who have broken free from honour oppression or are trying to do so.”
• support breaking with oppression»Stödja dem som vill bryta sig loss från hedersförtryck« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Support those who want to break free from honour oppression”

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.