Labour immigration

The party programme explicitly states that the party can never accept labour migrants being exploited on worse terms or stripped agreements and that Swedish collective agreements shall fully apply to everyone on the Swedish labour market. The election manifesto asserts that no one should be dependent on their employer to stay in Sweden. The counter-proposal's demands for higher wage floors, tightened sanctions against employers and a system based on the labour market's needs instead of today's market-based rules respond to these commitments.

• no exploitation of labour migrantsdecisive»arbetskraftsinvandrare utnyttjas till sämre villkor eller strippade avtal.« (party programme ↗)“labour migrants are exploited on worse terms or stripped agreements.”
• collective agreements for all»Svenska kollektivavtal ska fullt ut gälla för alla på svensk arbetsmarknad.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish collective agreements shall fully apply to everyone on the Swedish labour market.”
• not dependent on the employer»Ingen av oss ska behöva utstå rasism på arbetsplatsen eller vara beroende av arbetsgivaren för att få stanna i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“None of us should have to endure racism at work or be dependent on our employer to stay in Sweden.”
• criticism of current regulations»Genom EU-medlemskap och lagstiftning om arbetskraftsinvandring har situationen för en ökande andel migranter försvagats.« (party programme ↗)“Through EU membership and labour migration legislation, the situation for an increasing proportion of migrants has been weakened.”

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 explicitly says that labour immigration shall be limited, that the unemployed in Sweden should first come into work and that a labour market test shall be introduced, on the grounds that the current arrangement often leads to people being exploited. At the same time, access to highly educated labour in shortage occupations must be secured, which corresponds to the counter-proposal's exception when skills are lacking. The demand for higher wage floors and stricter sanctions against unscrupulous employers is in line with the plan's action against workplace crime.

• limited labour immigrationdecisive»Arbetskraftsinvandringen ska begränsas. I första hand ska arbetslösa i Sverige komma i arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Labour immigration shall be limited. First and foremost the unemployed in Sweden shall come into work.”
• labour market test»Dessutom leder dagens arbetskraftsinvandring ofta till att människor utnyttjas. Vi vill införa en arbetsmarknadsprövning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Furthermore, current labour immigration often leads to people being exploited. We want to introduce a labour market test.”
• 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 labour in shortage occupations.”
• sanctions against unscrupulous employers»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 purchasers shall be the models in working for fair competition.”

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The party programme confirms that Sweden shall be open to labour immigration and that free movement should be a human right. The counter-proposal's requirement for raised wage floor and a system based on the labour market's needs, so that jobs go first to people already in the country, represents a tightening that runs counter to that openness. The plan instead shares the requirement for measures against unserious employers and poor working conditions.

• open labour immigrationdecisive»Vi vill att Sverige ska vara ett land som är öppet för arbetskraftsinvandring.« (party programme ↗)“We wish Sweden to be a country that is open to labour immigration.”
• free movement as right»Fri rörlighet borde vara en mänsklig rättighet.« (party programme ↗)“Free movement should be a human right.”
• equitable conditions for immigrant workers»Människor som arbetskraftsinvandrar ska ha lika goda förutsättningar på arbetsmarknaden som andra personer i Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“People who immigrate for work shall have equal good opportunities in the labour market as other people in Sweden.”
• counteract unserious employers»dåliga arbetsvillkor och oseriösa arbetsgivare.« (party programme ↗)“poor working conditions and unserious employers.”

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 protecting labour immigration so that companies can quickly recruit the right skills, and states that policy must not fail businesses that cannot manage without it. A raised wage floor and a system based on vacant jobs primarily going to people in the country limits precisely this. The plan wants to open the labour market, not close borders.

• 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 be able to compete, they must have the opportunity to quickly find, recruit and employ the right skills.”
• businesses' skills needs»Politiken får inte svika alla de företag som inte klarar sig utan arbetskraftsinvandring.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy must not fail all those businesses that cannot manage without labour immigration.”
• open labour market»är inte gränserna som ska stängas, utan arbetsmarknaden som ska öppnas.« (party programme ↗)“it is not borders that should be closed, but the labour market that should be opened.”
• no to closed borders»Sverige behöver mer frihandel och internationellt samarbete, inte protektionism och stängda gränser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs more free trade and international cooperation, not protectionism and closed borders.”

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 wants more skilled people to be attracted to labour migration and that it becomes easier to get permission to come here to work or start a business, with longer temporary work permits and a stop to competence deportations. A system where vacant jobs in the first instance shall go to people already in the country reverses that order to a needs assessment. The plan shares preventing abuse of the regulatory system, but the counter-proposal's core demands are rejected.

• more labour migrationdecisive»Fler kunniga människor ska lockas att arbetskraftsinvandra till vårt land och bidra till vårt gemensamma« (party programme ↗)“More skilled people shall be attracted to labour migrate to our country and contribute to our common”
• 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« (party programme ↗)“It shall become easier to get permission to come here to work or start a business for those who can support”
• stop to competence deportations»Tillfälliga arbetstillstånd ska kunna ges för en längre period än i dag. Kompetensutvisningarna av högkvalificerad arbetskraft måste få ett slut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Temporary work permits shall be able to be granted for a longer period than today. Competence deportations of highly qualified workers must end.”
• prevent abuse of the rules»Mer behöver göras för att systemet för arbetskraftsinvandring« (party programme ↗)“More needs to be done to prevent abuse of the labour migration system”

The election manifesto requires strict immigration policy to address integration problems and exclusion, which speaks for raised wage floor and a system based on the Swedish labour market's needs. The plan also requires the state to oversee that legislation and good ethics are maintained on the market, which supports toughened sanctions against employers who exploit labour. Taking advantage of people's ability for self-provision and secure employment points in the same direction.

• strict immigration policydecisive»Stram migrationspolitik krävs för att ta itu med integrationsproblem och utanförskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strict immigration policy is required to address integration problems and exclusion.”
• state maintains ethics on the market»lagstiftningen och en god etik upprätthålls på marknaden.« (party programme ↗)“legislation and good ethics are maintained on the market.”
• self-provision shall be utilized»Människors vilja och förmåga till egenförsörjning ska« (party programme ↗)“People's will and ability to self-provision shall”
• employment security»God anställningstrygghet för alla arbetstagare ska« (party programme ↗)“Good employment security for all employees shall”

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 guiding line is that employers in the first place should be able to find expertise within Sweden's borders and that the 700,000 who are not self-sufficient should enter work, including through sharply reduced employment costs for newly arrived and long-term unemployed. A system based on labor market needs and allowing vacant jobs first to go to those already in the country aligns with the plan, as do tightened conditions against abuse. The plan at the same time requires that recruitment of top expertise remain easy, which the counter-proposal also grants.

• expertise within the country firstdecisive»Där du som vill anställa har möjlighet att hitta rätt kompetens inom Sveriges gränser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where you as an employer have the opportunity to find the right expertise within Sweden's borders”
• self-sufficiency must increase»Varannan invandrad person i Sverige, totalt 700 000 personer, kan idag inte försörja sig själv fullt ut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Half of immigrants in Sweden, a total of 700,000 people, today cannot support themselves fully.”
• jobs for those already here»Kraftigt sänka anställningskostnaderna för den som anställer nyanlända och långtidsarbetslösa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sharply reduce employment costs for the employer of newly arrived and long-term unemployed”
• easy recruitment of top expertise»Sätta stopp för kompetensutvisningarna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop the skilled emigrations”

Worldstate weighed in: Unemployment 7.2 percent and business confidence indicator below normal — Tightens the plan's requirement that vacant jobs first go to workforce already in the country

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 wants to stop labour immigration to occupations that can be filled by domestic labour and introduce a proper labour market test, because low-skilled jobs should be able to be done by the unemployed who already live in Sweden. The counter-proposal's demands for raised wage floors, tightened sanctions and a needs-based system are the same line. The plan furthermore establishes that the government's announced proposals are far from sufficient.

• stop for low-skilled immigrationdecisive»Stoppa arbetskraftsinvandring till yrken som kan tillgodoses av inhemsk arbetskraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop labour immigration to occupations that can be filled by domestic labour”
• proper labour market test»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 proper labour market test to prevent employers from importing cheap labour from poor countries to perform jobs that require little or no training.”
• jobs for those who are here»Många sådana arbeten bör kunna utföras av de hundratusentals arbetslösa som redan bor i Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many such jobs should be able to be done by the hundreds of thousands of unemployed who already live in Sweden.”
• government proposals insufficient»De propositioner som regeringen lämnat och aviserat är långt ifrån tillräckliga.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The bills that the government has submitted and announced are far from sufficient.”

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.