Prevent exploitation and abuse

The plan never accepts that labour migrants are exploited to worse conditions or stripped agreements and requires that migrants' residence permits are never tied to employers' whims. The counter-proposal's demands for tightened sanctions against employers, damages to the worker and that the employee does not lose the permit when the fault lies with the employer are precisely this commitment. The plan also points to companies, not individuals, as the winners of economic crime.

• against exploitation of migrant workersdecisive»arbetskraftsinvandrare utnyttjas till sämre villkor eller strippade avtal.« (party programme ↗)“labour migrants are exploited to worse conditions or stripped agreements.”
• permit not tied to employer»Migranters uppehållstillstånd ska aldrig generellt kopplas till arbetsköparnas nycker.« (party programme ↗)“Migrants' residence permits must never generally be tied to employers' whims.”
• employers bear responsibility»Det är företagen som överlägset står för de flesta ekobrotten, inte enskilda som fuskar med våra trygghetssystem.« (party programme ↗)“It is companies that overwhelmingly stand for the majority of economic crimes, not individuals who cheat our security systems.”
• independent of 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 in the workplace or be dependent on the employer to stay in Sweden.”

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 notes that today's labour immigration often leads to people being exploited and requires decisive action against workplace crime. It also states that it must never pay to gain competitive advantages by neglecting employees' rights. The counter-proposal's requirement for tougher sanctions against fraudulent employers and stronger protection for employees is precisely this commitment.

• counter exploitation of labourdecisive»Dessutom leder dagens arbetskraftsinvandring ofta till att människor utnyttjas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Moreover, today's labour immigration often leads to people being exploited.”
• decisive action against workplace crime»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 ↗)“Decisive action against workplace crime. Workplace crime shall not exist on the Swedish labour market and public employers and purchasers shall be models in working for fair competition.”
• crime must not pay»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 advantages by neglecting employees' right to a safe 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 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 an open rulebook requires regulations that counter poor working conditions and unscrupulous employers, and that the person who immigrates for work shall have equal good conditions in the labour market as others. The counter-proposal's requirements for tightened sanctions against fraudulent employers, damages and protection against the employee being punished for the employer's error are precisely that regulation. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

• regulation against unscrupulous employersdecisive»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 rulebook at the same time requires national regulations and international cooperation to counter discrimination, poor working conditions and unscrupulous employers.”
• equal conditions for work migrants»Människor som arbetskraftsinvandrar ska ha lika goda förutsättningar på arbetsmarknaden som andra personer i Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“People who immigrate for work shall have equally good conditions in the labour market as other people in Sweden.”
• better conditions for vulnerable»Deras arbetsvillkor måste förbättras.« (party programme ↗)“Their working conditions must be improved.”
• sanctions against fraud»Det ska vara dyrt, jobbigt och svårt att vara kriminell.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It shall be expensive, difficult and hard to be criminal.”

The plan's line is that labour immigration shall be valued while stricter requirements are set on working conditions, and the party programme combats structures that disadvantage people. The plan moreover wants to strengthen the labour immigrant's own position, including by having study time count toward an application for permanent residence permit. Sanctions against fraudulent employers and protection for the employee when the fault lies with the employer follow from this.

• value 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 ↗)“Value labour immigration. For Swedish companies to be able to compete they must have the opportunity to quickly find, recruit and hire the right expertise.”
• stricter working conditions requirements»Ställ hårdare krav på arbetsvillkor, miljö och klimat i handelsavtal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Set stricter requirements on working conditions, environment and climate in trade agreements.”
• counter exploitation of people»Vi bekämpar alla strukturer, formella och informella, som förtrycker eller diskriminerar människor.« (party programme ↗)“We combat all structures, formal and informal, that oppress or discriminate against people.”
• secure employee's position»Låt arbetskraftsinvandrare räkna in studietiden i Sverige vid ansökan om permanent uppehållstillstånd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Let labour immigrants count study time in Sweden when applying for permanent residence permit.”

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 decisive commitments are that deportations of highly qualified workers must end and that more needs to be done to prevent the system for work-based immigration from being abused. The counter-proposal's demand for strengthened sanctions against employers who cheat and protection so that the employee does not lose the permit when the fault lies with the employer follows directly from this. The plan furthermore establishes that people staying here shall be protected against exploitation and that the permit rules shall be simplified.

• stop deportations of skilled workersdecisive»Kompetensutvisningarna av högkvalificerad arbetskraft måste få ett slut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deportations of highly qualified workers must end.”
• prevent system abuse»systemet för arbetskraftsinvandring inte ska missbrukas för till exempel svartjobb« (party programme ↗)“the system for work-based immigration shall not be abused, for example for illegal work”
• protection against exploitation»Att vara papperslös är inte att vara rättslös.« (party programme ↗)“Being undocumented is not being without legal rights.”
• simpler permit rules»Fler ska på plats i Sverige kunna söka om uppehållstillstånd för att arbeta.« (party programme ↗)“More people in Sweden shall be able to apply for residence permits to work.”

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 lays down that all crimes must be addressed effectively and without exception, and that no person may be used as a means by another. It also requires well-functioning laws against all discrimination in working life. Strengthened sanctions against fraudulent employers and protection for employees who are harmed by employers' faults follow from this.

• all crimes must be addresseddecisive»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras« (party programme ↗)“All crimes must be addressed effectively and without exception”
• the human being may not be exploited»Människan är ett mål i sig. Ingen annan människa får äga henne eller på ett kränkande sätt använda« (party programme ↗)“The human being is an end in itself. No other person may own her or use her in an offensive manner”
• protection in working life»Väl fungerande lagar mot all diskriminering i arbetslivet ska finnas.« (party programme ↗)“Well-functioning laws against all discrimination in working life must exist.”
• good ethics in the market»lagstiftningen och en god etik upprätthålls på marknaden.« (party programme ↗)“the legislation and good ethics are upheld in the market.”

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 states that the person who has recruited foreign expertise should not have to worry about unjust competence deportations and promises to stop them, which is precisely the demand that the employee should not be punished when the fault lies with the employer. At the same time, the plan wants to stop misuse of the permit system, among other things by abolishing the track change, which supports tougher sanctions against dishonest employers. The part on damages follows from the plan's line that strengthen compensation for the vulnerable.

• no unjust deportationsdecisive»Sätta stopp för kompetensutvisningarna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Put a stop to competence deportations”
• protection for the recruited»Där du som vill anställa har möjlighet att hitta rätt kompetens inom Sveriges gränser – men den som rekryterat utländsk spetskompetens inte behöver oroa sig för orättvisa kompetensutvisningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where you as someone who wants to employ have the opportunity to find the right expertise within Sweden's borders – but the person who has recruited top-level foreign expertise should not have to worry about unjust competence deportations.”
• stop misuse of permit system»Avskaffa möjligheten till spårbyte, det vill säga möjligheten för en person som fått avslag på sin asylansökan att i stället få ett arbetstillstånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish the possibility of track change, that is the possibility for a person who received a rejection on their asylum application to instead get a work permit”
• stronger damages to vulnerable»Dubbla skadestånden till brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Double damages to crime victims”

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 overarching commitment is the strictest possible immigration legislation and lowered thresholds for revoking permits and enforcing deportations. The counter-proposal's core is to strengthen workers' rights and permit protection within the demand-driven system, which goes against that line. That the plan wants to eliminate fraud and trafficking in residence permits supports, however, stricter sanctions against employers, but is not sufficient to support the proposal on the merits.

• strictest immigration legislationdecisive»Skärpa reglerna i utlänningslagen till striktas möjliga nivå enligt EU-rätten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten the rules in the immigration law to the strictest possible level according to EU law”
• lower thresholds for deportation»Trösklarna för att ta i förvar och utvisa personer samt verkställa utvisningar behöver också sänkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The thresholds for detaining and deporting people and enforcing deportations also need to be lowered.”
• fraud with permits must be eliminated»Korruption, fusk och handel med både uppehållstillstånd och människor är vanligt förekommande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Corruption, fraud and trafficking in both residence permits and people are common.”
• limited labor immigration»Stoppa arbetskraftsinvandring till yrken som kan tillgodoses av inhemsk arbetskraft« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop labor immigration to occupations that can be met by domestic labor”