Integration measures

The plan sees unemployment as an enormous waste of people's competence and wants to achieve full employment through investments rather than pressure on the individual. An intensive initiative that combines language and practice with real jobs and mentorship is exactly one such investment, and the plan moreover requires that discrimination in the labour market is combated. The committee's work-line reasoning stands in direct contradiction to the plan's rejection that people need to be pressured.

• full employmentdecisive»Arbetslöshet är ett enormt slöseri med människors kompetens och erfarenheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Unemployment is an enormous waste of people's competence and experience.”
• jobs give bargaining power»Varje steg mot full sysselsättning gör att människor står starkare på« (party programme ↗)“Every step towards full employment makes people stand stronger in”
• rejects the whip as a method»människor är lata, själviska och behöver pressas att göra nytta.« (party programme ↗)“people are lazy, selfish and need to be pressured to do good.”
• against discrimination in the labour market»Diskrimineringen och rasismen på arbetsmarknaden måste stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Discrimination and racism in the labour market must be stopped.”

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 builds the establishment on everyone who can work shall work and that participation in labour market initiatives, studies and vocational training parallel with Swedish is central, with an active labour market policy in uncertain times. An intensive initiative that combines language and practice with real jobs and mentoring is precisely such an initiative and should therefore be managed and developed. This specific reform is not named in the plan.

• labour market initiatives and languagedecisive»Att lära sig god svenska, delta i arbetsmarknadsinsatser och studier är centralt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Learning good Swedish, participating in labour market initiatives and studies is central.”
• trade parallel with Swedish»Att kunna lära sig ett yrke parallellt med studier i svenska är ytterligare ett sätt att öka chansen att få jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Being able to learn a trade parallel with Swedish studies is another way to increase the chance of getting a job.”
• active labour market policy»En aktiv arbetsmarknadspolitik för fler jobb är särskilt viktig i ekonomiskt oroliga tider.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“An active labour market policy for more jobs is particularly important in economically uncertain times.”
• labour market policy matches jobs»En aktiv arbetsmarknadspolitik gör det lättare för arbetslösa att hitta nya jobb och« (party programme ↗)“An active labour market policy makes it easier for the unemployed to find new jobs 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 election manifesto wants to extend the establishment programme to at least four years so that more people enter employment faster and strengthen establishment through Swedish as a Second Language (SFI) combined with practical training and vocational training. The plan also establishes that someone who comes to Sweden should quickly make contact with school, healthcare and the labour market and that everyone who needs it should be offered high-quality Swedish language instruction. Managing and further developing an intensive initiative that combines language and practice with real jobs and mentorship is precisely this.

• extended establishment programmedecisive»förlänga etableringsprogrammet för nyanlända till minst fyra år för att skapa bättre förutsättningar för etablering, så att fler kommer i arbete snabbare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“extend the establishment programme for newly arrived to at least four years to create better conditions for establishment, so that more people enter employment faster.”
• SFI combined with practical training»stärk utrikesfödda kvinnors etablering genom SFI kombinerad med praktik och yrkesutbildning och jämställda insatser från arbetsförmedlingen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen foreign-born women's establishment through Swedish as a Second Language (SFI) combined with practical training and vocational training and equal measures from the employment service.”
• quick path to the labour market»kontakt med skola, vård och arbetsmarknad.« (party programme ↗)“contact with school, healthcare and the labour market.”
• high-quality Swedish language instruction»Alla som behöver ska erbjudas en högkvalitativ« (party programme ↗)“Everyone who needs it shall be offered high-quality”

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 promises an intensive year for faster integration, where anyone granted residence should quickly be able to support themselves through intensive language studies, practice, effective matching and work. The counter-proposal's requirements for precisely such an intensive effort to be managed, developed and monitored coincides with the plan's commitment. The plan also speaks about the work line and individually adapted support, which the committee lifts.

• intensive year for integrationdecisive»Skapa ett intensivår för snabbare integration. Den som får uppehållstillstånd ska snabbt integreras och ges möjlighet att försörja sig själv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Create an intensive year for faster integration. Anyone granted residence should be rapidly integrated and given the opportunity to support themselves.”
• intensive practice and language»Integrationen ska präglas av intensiv praktik och språkutbildning, med hårt arbete och höga förväntningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Integration shall be characterized by intensive practice and language training, with hard work and high expectations.”
• effective matching»Matchningen måste förbättras. Alla ska ha rätt till en effektiv matchningstjänst och det ska bli lättare att hitta medarbetare inom alla yrken.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Matching must be improved. Everyone should have the right to an effective matching service and it should become easier to find employees in all professions.”
• easier to employ disadvantaged»Det måste bli billigare och lättare att anställa, särskilt personer som står långt från arbetsmarknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It must become cheaper and easier to employ, especially people far from the labour market.”

The plan affirms that employment and knowledge in Swedish is most important for quick establishment and that Swedish teaching must be combined with incentives to self-provision, as well as wants to offer more flexible forms for SFI. An intensive effort that combines language and practice with real jobs and mentorship is exactly such a combination, and the counter-proposal's demand that it is managed, developed and followed up thereby lies in line with the plan. The plan does not mention the effort as such, so the support is derived.

• work and language firstdecisive»Arbete och kunskaper i svenska språket är viktigast för att människor från andra länder snabbt ska« (party programme ↗)“Employment and knowledge in Swedish language is most important for people from other countries to quickly”
• language combined with job incentives»största vikt att svenskundervisningen kombineras med drivkrafter till egen försörjning och når« (party programme ↗)“greatest importance that Swedish teaching is combined with incentives to self-provision and reaches”
• better and more flexible SFI»Därför vill vi bland annat öka kraven och kvaliteten i SFI och erbjuda fler flexibla former för undervisning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want among other things increase demands and quality in SFI and offer more flexible forms for teaching”
• better support for establishment»Arbetsförmedlingen, Försäkringskassan och socialtjänsten ska bli bättre i sitt stöd men också tydligare i förväntningen på att alla som kan ska försörja sig själva.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Employment Agency, the Social Insurance Agency and social services shall become better at their support but also clearer in the expectation that everyone who can shall provide for themselves.”

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 party programme wants establishment efforts to be individually tailored and combined with work-place practice, for long-term unemployment to be forcefully combated and for a developed apprenticeship system to exist; the election manifesto wants to establish mentoring programmes. An intensive effort combining language, practice, real jobs and mentorship is precisely such an effort and should therefore be managed and developed further.

• practice at work-placedecisive»kombineras med praktik på arbetsplatser för att öka« (party programme ↗)“combined with practice at work-places to increase”
• combat long-term unemployment»Långtidsarbetslöshet ska bekämpas kraftfullt.« (party programme ↗)“Long-term unemployment shall be forcefully combated.”
• mentoring programmes»Förebygg brott genom att stärka föreningslivet samt inrättande av mentorskapsprogram och nationellt avhopparprogram.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prevent crime by strengthening associational life and establishing mentoring programmes and a national exit programme.”
• apprenticeship system for work experience»Ett utvecklat lärlingssystem bör finnas« (party programme ↗)“A developed apprenticeship system should exist”

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 expand apprenticeships significantly, make it cheaper to employ newly arrived and long-term unemployed people and to streamline SFI (Swedish for Immigrants course) with individual knowledge goals. An establishment initiative combining language and practice with real jobs and mentorship, followed up, is just such a path to self-sufficiency. The plan does not, however, name the reform, hence inferred.

• more apprenticeshipsdecisive»Bygga ut antalet praktikplatser med 30 000« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand the number of apprenticeships by 30,000”
• cheaper to employ newly arrived»Kraftigt sänka anställningskostnaderna för den som anställer nyanlända och långtidsarbetslösa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly lower employment costs for the one who employs newly arrived and long-term unemployed”
• more efficient SFI with knowledge goals»Varje person som läser SFI ska få en individuell prestationsplan med kunskapsmål« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Every person who studies SFI shall receive an individual performance plan with knowledge goals”
• requirements for employability»Genom att ställa krav på den som är ny i Sverige att göra sig anställningsbar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“By requiring the one who is new to Sweden to make themselves employable”

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 explicitly identifies establishment contracts and similar labour market constructions as ineffective and wants to abolish programmes created to hide unemployment and stop public funds going to fake jobs. The counter-proposal's demand that such an intensive effort be managed and further developed with increased ambitions conflicts with this. The plan instead advocates higher demands on the individual and demand for real jobs.

• away with establishment constructionsdecisive»Istället för ineffektiva arbetsmarknadspolitiska konstruktioner som nystartsjobb, etableringsanställningar och introduktionsjobb, bör politiken verka för att skapa en större efterfrågan på riktiga jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Instead of ineffective labour market policy constructions such as new start jobs, establishment contracts and introduction jobs, policy should work towards creating greater demand for real jobs.”
• abolish ineffective programmes»Avskaffa ineffektiva arbetsmarknads- och integrationsprogram som är skapade för att dölja arbetslöshet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Abolish ineffective labour market and integration programmes created to hide unemployment”
• no fake jobs»Stoppa användandet av offentliga medel till låtsasjobb« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop the use of public funds for fake jobs”
• demands on the individual»Öka kraven på icke integrerade att göra sig anställningsbara« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase demands on non-integrated persons to make themselves employable”