The interests of the Sami should be given special weight when weighed against other national interests - such as mines and wind power. The Riksdag and government should also immediately issue an apology to older Sami who were forced into nomadic schools or workhouses as children, urges the Truth Commission for the Sami People.
Swedish politicsA student had his internship withdrawn from Equmenia Church in Hallunda because the person was trans.
SwedenThe government is delaying the introduction of rules on transparency in salary-setting. The rules will, among other things, give job candidates the right to know starting salaries and give existing employees the right to know what others in equivalent jobs earn.
BusinessA man in a wheelchair was forced to crawl onto a bus because the wheelchair lift was not working. Now the Swedish Ombudsman is demanding that Region Örebro pay the man 100,000 kronor in compensation for discrimination.
SwedenWhen the mother called the police about her son's disappearance, her 12-year-old daughter had to act as an interpreter. Now the DO is suing the police for discrimination.
CrimeIt will be easier for employees to find out how much their colleagues in equivalent jobs are paid. The aim is to address unjustified pay differences, primarily between men and women.
BusinessThe number of students who feel they have been subjected to sexual harassment at school is many more than the incidents reported to the Discrimination Ombudsman (DO), a report shows.
SwedenSJ's chairman of the board Kenneth Bengtsson caused a storm of criticism when he fired SJ's CEO Monica Lingegård and, among other things, referred to her age. Now Bengtsson, with top positions in the business world for over 40 years, writes that the extent of ageism was news to him.
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