More people are suffering from occupational diseases
Reports of occupational diseases - that is, work-related illnesses that do not result from an accident - continue to increase, Sveriges Radio Ekot reports.
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Swedish healthcare in crisis – "continues year after year"
When the Swedish Work Environment Authority carried out inspections, three out of four workplaces in the healthcare sector were found to be defective. The worst was in the emergency hospitals. “The shortcomings are well known, but the problems are allowed to continue year after year,” writes Lars Lööw, Director General of the Swedish Work Environment Authority, on Dagens Nyheter’s debate page.
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Many people feel bad at work: "Structural problem"
630,000 Swedes feel that they always have too high a workload, shows a new report from the Swedish Work Environment Authority. The problem is greatest in healthcare, social care and education. There is some kind of fundamental structural problem, says the Swedish Work Environment Authority's Director General Lars Lööw.
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Report Highlights Workplace Vulnerability of Young Women in Sweden
The majority of young working women do not believe they can work until retirement age in their current profession, shows a new report. "It's about problems at the system and structural level", says Lars Lööw, head of the Work Environment Authority.
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