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Sweden's New Trade Deal Boosts Pay and Cuts Working Hours
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Sweden's New Trade Deal Boosts Pay and Cuts Working Hours

Pay rises, shorter working hours and overtime compensation for part-time employees. This is what the new collective agreement entails, which the trade union Handels has negotiated with the employer organization Svensk Handel
Industry Alarm: 3 out of 10 below the Poverty Line
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Industry Alarm: 3 out of 10 below the Poverty Line

Seven out of ten in retail trade work part-time. Three out of ten thus have such a low salary that they fall below the poverty line
The entire LO is prepared to strike for part-time employees
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The entire LO is prepared to strike for part-time employees

A special focus on part-time employees, primarily in trade, is a new demand as LO coordinates in the wage movement. But one union, Seko, stands outside, in disappointment over shorter working hours not being included in the coordination
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