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            <title><![CDATA[Strike notice against gaming company King expanded as more unions join action]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More unions join the strike notice against gaming company King.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:55:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Unions Criticize Social Democrats for Backing Estonia Prison Space Plan]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The unions are critical after the Social Democrats' announcement to agree to rent prison spaces in Estonia. ”This is nothing but a first step towards a privatization of the correctional treatment”, says Seko's chairman Gabriella Lavecchia.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Criticism of Sweden's Benefit Cap: Impact on Children's Rights]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government's grant reform is met with strong criticism from several quarters. Save the Children believe that the proposal contravenes the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Sweden has a clear responsibility to ensure that children have the right standard of living, says Erik Ulnes, advisor at Save the Children.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:10:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Criticism Grows Over Compulsory Intermediate Law Impacting Trust in Social Services]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The so-called "compulsory middle way" risks challenging the trust in the social services, several trade unions mean. Even Save the Children are critical. This is an effort that does not lead to a positive change for the children, says Erik Ulnes at Save the Children.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:53:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Government Proposes Ending Secrecy Between Authorities to Combat Crime]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government wants to abolish secrecy between all the country's authorities to counteract fraud and crime. Several actors, including the union that organizes Sweden's social workers, are critical.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 06:36:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Many municipalities lack fitness hour]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An overwhelming majority of Sweden's municipalities do not give employees the right to take out a fitness hour to be able to exercise during working hours, according to Akademikerförbundet SSR. Moreover, there are large differences in the size of the annual fitness allowance.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:40:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Minister on Threats: Very Alarming]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[That four out of ten social secretaries have been exposed to threats or violence strikes at democracy, says Minister for Social Affairs Camilla Waltersson Grönvall (M). It is very alarming, she says and opens up for talks with the trade unions about the situation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 08:58:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Was Beaten, Threatened, and Mocked at Work]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA["Amira" was beaten and had her hair pulled when she tried to do her job. A new survey shows that 38 percent of Sweden's social workers have been subjected to threats or violence over the past two years. I have felt very badly, says "Amira".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2024 08:52:59 GMT</pubDate>
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