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Work environment key to Swedish competitiveness

The work environment is often associated with risks, but now the Swedish government wants to turn the phrase on its head and highlight the positive sides. A good work environment can improve workers' health, lift the business and improve competitiveness. Those are some of the conclusions from the government's national action plan for the work environment which it presented in September.
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On 23 September the Swedish Government presented its national action plan for the work environment for the years 2010 to 2015, with a vote in parliament due in 2013.

It is Sweden's first national action plan on this issue, and come as a result of the EU's recommendations on the issue of work environments. Several strategic goals are identified in the document which will be presented to the Swedish parliament:

- Risks and opportunities in work environments.

- The work environment as part of the fight against social exclusion.

- Work environments' impact on competition and profitability.

- Increased awareness and knowledge on work environments.

The action plan also highlights the importance of consulting the parties to the labour market.

Read the action plan here (in Swedish):

En förnyad arbetsmiljöpolitik med nationell handlingsplan

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