English translations of Swedish laws
Announcing a linkable web-based version of the unofficial English translations of Swedish laws that the Swedish government sometimes produce.
The data entry work that's gone into creating this resource was gruelling. The reason it was worth the trouble is simple. I saw first-hand during the Spotify campaign how the absence of this kind of resource is a strategic weakness for Sweden's labour movement, with its dreams of organising the country's influential tech immigrant workforce.
Access to legal information in a language they understand is a prerequisite for workers in Sweden to benefit from their full rights. Sweden's tech industry has large numbers of immigrant workers with poor Swedish skills but excellent English. Access to English translations of Swedish laws is of strategic importance in order to improve this influential demographic's integration into Swedish society.
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