The LO (blue collar) and TCO (white collar) trade union confederations have welcomed a ruling against the Swedish government's 2010 amendments to the country's posted worker legislation. The European Committee of Social Rights, part of the Council of Europe human rights organisation, found that the amendments infringed the European Social Charter on four counts and so the Swedish government now has to report back to the committee to explain how it intends to respond to the ruling. The confederations have called on the government to open talks on how to change the legislation.
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