Finland - 2012
Do the trade unions engage in specific activities recruiting or supporting/defending the rights of migrants groups?
- Code:
- RED58
- Key Area:
- Employment
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
Yes, to a limited extent. |
| Qualitative Info |
There are three employees' trade union confederations in Finland: The Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK) represents 21 affiliated trade unions and has altogether over a million members. Finnish Confederation of Salaried Employees STTK represents 20 affiliated trade unions and has 614 000 members. The Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland AKAVA represents 34 trade unions and has 553 000 members.
All employees' trade union confiderations provide information on the rules and regulations cgoverning working life in Finland and of membership in a trade union, its importance and benefits, in different languages. STTK provides information only in English, Finnish and Swedish, but the other two also in Estonian, Russian, French and Spanish. In addition, SAK provides the information also in German and Polish.
No exemplary cases to report.
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| Groups affected/interested | Migrants |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Employment - labour market |
| External Url | http://www.sak.fi/english/whatsnew.jsp?location1=1&sl2=3&lang=en&id=31726 |
| Situation(s) |
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| Library |
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