Swedish Food Workers' Union
The Swedish Food Workers' Union (Swedish, Livsmedelsarbetareförbundet or Livs) is a trade union in Sweden. It has a membership of 31,000 (as of August 2014) and is affiliated with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation.[1]
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| Full name | Food Workers' Union |
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| Native name | Livsmedelsarbetareförbundet |
| Founded | 1896 |
| Members | 31,000 |
| Affiliation | LO, IUF |
| Key people | Eva Gouvelin, president |
| Office location | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Country | Sweden |
| Website | www.livs.se |
The Union launched a campaign called "Scandal" in December 2013 to highlight working conditions at Scan, Sweden's largest meat company. The campaign was successful and the Union signed an agreement with Scan.[2]
References
- ICTUR (2005). Trade Unions of the World, 6th Edition. London, United Kingdom: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
- "Swedish food workers union combats invasion of temporary agency work at Scan | EFFAT". www.effat.org. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
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