The Swedish Ministry of Justice has announced that the government is working on a proposal for tightening the current regulations on labour migration in a bid to fight the exploitation of foreign workers in the country.

According to a press release of the Ministry, the government is set to present the proposal to the Council on Legislation, and the same also foresees changes in the law in order to lure and retain international professionals while at the same time countering the expulsion of skilled workers.

“It is important to address the problem of foreign workers being exploited in the Swedish labour market. The legitimacy of labour migration can only be maintained if fraud and injustice are prevented. At the same time, labour migration to Sweden is important to growing and developing businesses,” the Ministry explains, while adding that these are the first proposed amendments to the labour migration laws, and more will be proposed soon.

The government’s proposal, amongst others, foresees the following changes:

• an employment contract should be required in order for a work permit to be issued
• the Swedish Migration Agency should be able to require an employer to provide information about the labour migrant’s employment conditions; those who refuse to provide this information should be fined
• introduction of a maintenance requirement for family member immigration linked to foreign labour
• permits issued on the basis of false information should be considered as an offence of...

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