Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2009, published 99th ILC session (2010)

Paid Educational Leave Convention, 1974 (No. 140) - Sweden (Ratification: 1975)

Granting paid educational leave. The Committee notes the Government’s report and the reply to the 2003 direct request, including the detailed statistics, received in September 2008. It further notes the information on general measures taken, such as the abolition of the recruitment grant and the reform of the short‑term support system, to achieve a fair, coordinated and integral study support system, taking into account the needs of vulnerable groups. The Committee would appreciate receiving information on the progress made in the implementation of these measures and other relevant information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice (Part V of the report form).