Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2006, publiée 96ème session CIT (2007)

Convention (n° 155) sur la sécurité et la santé des travailleurs, 1981 - Suède (Ratification: 1982)

1. Further to its observation, the Committee requests the Government to provide additional information on the following points.

2. Article 5(e) of the Convention. Policy regarding the protection of workers from disciplinary measures. The Committee notes that the Government indicates that it does not have at its disposal the requested collective agreements. The Committee would therefore be grateful if the Government could provide any other relevant information regarding the application of Article 5(e) in practice, specifically at workplaces with fewer than five employees.

3. Parts I and II of the report form. Statistical information. The Committee notes the information provided regarding a rise in a number of occupational illnesses, especially stress-related illnesses and that the most important field of concern are musculoskeletal injuries and ill-health resulting from stress and psychosocial conditions. The Committee notes that the measures taken to address the problem includes the efforts to increase the efficiency of national measures in this area, inter alia, through the creation of a new single competent authority – the Work Environment Authority. The Committee requests the Government to provide further information on the impact of all measures taken in order to curb the rise in the number of occupational and stress-related illnesses including, in particular, musculoskeletal injuries and ill-health resulting from stress and psychosocial conditions.