(Parliamentary) Committee on the Labour Market ( sv, arbetsmarknadsutskottet) (AU) is a

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in the Swedish Riksdag. The committee's areas of responsibility concern

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, working condition policies, working life policies,

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, along with

gender equality Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of the sexes, is the state of equal ease of access to resources and opportunities regardless of gender, including economic participation and decision-making; and the state of valuing d ...

between men and women on the labour market and the working life. The committee was first implemented into the Riksdag during the parliament year of 1975/1976, it served as a successor to the Committee on Home Affairs ( sv, Inrikesutskottet). The Speaker for the committee is

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from the

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and the vice-Speaker is

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from the

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List of speakers for the committee

List of vice-speakers for the committee

References

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External links

Riksdag - Arbetsmarknadsutskottet
(Labour Market Committee) Committees of the Riksdag

List of speakers for the committee

List of vice-speakers for the committee

See also

References

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