Swedish unions are in uproar following claims that a Latvian company won a tender to build a school outside Stockholm using underpaid Latvian labour.
The allegations concern the Latvian company, L & P Baltic.
"This concerns the entire Swedish labour market. Every worker will be affected if dumping of Swedish salaries is permitted", said Erland Olauson from Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) after a meeting on Monday (29 November) dealing with the dispute.
The LO has clo...
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