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s a k·fi Goals

Goals

The objectives of SAK stress equitable bargaining and fairness at work. Employees must increasingly have access to generally binding terms and conditions of employment, and must be entitled to elect a shop steward for their workplace. Criminality in the labour market should be tackled more systematically, preventing underpayment and exploitation of employees.

Piirroskuva kukkarosta, josta kasvaa kukkasia ja niiden yläpuolella lentelee perhonen.

Objective 1

Equitable bargaining

Employees must increasingly have access to generally binding terms and conditions of employment. Local bargaining must be equitable, and employees must be entitled to elect a shop steward for their workplace.

Objective 2

Preventing labour market crime

Labour market crime must be tackled more systematically, with a view to preventing underpayment and exploitation of workers.

Piirroskuva kolmesta ihmishahmosta, jotka ovat puristuneet nyrkkiin.
3: Healthy and safe work

The psychosocial demand of work must be managed, the threat of violence at work must be combated, and conditions for occupational safety and health representatives must be improved.

4: Gender equality and non-discrimination at work

We must improve the status of casual workers, close the gender pay gap, and ensure that victims of discrimination have access to justice.

5: Modernising social security

While a social security reform is needed, it is not worthwhile dismantling the entire current system, which is fundamentally sound. Access to earnings-related benefits must be facilitated with an improved level of benefits.

6: Ensuring appropriate vocational skills and training for adults

Services must be put in place to support adult vocational competence, with a view to ensuring the quality and funding of vocational education and training.

7: Improvement of jobseeker services

Labour administration services must be adapted to the needs of jobseekers, with greater efficiency in services that promote working capacity. The labour market status of immigrants must be improved.

8: Investment in the quality of work life

The WORK2030 programme must be continued, with part-time work made available to more people who want it. Finland must also be an active enhancer of work life in the European Union.

9: A just transition to be part of all climate decisions

A fair transition must be integrated into all decisions on climate and energy policy, and the impact of climate measures at workplaces must be addressed by providing support for skills

10: Greater ambition for corporate responsibility

Public procurement must give more consideration to environmental aspects, and to social and labour law perspectives. Finland must have ambitious legislation on corporate responsibility, with restrictions on subcontracting chains.

11: Prosperity-enhancing taxation and economic policies

The sustainability gap must be filled by tightening the tax base, with tax changes also considered in the spending limits procedure.

12: An active industrial policy

Sustainable growth must be underpinned by an active industrial policy and the tourism sector must be reinvigorated. Funding must be secured for maintaining basic transport infrastructure.