Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson

Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson is president of Landsorganisationen i Sverige (LO) and is one of two deputy presidents of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

Articles by this author (2)

31 October 2014

Labour

Taking away the right to strike would make us all into slaves

Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson: When there’s no other way, everyone must have the right to withdraw their labour, and not be forced to workRead the full article

22 September 2014

Politics & economy

The Swedish elections delivered a great result for the left – but now the real work begins

Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson: We need policies for equality and security to hold Sweden together – otherwise discontent will continue to growRead the full article

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