Swedens membership in the European Union have resulted in an international characterized labour market. The construction sector is the area who employs most posted workers among the 7400 employees who monthly enters the market. It’s also the sector where a big part of the work-related deaths occurs. The purpose of this study is therefore to contribute to a greater understanding of the regulation regarding posted workers, their work environment and the consequences of it. I have been using the right dogmatic method and a social science perspective as complement in order to answer the purpose of the study. The application of the posted workers directive has been criticized for opening opportunities for false self-employment and limiting the trade unions rights. Combined with the Laval-case the trade unions have restricted possibilities to enforce the collective agreements and protect the posted workers rights. Subcontracting processes complicates the investigation regarding which employer who has the overall responsibility for safety regulations and work environment. Foreign workers tend to be a big part in these subcontractor chains with major linguistic difficulties and lack of legislation knowledge which increases the risk of accidents. Arbetsmiljöverket is the authority who has the general responsibility for monitoring that the health and safety legislation are respected by all employers. Their investigations are partially based on the statistics of work-related accidents. But when it comes to foreign workers only more serious accidents are reported to the authority. Which means that minor incidents regarding foreign workers never reaches the statistics.          In summary, conclusion is drawn that the inspection of posted workers working environment are unsatisfied. The hands of the trade unions are tied by the legislation while the inspections by the monitoring authority are based on inadequate statistics. All that combine with the fact that posted workers tend to be unwilling or lack the knowledge to take action for their rights, leads to openings for employers to take advantage of foreign workers.

Swedens membership in the European Union have resulted in an international characterized labour market. The construction sector is the area who employs most posted workers among the 7400 employees who monthly enters the market. It’s also the sector where a big part of the work-related deaths occurs. The purpose of this study is therefore to contribute to a greater understanding of the regulation regarding posted workers, their work environment and the consequences of it. I have been using the right dogmatic method and a social science perspective as complement in order to answer the purpose of the study. The application of the posted workers directive has been criticized for opening opportunities for false self-employment and limiting the trade unions rights. Combined with the Laval-case the trade unions have restricted possibilities to enforce the collective agreements and protect the posted workers rights. Subcontracting processes complicates the investigation regarding which employer who has the overall responsibility for safety regulations and work environment. Foreign workers tend to be a big part in these subcontractor chains with major linguistic difficulties and lack of legislation knowledge which increases the risk of accidents. Arbetsmiljöverket is the authority who has the general responsibility for monitoring that the health and safety legislation are respected by all employers. Their investigations are partially based on the statistics of work-related accidents. But when it comes to foreign workers only more serious accidents are reported to the authority. Which means that minor incidents regarding foreign workers never reaches the statistics. In summary, conclusion is drawn that the inspection of posted workers working environment are unsatisfied. The hands of the trade unions are tied by the legislation while the inspections by the monitoring authority are based on inadequate statistics. All that combine with the fact that posted workers tend to be unwilling or lack the knowledge to take action for their rights, leads to openings for employers to take advantage of foreign workers.

Since Sweden joined the European labor market there has been an increase of posted workers, primarily in the construction industry. The aim of this thesis is to study how the EU has affected the Swedish health and safety regulation in the case of posted workers in the construction industry and what room for maneuver there was on the government agency level in the application of the EU-regulations, during the period of 1994–2018. Three research questions are examined: 1) How has the number of posted workers in the construction industry changed? 2) How has the work environment for the posted workers in the construction industry developed? and 3) How has the Swedish Work Environment Authority ap-plied the work environment regulation for posted workers in the construction industry? The results show that there are major gaps in the statistics and enforcement. Most alarmingly, while the posted workers’ share of employment, according to public records, at its highest is around 2 percent, in 2018, their share (together with unregistered foreign workers) of the death accidents in 2008–2017 is much higher, at 14 percent. The EU has weakened the regulation but there have also been hindrances on the national level.

La mobilité internationale des travailleurs est perçue comme un facteur de développement pour les États, qu’ils soient d’origine ou d’accueil. Elle est la solution aux carences de compétences et de mains d’œuvres, elle constitue un facteur de transfert et d’acquisition du savoir-faire et de technologie pour les États de même que pour les travailleurs. Cependant, la mobilité internationale des travailleurs révèle un cadre juridique complexe, puisque d’un côté elle est liée à certains droits fondamentaux qui impliquent forcément des conséquences, et d’un autre côté l’usage inapproprié de ses qualifiants prête à la confusion entre les différentes formes de cette mobilité. Toutefois, sa mise en œuvre ne reste pas sans conséquences puisqu’elle implique des effets mitigés pour les trois principaux acteurs : les États, les entreprises et les travailleurs. C’est ce que cette étude propose d’illustrer. / The international mobility of workers is seen as a states development factor, whether it is their home or host. It is an answer to skills deficiencies and labor work. It is an acquisition and transfer factor of knowledge and technology for States and their workforce.However, international mobility reveals a complex legal framework, since on the one hand, it is linked a certain fundamental rights witch necessarily involve consequences, and on the other hand, inappropriate uses of his qualifying it leads to confusion between the different forms of mobility. However, its implementation is not without consequences since it involves mixed effects for the three principal actors: States, companies and workers. That is what this study will illustrate.

Byggarbetsplatser med flera språk och kulturer representerade innebär utmaningar för kommunikationen kring arbetsmiljö och säkerhet. Under 2015 sände utländska arbetsgivare drygt 18 000 arbetstagare till Sverige för att utföra byggnadsarbeten. Med bakgrund i de närmaste årens mål för bostadsbyggande och den planerade utbyggnaden av infrastrukturen, spås ytterligare 60 000 byggnadsarbetare krävas varje år. För att möta de utmaningar som ökningen kan komma att innebära krävs studier om svenska byggarbetsplatser med utländsk arbetskraft. Denna studie är ur den svenska produktionsledningens perspektiv och syftar till att öka förutsättningarna att skapa en god arbetsmiljö för utstationerade arbetstagare på byggarbetsplatsen. Studien genomfördes i fyra delar med olika angreppssätt för att identifiera vilka utmaningar som uppstår med utländska underentreprenörer, och hur de kan hanteras. En omfattande litteraturstudie genomfördes och samtal med branschmänniskor fördes för att skapa en teoretisk grund. Fallföretagets ledningssystem utforskades som en sorts nulägesanalys för att skapa en utgångspunkt för diskussionen. Slutligen genomfördes intervjuer med åtta produktionsledande tjänstemän från fallföretaget. Förhoppningsvis kan rapporten bidra med mer kunskap kring tvärkulturell kommunikation på byggarbetsplatser och samordning av säkerhetsarbetet med utländska underentreprenörer. Diskussionen kretsar främst kring internationella inköp, språk och kommunikation, arbetsplatsintroduktioner samt daglig styrning. Tydligt avgränsade entreprenader och uppföljning av ställda krav verkar vara förutsättningar för ett fungerande arbete med utländska underentreprenörer. Utstationerade arbetstagare bör genomgå en gedigen arbetsplatsintroduktion och involveras fullt ut i daglig styrning för att skapa delaktighet och ansvarskänsla samt undanröja säkerhetsrisker. På sikt bör engelska nyttjas som arbetsspråk även i normalstora byggprojekt. / Building sites with multiple languages and cultures represented create challenges for the communication about work environment and safety. In 2015 foreign employers sent more than 18 000 workers to Sweden to carry out construction work. According to the next years' objectives for housing construction and the planned expansion of the infrastructure, it is predicted that an additional 60 000 construction workers are needed each year. To meet the challenges that the increase may imply, studies on Swedish building sites with foreign labor are needed. This study is from the Swedish production management’s perspective, and aims to increase the conditions to create a good work environment for posted workers on the building site. The study was carried out in four parts with different approaches to identify the challenges which arise with foreign subcontractors, and how they can be managed. A comprehensive literature study was conducted and discussions with industry people were carried out to create a theoretical basis. The studied company’s management system was explored as a sort of situation analysis to create a basis for discussion. Finally, interviews were conducted with eight production leading officials from the studied company. Hopefully, the report can contribute with more knowledge about cross-cultural communication at building sites and coordination of the safety work with foreign subcontractors. The discussion mainly revolves around the international procurement, language and communication, workplace introduction and daily management. Clearly defined contracts and monitoring requirements seem to be prerequisites for functioning work procedures with foreign subcontractors. Posted workers should pass through a thorough workplace introduction and be fully involved in the daily management to create participation and a sense of responsibility, and eliminating safety risks. Over time, English should be used as a working language even in normal-sized building projects.

The aim of this thesis is to present the phenomenon of posting workers within the EU in the context of the freedom to provide services. The author introduces the de lege lata legal framework in a complex and chronological manner, taking into consideration the motives and political pressure behind key modifications. Accordingly, the thesis examines relevant Treaty provisions, case law and its evolution, key secondary acts, as well as the relation of such sources to legal acts which address posting workers in an indirect manner. The author focuses on the analysis of existing key provisions, their practical impact and insufficiencies. However, she also approaches the topic from the de lege ferenda perspective by presenting the ongoing revision of the current legal framework and by considering other potential changes which could improve the regulation of posted workers in the future. Furthermore, the thesis demonstrates the complexity of posting workers by drawing attention to the colliding interests of involved member states and parties, showing the sensitivity of the subject. This underlines the fact that the phenomenon cannot be separated from its political context and is condemned to a constant balancing of two colliding interests - the freedom to provide services and social protection of posted...

<p>The Latvian building company Laval un Partneri Ltd (Laval) posted Latvian construction workers at the rebuilding of a school in Vaxholm in autumn 2004. Because the company refused to sign a collective agreement with Svenska Byggnadsarbetareförbundet (Byggnads), which is the Swedish trade union for constructions workers, Byggnads put the construction site under a boycott. Next Laval sued Byggnads for damages in the Swedish Labour Court (AD) because Laval considers the boycott as well as Byggnad´s demand that Laval signs a collective agreement incompatible with EC Law. AD has now demanded a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ). While waiting for the preliminary ruling from the ECJ, several important questions of principle stand unanswered. Two such questions are whether Lex Britannia and the way in which Sweden har implemented the directive for posted workers (96/71/EC) are compatible with EC Law. In this thesis the author seeks to answer these two questions.</p> / <p>Det lettiska byggbolaget Laval un Partneri Ltd (Laval) utstationerade under hösten 2004 lettiska byggarbetare på ett skolbygge i Vaxholm. Eftersom bolaget vägrade teckna kollektivavtal med Svenska Byggnadsarbetareförbundet (Byggnads) satte Byggnads bygget i blockad. Laval stämde därefter Byggnads i Arbetsdomstolen (AD) och krävde skadestånd eftersom Laval anser att blockaden, liksom Byggnads krav på att Laval skulle teckna kollektivavtal, strider mot EG-rätten. AD har nu begärt ett förhandsavgörande i målet från EG-domstolen. I avvaktan på EG-domstolens avgörande står flera principiellt viktiga frågor i målet obesvarade. Dessa är bl a huruvida Lex Britannia och Sveriges sätt att implementera utstationeringsdirektivet (96/71/EG) är förenliga med EG-rätten. Det är dessa frågor som författaren ämnar besvara i uppsatsen.</p>

The Latvian building company Laval un Partneri Ltd (Laval) posted Latvian construction workers at the rebuilding of a school in Vaxholm in autumn 2004. Because the company refused to sign a collective agreement with Svenska Byggnadsarbetareförbundet (Byggnads), which is the Swedish trade union for constructions workers, Byggnads put the construction site under a boycott. Next Laval sued Byggnads for damages in the Swedish Labour Court (AD) because Laval considers the boycott as well as Byggnad´s demand that Laval signs a collective agreement incompatible with EC Law. AD has now demanded a preliminary ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ). While waiting for the preliminary ruling from the ECJ, several important questions of principle stand unanswered. Two such questions are whether Lex Britannia and the way in which Sweden har implemented the directive for posted workers (96/71/EC) are compatible with EC Law. In this thesis the author seeks to answer these two questions. / Det lettiska byggbolaget Laval un Partneri Ltd (Laval) utstationerade under hösten 2004 lettiska byggarbetare på ett skolbygge i Vaxholm. Eftersom bolaget vägrade teckna kollektivavtal med Svenska Byggnadsarbetareförbundet (Byggnads) satte Byggnads bygget i blockad. Laval stämde därefter Byggnads i Arbetsdomstolen (AD) och krävde skadestånd eftersom Laval anser att blockaden, liksom Byggnads krav på att Laval skulle teckna kollektivavtal, strider mot EG-rätten. AD har nu begärt ett förhandsavgörande i målet från EG-domstolen. I avvaktan på EG-domstolens avgörande står flera principiellt viktiga frågor i målet obesvarade. Dessa är bl a huruvida Lex Britannia och Sveriges sätt att implementera utstationeringsdirektivet (96/71/EG) är förenliga med EG-rätten. Det är dessa frågor som författaren ämnar besvara i uppsatsen.

This thesis focuses on the position of the Czech Republic towards the proposal of the revision of the Posting of Workers Directive, which was introduced by the European Commission in March 2016. Although the Czech Republic's statement was negative in March 2016, the Czech position supported the proposal during final voting in the Council in June 2018. The thesis aims at identifying causes of the position change using the Advocacy Coalition Framework and at confirming the main proposition, that change of the position may be explained by an existence of advocacy coalitions which tried to enforce their beliefs. The thesis concludes that the main proposition may be confirmed only partially. Although the existence of two advocacy coalitions with opposing beliefs was identified, it is not possible to claim absolutely that this is the true reason of the change. Two hypothesis were defined. First one is based on existence of the external sources whose presesnce was confirmed, as well as their dominant influence on the change. Therefore, this hypothesis was confirmed. The second hypothesis was disproved. The second coalition was much weaker and rather passive than the first one, so there was no need to overcome the "hurting stalemate" situation at the national level. The change was not absolute. It should...