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Eva Edström

Eva Edström

Ombudsman and collective agreement negotiator at Fastighets (Swedish Property Workers' Union), advocating for cleaners' rights and working conditions

Jul 30, 2026

Macrodose

Macrodose

Migration, Gender, and the Fight for Dignity

Jul 30 · 29m

Gail Rego
Gail RegoHOST
15:18
From Sweden, she explains how racist anti-immigration rhetoric and policy choices translate directly into exploitation in workplaces and beyond.
Eva Edström
Eva EdströmGUEST
15:29
It's not just cleaners who are affected.
Eva Edström
Eva EdströmGUEST
15:32
All people of non-Swedish descent are impacted by the racism that is allowed to flow in our country right now.
Eva Edström
Eva EdströmGUEST
15:40
The rhetoric creates insecurity and fear of being deported, as the government wants to change the law in order to be able to revoke citizenships.
Eva Edström
Eva EdströmGUEST
15:50
Those affected are those who are here temporarily to work.
Eva Edström
Eva EdströmGUEST
15:55
They often end up with criminal employers who exploit and abuse them.
Eva Edström
Eva EdströmGUEST
16:00
This autumn, we have parliamentary elections in Sweden.

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