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Ethnic discrimination complaints surged despite employers' preventive duty

Working-life complaints linked to ethnicity rose 49 percent in one year, though complaints are allegations rather than proven violations.

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Swedish employers have a legal duty to prevent ethnic discrimination, yet working-life complaints linked to ethnicity rose 49 percent in a single year. The increase does not prove each allegation, but it directly tests whether employers' preventive systems are finding and reducing risk.

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