Swedish Association of Health Professionals
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The Swedish Association of Health Professionals (Vårdförbundet) is a trade union
in Sweden
. It consists of a membership of 112,000 and represents nurses, midwives, biomedical scientists and radiographers.
Vårdförbundet is affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees
, and the International Council of Nurses
.
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It consists of a membership of 112,000 and represents nurses, midwives, biomedical scientists and radiographers.
Vårdförbundet is affiliated with the Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees
Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees
The Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organisation for eighteen trade unions in Sweden that organise professional and other qualified employees within both the private and the public sectors...
, and the International Council of Nurses
International Council of Nurses
The International Council of Nurses is a federation of more than 130 national nurses associations. It was founded in 1899 and was the first international organization for health care professionals...
.
External links
- Vårdförbundet official site