https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden's retail giant H&M has decided to sign up to a building safety agreement in the wake of the factory collapse that killed more than 1,000 garment workers in Bangladesh. https://www.thelocal.se/20130513/47860 Mon, 13 May 2013 19:15:00 +0200 47860 With the world's attention on Bangladesh, Swedish sustainability expert Alexandra Frenander says fashion giants such as Sweden's H&M must find a way to guarantee safety, while they still demand low costs. https://www.thelocal.se/20130513/47868 Mon, 13 May 2013 19:12:00 +0200 47868 A group of Romanian berry pickers staged a protest on Wednesday, arguing that have been brought to Sweden on false premises and after their employer in Värmland in western Sweden rejected their claims and accused them of being "lazy". https://www.thelocal.se/20110825/35756 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:02:00 +0200 35756 After several years of scandals involving guest workers imported to Sweden to pick berries in the north of the country, the Swedish human rights and corporate social responsibility watchdog Swedwatch has opened an investigation. https://www.thelocal.se/20110314/32574 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:16:00 +0100 32574