According to a survey commissioned by trade union confederation SAK the country’s labour market system whereby trade unions, employers’ organisations and the government negotiate and agree on major issues receives a clear endorsement from the population. More than three-quarter of the respondents backed up the existing tripartite system. A similar result was revealed in another survey, commissioned by the union Akavas Special Branches.
English: http://www.sak.fi/english/news/finns-support-tripartite-labour-market ...
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