The complaint was registered on 27 June 2012. The complainant trade unions allege that following the ECJ judgment in the Laval case (C-341/05), subsequent amendments to Swedish legislation have restricted the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining, in violation of Articles 4 (the right to a fair remuneration), 6 (the right to bargain collectively) and 19,4 (Equality regarding employment, right to organize and accommodation) of the European Social Charter (Revised).

• Case Document no. 1, Complaint registered at the Secretariat on 27 June 2012
• Case Document no. 2, Submissions of the Government on the admissibility and the merits
• Case Document no. 3, Response from LO and TCO to the Government's submissions on the admissibility and the merits
• Case Document no. 4, Observations by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)
• Case Document no. 5, Observations of International Organisation of Employers (OIE) and Businesseurope

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible and concluded that there was a violation of Articles 6§2, 6§4, 19§4a and 19§4b, Charter and transmitted its report containing its decision on admissibility and the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 19 July 2013.

The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution Res/CM ChS (2014) 1 on 5 February 2014.

 Decision on the admissibility and merits of Complaint 85/2012

 Resolution ResChS(2014)1 of the Committee of Ministers on 5 February 2014

 Findings of the European Committee of Social Rights on the follow-up of the Complaint