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The dark side of Swedish welfarisim - Many in Malmo, Sweden with no income at all

Sunday, 27 May 2012
Looking at Sweden from outside the country one will say this country is that place they would want to live in but after getting here, it becomes is a different story. As they say the grass is always greener on the other side.
How can a progressive country such as Sweden with a population only of 9.5 million people, a strong economy and a good public finances find it hard to positively affect the lives of some people in the country remain extremely puzzling. 

A new report points that about 12 000 adults registered in the city of Malmö, in southern Sweden are reported to be living with no income from jobs, trade, capital and government support, writes Tapio Salonen, a professor at Malmö University, in a report presented on Tuesday.

Persistently, some classes of people defined mostly by their race and sometimes religion are always repudiated from the jobs market - that is their chance to work and earn money so as to better their lives and that of the economy. The Swedish people,  companies, institution feel that it make sense for them to work, live well, give out handouts to needy countries in the way of economic aid and recruit worker from abroad while at home there are people who are desperately looking for work but would not be employed for obvious reasons.
 
This can include, according to the report, undocumented people or those who are totally dependent on their family, Salonen believes according to Swedish news paper, Sydsvenskan.
In this part of Malmö it has grown from 1.7 percent in 1990 to 6.5 percent 2008 of such class of people. The corresponding figures for 2008 was 3.9 percent Stockholm, 2.9 in Gothenburg, and 2.3 percent for the country as a whole.

The Municipal Commissioner, Anders Schönström (S) with responsibility for Labour is reported to have been well aware that the problem existed, but not to the extent being reported.
“When I read the report, I was sick in the stomach,” he told the newspaper. “We are wasting human resources, people who could bring a great deal to Malmö.

Anders Schönström said to be greatly distressed and stressed that the government must realize that this is a national problem, not a Malmö problem.
“If we are to have a chance to reach those 12 000 people in the county, the state and us have to work together,” says Schönström and calls for more resources to the employment office in Malmö.
 By Scancomark.se Team

 

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