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Saco - The Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations
Saco is a confederation of 23 independent associations that together have over 600 000 members, all of whom are academics or graduate professionals with a university or college degree. The members include economists, lawyers, physiotherapists, graduate engineers, doctors, teachers and many others.
Sacos member associations offer advice and assistance in matters relating to salaries and conditions of employment and promote the interests of the various professional groups both on the labour market and in the educational field.
If you would like to become a member of one of Sacos associations, contact the association directly. Students are welcome to join as student members. The telephone numbers and addresses of all Saco associations are listed here.
Sacos highest decision-making body is the Congress, which assembles every four years. The chairperson is Anna Ekström.
Saco analyses, debates and proposes solutions to social problems of concern to the members of its associations. Saco is not formally tied to any political party.
We aim to
- stimulate economic growth and raise the general level of prosperity
- make it possible and profitable for everyone to invest in an education
- improve educational quality and encourage greater commitment to research
- introduce clear, simple rules for taxation and social insurance
- strengthen the position of the individual in working life
- prevent discrimination at the workplace