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In Umeå, Sweden, environmental objectives are achieved along with social goals. The local reuse and repair shops Returbutiken and Textilservice are part of the local labour market programme aimed at generating social and economic value through work placements. Although both businesses sell reuse products, the primary purpose of these is to provide meaningful work training to participants outside the labour market. The participants receive job training, internship, rehabilitation, vocational training, or other customised efforts to help them approach the regular labour market. The organisations have around 60 work placements per year. The system is composed of well-functioning interaction between several actors as illustrated in the graphic below: Work integration social enterprises, or WISE for short, can be important partners for policymakers and administrators in achieving governments' social and labour market integration goals. Labour market departments are usually in charge of prac

Story Work integration social enterprises: the Swedish model Published on: 12 October 2023 Share Sign up to the newsletter By Platform In Umeå, Sweden, environmental objectives are achieved along with social goals. The local reuse and repair shops Returbutiken and Textilservice are part of the local labour market programme aimed at generating social and economic value through work placements. Although both businesses sell reuse products, the primary purpose of these is to provide meaningful work training to participants outside the labour market . The participants receive job training, interns

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