~tated, withreference toarticle 1,thatimmigrants fromNordiccountries were givenmorefavourable treatment thanthosefromothercountries Ibutthiswas considered apositive andpermissible discrimination undertheConvention asthos~ countries hadacommonlabourmarketaudtheircitizens wereentitled toworkor resideinanyoftheNordiccountries. Hestressed, however, thatimmigrants from allothercountries weregivenequality oftreatment. 403.Withreference toarticle 2:therepresentative statedthatofthe~O,OOO refugees seeking asyluminSwedenin1988,16,000were gr~nted residence permits. Afurther 15,000refugees, related topeoplealready livinginthecountry, were granted asylum, makingatotalof33,000residence permits beinggranted thatyear. 404.Therepresentative declared thatasthequestions raisedunderarticle 3, traderelations withSouthAfrica, deserved athorough examination, amoredetailed response wouldbegiveninthenextperiodic report. 405.Inresponse tothevarious questions raisedunderarticle 4,the represe~.tative pointed outthatSwedish lawhad,since1966,contained permission -76-411.Therepresentative wasunabletogiveprecise details onthelevelof education ofimmigrants asthelatestinfluxhadnotyetreached university level. Hefeltsure,however, basedontheachievements ofearlier immigrants whowerenow prominent Swedish citizens, thatthechildren ofthepresent immigrants would achieve thesamelevel. Heemphasized thattheGovernment wasfullyawareofthe importance ofgivingimmigrants thesameeducational opportunities asthosegiven tothechildren ofSwedish nationals. 412.Therepresentative saidthattherighttoworkwasnotguaranteed inSweden. Thepresent rateofunemployment wasverylow,whichhesaidmirrored the Government's endeavours tocreateasmanyopportunities forworkaspossible. He informed theCommittee thatethnicgroups whohadlosttheirtraditional occupations could,likeallotherunemployed people, applyforlabourmarket training organized byaspecial governmental board. Inaddition, theGovernment provided otherkindsofeconomic support forallunemployed people. 413.The~normous influxofimmigrants inrecentyearshadcreated housing difficulties inSweden. Although efforts hadbeenmadetoplacesuchpeople throughout thecountry, mostpreferred toliveinthemajorcities, whichaddedto thehousing shortage. 414.Withreference tothequestions raisedunderarticle 6onthepostof Ombudsman, therepresentative statAdthattheGovernment's original intention was notthatheshouldactinthesamecapacity asotherOmbudsmen, butwasratherto testwhether thepostwasaworkable methodtotackletheprobl~m ofracial discrimination. ThefactthattheOmbudsman hadnorighttoobtaininformation fromemployers wasbecause theremaybecgrtain situations wheretheemployer shouldnothavetogiveinformation, i.e.inmatters offoreign affairs, defence of therealmorprivacy oftheindividual. Thepostwasnotapolitical appointment andwastotally independent. Although theGovernment appointed thepersontothe post,hehadtoexercise hisresponsibility underthelaw.Thefunctions ofthe postdidoverlap withthatoftheAdvisory Committee andtheCommission, butthis shouldbeseenasevidence oftheGovernment's serious approach totheproblem and ofitsefforts tofindthebestsolution toit. 415.Regarding thequestion ~frecourse procedures andcompensation foractsof racialdiscrimination, therepres~ntative saidthattheOmbudsman hadnotyethad todealwithanycomplaints inthisfield. Ifsuchactsoccurred, thenother measures wouldbetaken. Onthequestion ofrecruitment ofpeopleofethnicorigin beingprotected, hesaidthatthiswasadifficult concept sinceitcouldresultin therecruitment oftheentirelabourmarket comingundertheaegisofthecourts; therewasamixedreaction tosuchaconcept withinthevarious labourbodies. He saidthatifclaimsofracialdiscrimination intheworkplace orprisonweremade, therewouldbemeansofprosecuting persons accused ofsuchoffences. 416.Withregardtoquestions onarticle 7,therepresentative explained thatan ActonNational Broadcasting hadgranted thelargenumberofethnicgroupsthe righttoapplyforbroadcast time.However, therehadbeencaseswheresuchgroups hadbeenfoundguiltyofracialdiscrimination andinsuchcasesfinesor imprisonment wereimposed andpermission tobroadcast couldbewithdrawn. 417. Th~representative statedthattheGovernment wasconcerned aboutthepossible riskoffriction between ethnicgroups and,inanattempt toavoidthis,had created in1975anAdvisory Council onImmigration Policy, attached totheMinistry -78-ofLabour. Thisprovided aforumforsuchgroupstocome togeth~r, andtheright tofreedom ofassociation meantthattheycouldalsoformtheirownassociations. Butitwasimpossible, hesaid,fortheGOVdrnment tocontrol hostile feelings
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a report from a government representative to a committee, discussing various issues related to immigration, refugees, and racial discrimination in Sweden. The topics covered include education, employment, housing, and freedom of association. While there are no direct references to economic development, natural resources, or international trade, the text does touch on the impact of immigration on the Swedish labor market and the government's efforts to provide economic support to immigrants.

**Category**
Education, Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief