Abstract
Eastern and Central European labour migration following the EU enlargement has significant impact on the Nordic labour markets. This article demonstrates, through sector-based case studies in Denmark, how labour migration influences working condition and wages in two sectors that have so far only been sparsely studied: the agriculture and cleaning industries. The high inflow of labour migrants is used by some employers to bypass and undermine the institutionalized class compromise, by employing EU8/2-workers at lower wages and often without collective agreements coverage frequently combined with below average working conditions. This put strains on the Danish agreement-based model of industrial relations, potentially leading to a more segmented labour market as well as replacement of native, mainly low-skilled workers with EU8/2-workers.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Economic and Industrial Democracy |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 597-621 |
ISSN | 0143-831X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2016 |
Keywords
- Labour Market
- Labour Migration
- Political Economy
- unions
- Industrial Relations