Denmark Debates a Lower Minimum Wage for Immigrants

A Danish politician has suggested July 2010 paying immigrants half the current minimum wage. The idea has gone down well with centre-right parties, but it's opposed by the left -- and the far right. Right-wing populists fear low wages for immigrants could take jobs away from 'regular Danes'.

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Frankfurter Rundschau, 11.11.10: What's gone wrong in Denmark? (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/384771-whats-gone-wrong-denmark

Jyllands-Posten, 18.11.10: MEPs slam Danish immigration law (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/394771-meps-slam-danish-immigration-law

ESO: Background information: The discreet power of Danish populists http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-discreet-power-of-danish-populists/

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