The Danish parliament allocates 1.3 billion kroner to improve the work environment and combat fraud in foreign employment.

Danish Labor Minister Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen announced Thursday evening during a press conference that a parliamentary agreement had been reached, with the participation of all parliamentary parties without exception, to allocate 1.3 billion Danish kroner to the work environment over the next four years.

Combating fraud and fair competition

The agreement focuses particularly on combating what both parties describe as “social dumping,” situations in which foreigners work in Denmark for less money and under worse conditions than their Danish colleagues. “It is the social dumping effort that identifies where crime at work and widespread cheating are, so that those who comply with the rules have a fair competition,” the Minister of Labor said at the press conference. 673 million kroner has been allocated for this purpose out of a total of 1.3 billion kroner.

The application is valid for four years.

The agreement also aims to prevent occupational accidents and a poor psychological work environment, as well as to provide better protection for employees from hazardous chemicals. The Minister of Labor also stressed that the agreement focuses on better protecting employees from asbestos, which is harmful to health, starting from this year until 2027.