Denmark May Require Bosses to Pay for Foreign Worker Language Classes
A Danish Social Democrat proposes that employers fund Danish language classes for non-EU workers before they arrive in Denmark.
2026年10月20日
/ DANGDI / DANGDI / DANGDI /Non-EU workers in Denmark may see employers paying for Danish lessons before arrival.
Social Democrat spokesperson Kaare Dybvad Bek proposed this rule on Monday.
He spoke during a budget debate in the Danish parliament.
Dybvad Bek warned against creating a master-servant society in Denmark.
He questioned if relying on low-paid foreign labor hurts local skills.
He cited delivery services like Wolt and artificial intelligence tools.
Dybvad Bek referred to philosopher Georg Hegel during his speech.
He said masters become helpless when servants do all the work.
Politicians must stop the flow of underpaid foreign labor, he stressed.
Goods and services should provide a living wage for workers.
He warned that isolated foreign workers could form parallel societies.
Companies profiting from foreign labor must help pay for integration.
The story was reported by CPH Post.
Source: The Copenhagen Post
