

DKresearcher
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Lives in Copenhagen
Registration: 25 August 2010
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Your feelings about Danish trade unions by DKresearcher
I'm interested to know how foreign workers experience the Danish trade unions. Between 60-70% of Danish workers are members of a trade union. The trade unions are therefore powerful and able to make binding collective agreements with employers ...

Thank you for your answer, Charlie. The reason why I've posted this topic is exactly that - to conduct more research on the topic, so thank you for your contribution. I regret the apparent perception that I am attacking the employers. Being an ... Read More


LAUNDRY!!! by KristenWithaK
HELP! We have a laundry area in our apartments here, but they never get my clothes clean (I can still see makeup on my shirts, my husbands underwear...well, lets not even go there!). I have been "prewashing" all of my clothes before I go down the 4 ...

Well, he'll run out of clean underwear sometime :) usually it helps to put kroner and øre on the table and make your point :P Read More


LAUNDRY!!! by KristenWithaK
HELP! We have a laundry area in our apartments here, but they never get my clothes clean (I can still see makeup on my shirts, my husbands underwear...well, lets not even go there!). I have been "prewashing" all of my clothes before I go down the 4 ...

Hi Kristen In the long run, it will probably be cheaper for you to buy a washing machine or rent one :) There are these compact models that you open from the top ("topbetjent vaskemaskine") and they cost between 150-200 kr.pr.months to rent. Same ... Read More


Danish language school by susan straube
Hi, Can anyone recommend a language school in Copenhagen for me. Any idea how much it cost, how long it runs and roughly when they start........ I know it's a really hard language to learn cause of the pronunciation. Have to start somewhere ...

Hi Susan. Check dansk.studieskolen.dk/en/Kurser.aspx for information on Danish courses. Read More


Doing research: moving to CPH by nose-todavia
Good day fellow °µÍø½ûÇøs, I'm in the process of moving to Copenhagen and just started doing the necessary research. I have read a lot of the threads in this forum and other forums, blogs, etc. I have visited various cities in Denmark and mostly ...

Hi nose-todavia. I'll offer some answers to your questions, I hope it will help you about! 1) Not so good. Employers are getting a bit more courageous and there are some job openings, but most employers are still very careful. Currently, the ... Read More


Your feelings about Danish trade unions by DKresearcher
I'm interested to know how foreign workers experience the Danish trade unions. Between 60-70% of Danish workers are members of a trade union. The trade unions are therefore powerful and able to make binding collective agreements with employers ...

Thank you for welcoming me :) My goal is to feed my curiosity :D I often read in the Danish newspapers that foreign workers are being exploited by Danish employers. I live nearby a construction site that employs many Polish workers which work all ... Read More

Your feelings about Danish trade unions
I'm interested to know how foreign workers experience the Danish trade unions. Between 60-70% of Danish workers are members of a trade union. The trade unions are therefore powerful and able to make binding collective agreements with employers ... Read More