DenmarkDen danske økonomi og arbejdsmarkedet 17 · The Danish economy and labour market

The September Compromise (Septemberforliget) of 1899 is often called the constitution of the labour market. What did the compromise establish, among other things?

In the exam (Danish)

Septemberforliget fra 1899 kaldes ofte arbejdsmarkedets grundlov. Hvad slog forliget blandt andet fast?

  1. aThat workers may never go on strike againAt arbejderne aldrig mere må gå i strejke
  2. bThat trade unions and employers recognise each otherAt fagforeninger og arbejdsgivere anerkender hinandenCorrect answer
  3. cThat the state sets all wages by lawAt staten fastsætter alle lønninger ved lov

Why?

With the September Compromise, trade unions and employers accepted each other as negotiating partners. It also established that the employer manages and distributes the work.

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Source

Questions from past citizenship tests (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim in Danish with the official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the study material “Læremateriale til Indfødsretsprøven” and on Danish values. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. Current-affairs questions and questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. We are not affiliated with SIRI.

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