Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-04-04-Speech-2-086"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-04-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Transitional arrangements restricting the free movement of workers on EU labour markets (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"da"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060404.7.2-086"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-04-04-Speech-2-0872
lpv:speaker	lp:Ole Christensen2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 unknown; Socialdemokratiet (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"The free movement of workers is one of the cornerstones of European cooperation. The temporary transitional arrangements that a number of countries – including my own, Denmark – have chosen to introduce in relation to Eastern European workers must be cancelled as quickly as is reasonably possible. The transitional arrangements must not unnecessarily hamper freedom of movement, and we must demonstrate solidarity and openness towards all Europeans. The rules must therefore be made flexible so that all unnecessary barriers are removed. However, the transitional rules must only be abolished once we have made sure that people travelling here from Eastern Europe are not being exploited. The transitional rules in Denmark serve as protection against exploitation and ensure that workers receive the wages provided for by collective agreements. Eastern European labour is too often exploited by employers who pay wages significantly below the norm and allow their employees to work under miserable conditions. We have a responsibility to defend workers’ freedom of movement, which is a fundamental right in the EU. However, it is also our responsibility to defend employees’ conditions and to guarantee that everyone receives proper wages and enjoys proper working conditions. The transitional conditions were, and are, an attempt to attend simultaneously to both considerations. We have no minimum wage in Denmark. The transitional rules have therefore made it possible to monitor the influx of workers from Eastern Europe so that efforts could be concentrated on those employers who have tried to circumvent the rules governing wages and working conditions. The time is ripe for slowly phasing out the restrictions."@en1

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