Denmark: proliferation of fake Polish building and construction companies

The growing number of individual companies founded by Polish people in Denmark is getting unions worried. They accuse Danish employers of appealing to such fictitious "companies" to avoid some of their social and economic duties. (Ref. 070296)
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In 2006 only, 577 new companies were founded by Polish people in the Scandinavian kingdom, that is eight times more than in 2005. This evolution cannot be natural, judged the 3F union, which federates around 300,000 members working mostly in the private sector. According to them, a large majority of these Polish companies employ one person only, an independent worker who is in fact a building worker. According to 3F, testimonies from Polish people who accept to talk match: they answer classifi

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