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Collective bargaining as a tool to ensure a living wage. Experiences from the Nordic countries

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  • Kristin Alsos

    (Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norway)

  • Kristine Nergaard
  • Andreas Van Den Heuvel

    (LO, Norway)

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To date the Nordic countries have not had a public debate on living wages, in contrast to many Anglo-Saxon countries. This does not mean, however, that the concept of a living wage is alien to them. In this article we examine whether wage-setting mechanisms in the Nordic countries promote and secure a living wage for all employees, and how trade unions have approached the concept of a living wage.

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  • Kristin Alsos & Kristine Nergaard & Andreas Van Den Heuvel, 2019. "Collective bargaining as a tool to ensure a living wage. Experiences from the Nordic countries," Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, , vol. 25(3), pages 351-365, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:treure:v:25:y:2019:i:3:p:351-365
    DOI: 10.1177/1024258919861202
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