Here’s a story from the left-wing anti-EU election campaign , which organised dockworkers and other trade unionists to give breakfast, leaflets in Polish and a warm welcome to migrant workers arriving from Poland a few days before the EU elections last month. Thanks to Duncan for the translation. The original is here,
Welcome to Denmark – To work within Danish agreements
Upon the arrival of this morning’s Polish ship in Copenhagen Søren Søndergaard, an MEP and a leader of the People’s Movement against the European Union, demanded that the parliament and government should ensure that foreign labour is not subjected to unacceptable and highly dangerous working conditions.
As the 8 am ferry arrived from Swinoujscie, Poland, on June 3rd, more than fifty activists from a number of trade unions welcomed it with red flags, sandwiches and leaflets in Polish.
There were two speeches by two candidates of the People’s Movement against the EU. Ole Nors Nielsen, a leader of the dockworkers’ union, and MEP Søren Søndergaard, the lead candidate. “I welcome the Polish and Eastern European workers to Denmark. The People’s Movement against the EU support the workers’ right to go to other countries in search of work. But we can not accept that foreign workers are abused by social dumping and subjected to unacceptable and often fatal workplaces” said Sondergaard in his speech. “Unfortunately, the EU today means the under-payment of foreign workers. It must be stopped. That’s why the People’s Movement therefore calls on the government and parliament to decide that foreign workers must work according to Danish standards. Work performed in Denmark, must be performed by existing Danish agreements.”
There should be equal work on equal terms: that is the clear message from Søndergaard.

Here’s a story from the left-wing anti-EU election campaign , which organised dockworkers and other trade unionists to give breakfast, leaflets in Polish and a warm welcome to migrant workers arriving from Poland a few days before the EU elections last month. Thanks to Duncan for the translation. The original is 



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