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

Kristin Alsos, Kristine Nergaard and Andreas Van Den Heuvel
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Kristin Alsos: Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research, Norway
Andreas Van Den Heuvel: LO, Norway

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 2019, vol. 25, issue 3, 351-365

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Living wage; minimum wage; Nordic countries; collective bargaining (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1177/1024258919861202

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