30
Mar
2023
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Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women (debate)
Mr President! We see time and time again, when we in this House try to throw ourselves into good cases to solve problems, that it ends up in a paternalistic over-bureaucracy, which will impose a large amount of costs on companies, but where the result in terms of higher equality and closing the gap between men's and women's pay is highly questionable. And that is why it is tragic when the European Union throws itself into matters that are best managed and safeguarded in the nation states. At the same time, when you as a Dane stand here, it is deeply worrying to see how the EU repeatedly moves into the area of social rights in the area of employment, where we in Denmark have a Danish model that has proven far superior to what you want in this house. That is to say, politicians and legislators must find ways of solving the problems of the labour market rather than the social partners, workers and employers. But if you want to look at a country where there is great equality between the sexes, where there are high wages and where there are orderly conditions in the labour market, then you should probably look to Denmark, where we do not regulate this kind of thing with law and bureaucracy, but with sensible agreements. (The speaker agreed to answer a blue card entry)