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.
Alsos, K., Nergaard, K., Van Den Heuvel, A. (2019). Collective bargaining as a tool to ensure a living wage. Experiences from the Nordic countries. Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/1024258919861202
