EU job seeker’s aid worth €1.9 million for 390 dismissed workers in Denmark | News

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EU job seeker’s aid worth €1.9 million for 390 dismissed workers in Denmark | News

On Wednesday, MEPs approved Denmark’s request for support from the

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(EGF). They acknowledged that “the Danish slaughterhouse sector is in a structural crisis”.

Danish Crown is a group of food companies engaged in the **********, processing and ***** of pork and beef. Since 2005, the number of pigs slaughtered in Denmark has decreased by 20%, largely due to the shift that many Danish farmers have made from raising pigs for ********** to raising piglets for export at a lower cost. As a result, Danish Crown decided to close one of its six slaughterhouses in Denmark, located in Sæby, laying off 390 workers.

National co-financing

The total estimated cost of the support measures is €3.1 million, with 60% (€1.9 million) covered by the EGF and the remaining 40% (€1.2 million) financed by the Danish Business Authority, the municipalities of Frederikshavn, Aalborg, Hjørring and Brønderslev, which were affected by the dismissals, and by Danish Crown.

Tailor-made support for dismissed workers

The EGF support package includes advisory services, job search assistance, and training. The training helps workers to reskill for different industries and services, and increase digital and other skills currently sought after by employers. Another focus will be on language skills, as 41% of the dismissed workers are not fluent in Danish. Workers will receive an allowance while doing training or looking for employment.

Next steps

The report by Janusz Lewandowski (EPP, PL) recommending that Parliament approve the aid was passed by 590 votes, 24 against and 12 abstentions.

Background

The ********* Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) is a special EU instrument that benefits ********* workers or the self-employed that were dismissed due to restructuring, and to help them find new jobs. As a general rule, the EGF can be activated when a single company (including its suppliers and downstream producers) lays off over 200 workers, by SMEs in various sectors in the same region or in a particular sector in one or more neighbouring regions.

The EGF has an annual budget of €210 million for 2021-2027. It can fund from 60% to 85% of the cost of projects designed to help workers made redundant find another job or set up their own businesses. National or regional authorities implement and manage EGF cases. Each project runs for two years.

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