Several political parties in Denmark now want to abolish the heavily criticized agricultural trainee program. The pressure is mounting on Immigration and Integration Minister Rasmus Stoklund from the Social Democrats, who has been called into a parliamentary hearing about the scheme. This development follows growing scrutiny over working conditions linked to the program.
The agricultural trainee arrangement has long drawn criticism from the Socialist People’s Party (SF). Recently, both the Red-Green Alliance (EL) and the Alternative have also announced their readiness to scrap the program entirely. These parties argue that the setup exploits foreign workers under the guise of vocational training. As a reporter covering integration and social policy, I’ve seen how such programs can blur the line between education and labor without proper safeguards.
Minister Stoklund faces increasing calls to act swiftly. The controversy centers on whether the program truly offers meaningful training or functions as a loophole for cheap farm labor. Danish society news outlets continue to highlight testimonies describing the roles as 'exploitative jobs.' With multiple parties aligned against it, the future of this immigration-linked agricultural practice looks uncertain.