WORKERS FOR GERMANY

Grey River Argus, 13 December 1940, Page 8

WORKERS FOR GERMANY

Many Norwegians GOING NEXT MONTH. [British Official Wireless] (Received December 12, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, December 11. According to information reaching London, Norwegians are the latest victims of the campaign to lure workers to Germany. In support of the campaign the “Dagens Nyheter” reported on November 28, that the Norwegian workers who had recently returned from Germany were visiting the Labour Centres in Norway and distributing reports as to the good position of the German workers. On December 3, the same newspaper announced that five thousand Norwegian workers will leave for Germany during January.

A DUTCH CRITIC GAOLED. (Received December 12, 5.10 p.m.) RUGBY, December 11. Outspoken Dutchmen "Uio display no enthusiasm for German labour conditions were warned against expressing their views by the Zeesen Radio, which, cited a report in the “Deutsche Zeitung” that a Dutch worker returning from a job in Germany, who incited fellow workers not to take jobs in Germany, was sentenced to eight months’ penal servitude. DANISH WORKERS. BEING DRAWN INTO GERMANY. (Received December 12, 5.15 p.m.) RUGBY, December 11. Danes are becoming concerned at the way in which a German labour drive is draining their country o'man power. A Danish paper;' tne “National Tidende” deplores that a real loss to Denmark is entailed in the proposed employment of a further five thousand Danes in Germany. A striking example of Nazi methods in using the ostensibly still free institutions to the subjugated state occurred at the annual meeting of the Danish /Unemployment' Insurance Societies, when Director Vater reported that the aiitnorities complained that Danish workers’ insurance societies had paid unemployment relief to workers who quitted work in Germany, or had failed to return, after their leave in Denmark. The Central Organisation for Unemployment Insurance was, therefore, compelled to draw attention to orders that such payment cannot be made. Danish workers quitting work in Germany of their own volition, lose benefits against contributions already paid in unemployment insurance in Denmark.