I think there is another aspect which the article does not mention: most young people are "fluent listeners" in English and most movies shown internationally a

I think there is another aspect which the article does not mention: most young people are "fluent listeners" in English and most movies shown internationally are in English. So many young viewers wants English subtitles (to match the language spoken), not Danish/Swedish/... subtitles. This is like when English viewers wants subtitles because it is too difficult to hear what the actors are saying. So there is only a significant demand for good translation for a small number of movies. For all the other (trash) movies Netflix puts out, translation is a cost center with no benefits. Otherwise Netflix would employ translators directly. There is a good market supply as translation is easy for any language students. Only the super-low payment is keeping the talents away. Conclusion: the "labor shortage" is a "sorry, but WONTFIX" statement from Netflix. It's just politically unacceptable to say it directly.