Cabinet Wants Stricter Rules for Posting Migrant Workers From Another EU Country

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Minister Hans Vijlbrief (D66) has launched an attack on dubious arrangements surrounding labor migration. Thousands of workers are brought to the Netherlands via a detour through Europe, while their rights are by no means always properly regulated. The minister wants stricter rules and higher fines. But whether that...

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The Cabinet wants to prevent companies from bringing migrant workers to the Netherlands via a roundabout route to circumvent Dutch regulations. Migrant workers from outside the European Union who come to work here via another EU country must henceforth first work in that country for three months. Minister Vijlbrief of Social Affairs aims to combat abuse of the posting rules with this measure.

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The Cabinet wants stricter requirements for the deployment of migrant workers from outside the European Union who are posted to the Netherlands via another EU member state. According to Minister Vijlbrief (Social Affairs, D66), this "loophole" is being used increasingly, and it is intended to circumvent Dutch regulations. Anyone wishing to work in an EU country requires a work and residence permit. The Netherlands is quite strict regarding this …

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The cabinet is going to increase fines for violating labor laws by more than twenty percent in a single step. Violations of rules regarding minimum wage, working hours, and working conditions will therefore be punished significantly more severely. The cabinet is also introducing a plan to put an end to a ‘loophole’ used to second people from outside the European Union to the Netherlands.

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The Cabinet wants to impose stricter requirements on the deployment of migrant workers from outside the European Union who are seconded to the Netherlands via another EU member state. In a letter to Parliament, Minister Hans Vijlbrief (Social Affairs) calls the increase in the number of seconded third-country nationals "striking" and "a cause for concern." It is a group that is vulnerable to abuse, the D66 minister warns.