In its annual report, the Labor Inspectorate warns about the pressure that labor migration places on Dutch society and about the sometimes appalling conditions immigrants are confronted with. The benefits of labor migration often benefit employers, while society bears the costs, the inspectorate told the NOS.
According to the Inspectorate, labor migration has a strong impact on issues as diverse as the Dutch housing market, inequality, CO2, nitrogen and water use. As the population increases, these problems increase.
The Inspectorate believes that labor migration should not be curtailed completely, but recommends limiting the number of labor migrants in the Netherlands. “Within the limits to which we limit ourselves, there seems to be little choice but for the Netherlands to accept stability in population size as an ‘orientation’”, says Boer Inspector General Rits Rits.
With regard to the housing of migrant workers, the Inspectorate writes that further immigration choices “create increasingly deplorable living conditions”.
According to the Inspectorate, the Netherlands should also ask itself what sustainable working and a sustainable labor market look like. “Due to the abundance of cheap foreign personnel, there are weak incentives to innovate business processes or improve working conditions.”
outlaws
The Labor Inspectorate also notes that combating labor exploitation sometimes means “washing with the tap open”. The inspectorate states that some companies and employment agencies intimidate migrant workers, especially those from Eastern Europe. “They even recruit crooks,” says Edwin van Berkum, labor exploitation project leader.
Outlaws often seem unaware in immigrant homes to check that strict rental rules, such as forbidding dirty dishes on the kitchen counter, are being followed.
‘The protester doesn’t need it’
Employment agencies often bring more employees to the Netherlands than they actually need and send some back to the Netherlands. “Those who object first or want to see their contract don’t need it, they are very assertive. That means: no job, no place to stay and no salary.”
The European Commission recently presented a new plan to make it easier for people from outside the EU to come and work in the Netherlands. That is why the committee hopes, among other things, to better protect migrant workers.
Source: NOS
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