Dutch Labor Inspectorate

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Tiny houses in the Netherlands
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Tilburg man dies after tiny house falls on him while being lifted
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Formula 1 fans walk through Zandvoort to get to the entrance of Dutch Grand Prix on a rainy Saturday morning. 30 Aug. 2025
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Staffing agency, client hit with €832,500 fines for illegal workers at Dutch Grand Prix
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Firefighter on the scene
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Five injured in Rotterdam garage explosion; One in critical condition
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Money bag with the word Fine and the judge's gavel
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60 undocumented workers Hired at Zandvoort Grand Prix, Rotterdam agency fined €427,500
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One of the cars being seized after three arrests were made for human trafficking in the Port of Rotterdam
Crime
Three arrested in Rotterdam on suspicion of human trafficking and illegal employment
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A close-up view of an asbestos fiber held with tweezers.
HealthBusiness
One in three asbestos inspection firms in the Netherlands are failing to ensure safety
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Judge’s gavel and euro banknotes, symbolizing a fine.
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Labor Inspectorate fines Westland firms, Polish agency €432,000 for illegal employment
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Ambulance
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Second fatal accident at Rotterdam port business; Three workers killed since June
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
Business
Half of Dutch temp firms operate without oversight, leaving many migrant workers unpaid
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kitchen knife
Crime
Exploitation: Indian migrants found working, living in dark kitchen in Amsterdam
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Baggage handler using hoisting equipment to lift a heavy suitcase at Schiphol Airport
Business
Schiphol installs lifting aids for baggage handlers after Labor Inspectorate orders
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Police officer with police cars in the background
Crime
Dutch inspectors raid Amsterdam’s Albert Cuypmarkt over suspected human trafficking
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Ambulance
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Fatal ship incident in Rotterdam left two dead, two hurt
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Girl speaking in front of camera for a vlog.
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Exploited Kidfluencers: Dutch Cabinet wants stricter child labor rules for social media
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Helicopter ambulance
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Possible explosion at Enschede power station injures one; Thousands without electricity
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Asylum and Migration Minister Marjolein Faber (PVV) during a tense debate about her decision to hold up royal honors for volunteers who assisted prospective refugees. 1 April 2025
Politics
Parliament tells migration minister to stop influx of undocumented labor migrants
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Banners demand action as hospital strike looms – March 20, 2025.
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Nationwide hospital strike planned as labor talks collapse
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Hand injury
HealthBusiness
52 people died in work-related accidents in 2024; migrant workers more prone to injury
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Baggage handler using hoisting equipment to lift a heavy suitcase at Schiphol Airport
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Fines given to four baggage handling companies at Schiphol for poor working conditions
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Dutch police station.
Business
Labour Inspectorate imposes penalty on police for problems with C2000
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Flink in Hillegersberg in Rotterdam, 13 December 2021
Business
Almost 200 violations by delivery drivers in 1.5 months, Inspectorate reveals
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The Netherlands' Immigration and Naturalization Service
Politics
Labor Inspectorate chief says current highly-educated migrant rules do not work
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The head of the DNB, Klaas Knot, speaking in Davos, Switzerland on 25 May 2022
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DNB president Knot calls for better enforcement of the use of migrant workers
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Building of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport in The Hague.
Politics
FNV research shows transgressive behavior at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport