labor inspectorate

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Cleaning trolley in a hotel hallway
CrimeBusiness
Labor Inspectorate investigating Arnhem hotel for exploiting asylum seekers, Ukrainians
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Man's hand holding a cockroach
BusinessCultureFood
Women find cockroach in their pizza at Amsterdam restaurant
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An Uber Eats cargo bag on an Amsterdam street next to a courier's fatbike. March 2025
BusinessCultureFood
Uber Eats facing one-month ban on deliveries in Amsterdam over illegal couriers
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Ambulance
1-1-2Business
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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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
Business
Dutch employers must hire migrant workers on permanent contracts: Dutch Safety Board
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Construction workers in Rotterdam
Business
More fatal workplace accidents; Migrant workers overrepresented
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One hurt in a partial roof collapse during construction work on the Kronenburg shopping center in Arnhem, 10 July 2025
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Partial roof collapse during construction work at Arnhem shopping center; One hurt
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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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Healthcare workers
HealthBusiness
Employment agency placed 120 unqualified workers at healthcare institutions
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
Politics
Tens of thousands of third-country nationals working in Netherlands without permits
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Police officers
Crime
Evidence of human trafficking often badly handled by investigators, says gov’t advisor
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Dutch police officers patrol the street
Business
Dutch police not complying with labor law in protecting cops
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Minister threatens to close companies that exploit migrant workers
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Dutch horticulture: Greenhouses in Westland
CrimeBusiness
Undocumented migrant workers coming to Netherlands from further abroad
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The Labor Inspectorate shut down Chinese restaurant Fat Kee in The Hague for a month for falisifying work permits, 6 November 2024
Business
Popular Chinese restaurant in The Hague busted for falsifying work permits
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Aerial view of greenhouses in Westland, Zuid-Holland in 2020
Business
Westland greenhouse grower fined for breaking labor law with Ukrainian migrant workers
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Welding
HealthBusiness
Dutch employers too lax: Over 1 million workers exposed to dangerous substances
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Volunteers and authorities begin collecting supplies in Istanbul for victims of the earthquakes along the Turkey and Syria border on 6 February 2023
Crime
Three human trafficking arrests tied to illegal drugs found in Turkey earthquake aid
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Health insurance
HealthCrime
Health insurers want authorities to do more against fraud; Most fraudsters unpunished
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Seasonal workers harvesting asparagus on a farm in Lottum, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg. 19 June 2021
Business
Dutch companies easily profit from illegal labor; Fines are far too low, experts say
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Transavia airplanes at Schiphol
Business
Transavia has to pay €670,000 for treating student interns as full-time staff
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Ambulance in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Criminal investigation into Lochem bridge collapse; Victims were Polish and Belgian