The Labor Inspectorate is Finding Significantly More Violations in the Temporary Employment Sector, Reports Journalistic Platform Pointer On Monday. The Reports Include Exploitation, Human Trafficking, and Illegal Labor. Loopholes via Other EU Countries also Appear to Be Increasingly Popular.
The Labor Inspectorate Identified 373 Violations in 74 Investigations Last Year, Pointer Reports. The KRO-NCRV Platform Reports This Based on Figures It Obenthained Through a Freedom of Information Act Request. Five years ago, The Labor Inspectorate Identified Only 48 Violations.
The Increase, Accordance to the Inspectorate Itelf, is because the Organization has More Capacity. Most reports do not lead to inspection cases. Althegh 869 Complaints Were Received Last Year, 74 Investigations Were Started.
Loopholes via Other Countries in the European Union Seem to Be Increasingly Popular, The Inspectorate Informs Pointer . Labor Migrants from Outside the Eu Work in the Netherlands But are Seconded via a Temporary Employment Agency in, for Example, Poland or Lithuania. At Least 27,000 people worked in this way in the Netherlands in 2024.
The Inspectorate is Struggling with the Increasing Number of Temporary Employment Agencies. In 2019, There Were Approximately Fourteen Thousand Active in The Netherlands, But That Number Has Reportedly Grown to Twenty Thousand. Outgoing Minister Eddy Van Hijum (Employment) Wants to Remove Rogue Temporary Employment Agencies from the Market and Tackle Loopholes.
“Although the Number of Temporary Employment Agencies May Have Increased, Our Commitment in the Area of Enforcement and Supervision has also Been Strengthed,” A Spokesperson for the Labor Inspectorate Told Nu.nl. “This Enables US to Tackle More Abuses Than Before. At the Same Time, Given the Size and Complexity of the Sector, Maintaining A Complete And Sharp Picture Remains A Constant Challenge.”