All news: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands funds ILO project to promote decent jobs among Syrian refugees and host communities in Jordan’s manufacturing sector
The project will assist manufacturing companies export, expand and create jobs under the new EU-Jordan trade agreement.
Inequalities and the World of Work
Understanding and reducing inequalities in Europe
A new report by the ILO in cooperation with the European Commission looks at the key factors leading to rising inequalities in fourteen EU Member States.
Future of work
European social partners and civil society to discuss the future of work
EESC-ILO conference will focus on major changes in the world of work brought about by increased globalization, non-standard forms of employment and sweeping technological change.
Inequalities and middle-income groups
Crisis has aggravated long-term erosion of European middle class
The financial crisis and changing employment relationships have caused the middle class in most EU countries to contract over the past decade.
Partnerships
ILO and the Netherlands sign agreement to strengthen labour inspection systems in Pakistan
The partnership will strengthen institutional mechanisms for effective labour inspection; enhance human resource capacities in the country to enforce the law on labour inspections and partner with the private sector to promote international labour...
EU Commissioner and Benelux Ministers support Red Card to Child Labour Campaign
The EU Commissioner and the Benelux ministers held up the “Red Card against Child labour” at the yearly conference of the International Labour Organization.
Partnerships
Netherlands extends agreement with ILO to combat child labour in agriculture
Project addresses seasonal work by children in hazelnut farming in Turkey.
Netherlands would work with ILO in Pakistan to ensure ILS compliant textile exports to Europe
H.E. Lilliane Ploumen, Minister for Trade and Development, Kingdom of Netherlands, has identified a number of avenues where the Textile Industries in Pakistan in collaboration with ILO, can bring improvements in the work practices thus enabling more...
ILO launches comprehensive training programme on resolution of labour disputes
On April 25, the ILO launched a comprehensive eleven-day training programme to develop a roster of professional labour mediators to assist employers and workers to prevent and solve collective labour disputes.
Dutch youth initiative “2GetThere” wins ILO youth contest
The Dutch youth employment project “2GetThere” won the first prize in a good practice contest organized by the ILO, and will be featured on MTV.
Agents of change
And the winners are… Youth employment good practices
The ILO and MTV spotlight good practices on youth employment, showcasing initiatives in the Netherlands, Bangladesh and Paraguay.
ILO project to help Georgia improve compliance with labour laws
The Government of Georgia and the International Labour Organization launched a project entitled “Improved compliance with labour laws in Georgia”.
Partnership
Netherlands signs new Partnership Programme with ILO
Agreement will provide €2.5 million a year for the period 2014-18 to the ILO and the joint ILO/IFC Better Work Programme.
Netherlands will ratify ILO Convention on the use of Chemicals at Work
The Dutch government has agreed upon an opinion of the Dutch Social and Economic Council (SER) of 30 September 2013, declaring that it is desirable for the Netherlands to ratify the ILO Chemicals Convention No. 170.
EU and Benelux participation in 102nd International Labour Conference
On 14 June, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy will address the 102nd session of the International Labour Conference. EU Commissioner László Andor as well as the three Benelux Employment Ministers will also attend the ILC.
Guy Ryder meets with Dutch government, social partners and enterprises
On 25 March, Guy Ryder addressed a congress on ‘Industrial relations in transition’ organized by the Dutch government. He stressed the importance of a policy oriented towards growth and jobs with social dialogue as a crucial pillar, thereby praising...
ILO Director-general visits the Netherlands
Guy Ryder to address Dutch conference on labour and industrial relations
The ILO Director-General Guy Ryder will address the "SZW Congres 2013", a conference organized by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment on 25 March 2013.
Netherlands and ILO cooperate to eliminate child labour in agriculture
Project will combat the worst forms of child labour in seasonal agriculture in Turkey.
The 101st International Labour Conference is taking place in Geneva
Almost 5.000 delegates from the ILO’s 185 Member States are attending the 101st session of the International Labour Conference, which is held in Geneva from 30 May to 15 June 2012. Each ILO Member State is represented by a delegation consisting of...
The Netherlands ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006)
The Netherlands becomes the sixth EU member state, after Spain, Bulgaria, Denmark, Latvia and Luxembourg to ratify the landmark convention.