Dutch to open up labour market sector by sector
AMSTERDAM — From 1 May a decision will be taken sector by sector whether to make it easier for expats from the eight new EU states in Central and Eastern Europe to work in the Netherlands. Employers and labour unions will be consulted about the number of vacancies in each of the 170 to 180 sectors of the Dutch economy to determine whether an influx of new workers will create difficulties, Social Affairs junior minister Henk van Hoof said in a letter sent to parliament on Tuesday.
This is the latest climb-down by Van Hoof who has been pushing hard in recent months to fully open up the labour market to workers from all the states that joined the EU in 2004.
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