8 October 2020
On behalf of FNV, the trade union which represents almost 1 million workers in the Netherlands, I want to express my serious concern about the way your government has instituted vast, deregulatory changes to legislation through the new Omnibus Law on job Creation, which will reduce wages, remove entitlements and erode workers’ rights. It will have negative impact on the economy when priority should be given to addressing the public health crisis that already has been exacerbated by deregulated trade and labour laws and the underfunding of public services.
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