The planned labour reform that passed the upper house of the parliament with a large majority has to provide temporary and freelance workers with greater protection, ensure equal treatment and compulsory procedures in redundancy and tackle ‘sham’ employment arrangements more effectively. In a statement the Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (FNV, or Dutch Trade Union Federation) described the law ‘as an important step in ending the excesses and false structures in the labour market’.
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