Labour Law:
The employment regulation in Netherlands
Introduction:
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in North-West Europe. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east. The capital is Amsterdam and the seat of government is The Hague.
The biggest ethnic minorities in the Netherlands are the Turks and Moroccan. Today they represent about 17% of the working population. 50% of Dutch Turks and Dutch Moroccan indicate that they have been personally confronted with discrimination during the past year. So discrimination is a real problem even if Dutch Law forbids discrimination and racism. During our presentation we will explain everything that has been done in the Netherlands to fight against discrimination.
The ministry of social affairs and employment:
The tasks of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) are to create employment opportunities and to foster modern industrial relations and an activating social security system, and to do so by developing feasible policies that can be monitored. The Ministry's tasks lie in following areas: Employment and the labor market, Social security, Income, Industrial relations, and working conditions. The aim of working conditions is to make sure that the law to treat a person differently on the grounds of their religion, belief, political convictions, race, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, civil status, handicap, chronic illness, age, the amount of time they work (full time or part time) or type of employment contract (temporary or permanent) doesn’t exist anywhere. It is called the equal treatment of people. It is a principle of the European Union that requires member states to ensure that there is no discrimination with regard to employment, vocational training, and working conditions. The principle of equal treatment is applied through