The mission of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment is to foster a socially and economically vigorous position for the Netherlands in Europe, with work and income security for everyone. The Minister and State Secretary are responsible for labour market policy, including migration and the free movement of workers, benefits and re-integration, income policy, work-life balance, and policy on working conditions and inspection.
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Government to tighten up highly skilled migrant scheme
In order to further strengthen the knowledge economy and reduce migration to the Netherlands, the government intends to tighten ...
Read moreThe government embraces European proposal to facilitate application of ‘safe third country’ concept
If it is up to the European Commission, the options open to member states when it comes to deciding not to consider the substance ...
Read moreViolent or dormant: extremism is a problem for the entire society
Both the violent and the dormant threat of extremism are everyone's problem and therefore require a joint effort. Continued ...
Read moreState of Migration: global migration influx in 2022
The year 2022 marked a global migration surge compared to 2021. This also holds true for the Netherlands: 403,108 individuals ...
Read morePackage of measures to cushion the impact of rising energy prices and inflation
The government is introducing new supplementary measures to cushion the impact of rising energy prices and persistent inflation ...
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