Asylum seeker asks court to abolish 24-week working time limit

2 years ago

Asylum seeker asks court to abolish 24-week working time limit

Dutch News

An asylum seeker has taken the government to court demanding the right to work more than the 24 weeks permitted by law. Because he does not have residential status he is barred from working more than 24 weeks a year, a rule that was imposed to prevent asylum seekers qualifying for unemployment benefits. ‘In the meantime it’s 2023 and asylum seekers who want to work are still sitting twiddling their thumbs for the majority of the year,’ Van Panhuis told NOS. Elvis said part of his wages went towards his own food and accommodation at an asylum seekers’ centre in Harderwijk, but working helped him integrate better into society.

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Block asylum seekers from working to make UK less attractive, says Robert Jenrick

1 year, 1 month ago

Block asylum seekers from working to make UK less attractive, says Robert Jenrick

The Telegraph

Bans on asylum seekers working in the UK should be extended to make the country less attractive to illegal migrants, the former immigration minister said. Speaking during a trip to southern Texas, Robert Jenrick warned Britain must learn a lesson from the chaos engulfing America’s 1,950-mile border with Mexico, where almost 2.5 million illegal crossings occurred last year alone. He …

State to appeal against court ruling freeing refugee to work

1 year, 10 months ago

State to appeal against court ruling freeing refugee to work

Dutch News

The social affairs ministry and state jobs agency UWV have said they will appeal against a recent court ruling which said an asylum seeker can work more than 24 weeks a year while waiting for his claim to be processed. A month ago judges in Arnhem ruled that a 25-year-old asylum seeker from Nigeria should be allowed to work more …

Bureaucracy is keeping asylum seekers from finding paid jobs: COA

2 years ago

Bureaucracy is keeping asylum seekers from finding paid jobs: COA

Dutch News

The COA refugee settlement agency wants to lift work restrictions for asylum seekers without residence permits, the Telegraaf reported on Friday. It quotes figures from government jobs agency UWV saying only a small number of asylum seekers without official refugee status are in paid jobs. Cees Duijn, who has been trying to recruit asylum seekers housed on a cruise ship …

Bureaucracy is keeping asylum seekers from finding paid jobs: COA

2 years ago

Bureaucracy is keeping asylum seekers from finding paid jobs: COA

Dutch News

The COA refugee settlement agency wants to lift work restrictions for asylum seekers without residence permits, the Telegraaf reported on Friday. It quotes figures from government jobs agency UWV saying only a small number of asylum seekers without official refugee status are in paid jobs. Cees Duijn, who has been trying to recruit asylum seekers housed on a cruise ship …

Asylum seekers in UK waiting more than six months for decision must be allowed to work, UN says

2 years, 7 months ago

Asylum seekers in UK waiting more than six months for decision must be allowed to work, UN says

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As of March, more than 73,000 asylum seekers had been waiting more than six …

Asylum seeker employment ban should be lifted, say government advisors

3 years, 3 months ago

Asylum seeker employment ban should be lifted, say government advisors

The Independent

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Asylum seekers will still not be allowed to work, Home Office review concludes

3 years, 3 months ago

Asylum seekers will still not be allowed to work, Home Office review concludes

The Independent

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Home Office unlawfully preventing asylum seekers from working, High Court rules

4 years, 3 months ago

Home Office unlawfully preventing asylum seekers from working, High Court rules

The Independent

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Government claw-back stops refugees taking jobs: Volkskrant

8 years, 4 months ago

Government claw-back stops refugees taking jobs: Volkskrant

Dutch News

Refugees living in asylum seeker centres sometimes turn down jobs because so little cash is left over once they have paid a contribution for their board and upkeep to the refugee settlement agency, the Volkskrant said on Friday. Given thousands of people are currently living in refugee centres, this would indicate few are doing paid work, the Volkskrant said. Mohannad …

Government claw-back stops refugees taking jobs: Volkskrant

8 years, 4 months ago

Government claw-back stops refugees taking jobs: Volkskrant

Dutch News

Refugees living in asylum seeker centres sometimes turn down jobs because so little cash is left over once they have paid a contribution for their board and upkeep to the refugee settlement agency, the Volkskrant said on Friday. Given thousands of people are currently living in refugee centres, this would indicate few are doing paid work, the Volkskrant said. Mohannad …

Refugees face high unemployment in Netherlands

9 years, 5 months ago

Refugees face high unemployment in Netherlands

NL Times

The Netherlands must take urgent action to make sure that refugees in the country do not dramatically increase the unemployment rate in the nation, said Harry van de Kraats, director of employers' association AWVN. This group could wind up as long-term unemployed if the country does not help refugees quickly find work, he said in an interview with BNR. The …

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Keir Starmer says people on benefits are 'slightly fearful' of looking for work as he defends cuts to disability cash amid Labour rebellion

1 day, 19 hours ago

Keir Starmer says people on benefits are 'slightly fearful' of looking for work as he defends cuts to disability cash amid Labour rebellion

Daily Mail

Benefit recipients are often 'slightly fearful' of looking for work, Keir Starmer said today as he defended Labour plans to cut money for the disabled. The Government earlier this month announced a tightening of eligibility for the main disability benefit personal independence payment and changes to the sickness element of universal credit. An impact assessment estimated a £500 million cut …

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Asylum hotels will house Channel migrants 'for years to come' despite Keir Starmer's vow to end their use - as Labour eyes sending failed applicants to the Balkans

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Asylum hotels will house Channel migrants 'for years to come' despite Keir Starmer's vow to end their use - as Labour eyes sending failed applicants to the Balkans

Daily Mail

Migrants will continue to be housed in asylum hotels and other temporary accommodation for years to come, the Treasury has admitted. As part of his efforts to reduce the number of crossings, it has recently emerged how PM Sir Keir Starmer could consider sending failed asylum seekers to overseas 'return hubs' in the Balkans. An inflatable dinghy is pictured carrying …

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We live in Britain's benefits capitals... we don't want cash handouts - but there are NO jobs out there

1 week, 1 day ago

We live in Britain's benefits capitals... we don't want cash handouts - but there are NO jobs out there

Daily Mail

The people who call some of Britain's benefits hotspots 'home' have revealed what life is really like living in an area where so many are on the breadline. 'I think the mental health issue is complicated as sometimes people are struggling with things like addiction which can take longer for people to get back on their feet and find employment,' …

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Top legal adviser: 13 years as a ‘temporary’ worker is abuse

1 week, 1 day ago

Top legal adviser: 13 years as a ‘temporary’ worker is abuse

NL Times

Temporary workers should not be employed permanently by the same company under the temporary work structure, as this practice can lead to abuse, a legal adviser to the Hoge Raad stated in a recommendation on Friday, AD reported. The case was brought before the Hoge Raad after a temporary worker, employed as a production worker for nearly 13 consecutive years …

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Labour considers plans to deport failed asylum seekers to the BALKANS and lock them in 'detention centres' - as the number of migrants crossing the Channel hits 5,000 this year

1 week, 1 day ago

Labour considers plans to deport failed asylum seekers to the BALKANS and lock them in 'detention centres' - as the number of migrants crossing the Channel hits 5,000 this year

Daily Mail

Labour is considering plans to deport failed asylum seekers to the Balkans and lock them in 'detention centres' as the number of migrants crossing the Channel exceeds 5,000 this year. The plans, being drawn up by the government as part of Sir Keir Starmer's approach to stop small boat arrivals, would see Britain paying countries for each person relocated. It …

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Dutch asylum blacklist doubled in 2 years to nearly 1,200 people

1 week, 6 days ago

Dutch asylum blacklist doubled in 2 years to nearly 1,200 people

NL Times

The number of asylum seekers on the government’s blacklist for problem causers and crime suspects has doubled in the past year. The top X list is an overview of “the most serious group of nuisance-causing and/or criminal asylum seekers,” according to the Ministry. Over 60 percent of the asylum seekers on the list were placed there by the COA for …

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Britain's asylum seeker hotspots: Interactive map reveals how many YOUR council has taken in

2 weeks ago

Britain's asylum seeker hotspots: Interactive map reveals how many YOUR council has taken in

Daily Mail

Hillingdon can today be named as Britain's asylum seeker hotspot. MailOnline's interactive map today reveals the number of asylum seekers supported across the UK as of the end of 2024. The West London borough of Hillingdon is Britain's asylum seeker hotspot Robert Bates, of the Centre for Migration Control, said: 'The research presented here shows that the burden of this …

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High Court judge rules Home Secretary acted 'unlawfully' over detention of migrants at ex-RAF base

2 weeks, 1 day ago

High Court judge rules Home Secretary acted 'unlawfully' over detention of migrants at ex-RAF base

Daily Mail

The government acted 'unlawfully' over its detention of vulnerable migrants at an ex-RAF base, a High Court judge has ruled. But Mr Justice Mould found the Home Office was in breach of its duty in failing to assess the impact of policy change on asylum seekers with special needs. Boarded up former RAF military accommodation units pictured at what is …

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Refugees face longer waits for housing, settlement agency warns

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Refugees face longer waits for housing, settlement agency warns

Dutch News

Plans to stop giving refugees with residency permits priority for social housing will have “worrying consequences” as waiting times increase and they remain stuck in government-run centres, refugee settlement agency COA said on Friday. Housing minister Mona Keijzer said in February that she plans to stop councils giving priority to refugees, who are supposed to move into regular housing within …

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Parliament supports law against exploitative employment agencies

2 weeks, 2 days ago

Parliament supports law against exploitative employment agencies

NL Times

There is widespread support in parliament for a bill made by the Minister of Social Affairs, Eddy van Hijum, to put an end to fraudulent practices committed by temporary employment agencies. The bill does not only focus on temporary employment agencies but also the whole sector. Van Hijum’s decision to make temporary employment agencies partly responsible for the registration of …

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Migrant workers could soon face fine for not properly registering with municipalities

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Migrant workers could soon face fine for not properly registering with municipalities

NL Times

Minister Eddy van Hijum of Social Affairs and Employments wants to fine migrant workers who do not register properly with the municipality they stay in. If you do not register your move, you will have to pay a fine.” “We will be less likely to issue BSNs” to migrant workers from outside the EU, Van Hijum also said. Van Hijum …

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New simplified court set-up will benefit workers in pay disputes

1 month ago

New simplified court set-up will benefit workers in pay disputes

Dutch News

Foreign workers and freelancers embroiled in a conflict with their employer over pay can now take their case to court for a less costly and simpler ruling. The trial aims to make legal recourse cheaper, faster and more accessible, junior legal protection minister Teun Struyken and social affairs minister Eddy van Hijum said. “Getting justice often involves a lot of …

Labour's promise to 'end asylum hotels' backfires as numbers rise by 8,500

1 month ago

Labour's promise to 'end asylum hotels' backfires as numbers rise by 8,500

Daily Mail

The number of asylum seekers living in hotels at the expense of taxpayers has risen by 8,500 under Labour. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: ‘Despite promising to end hotel use for asylum seekers, the numbers have gone up again and they are costing Britons dear. Does the Labour Government really think that letting 96 per cent of illegal immigrants …

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Number of asylum claims hits record 108,000 in a year following huge increase after Keir Starmer ditched Rwanda scheme

1 month ago

Number of asylum claims hits record 108,000 in a year following huge increase after Keir Starmer ditched Rwanda scheme

Daily Mail

Asylum claims surged under Labour to hit more than 108,000 last year – the highest number since records began in 1979. Home Office figures published yesterday showed that 43,630 'irregular' migrants were detected by the authorities – including 36,816 by small boat – in 2024, 19 per cent more than in 2023. The data showed the number of asylum claims …

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Gov't allowed to detain asylum seekers in Schiphol judicial complex: Council of State

1 month ago

Gov't allowed to detain asylum seekers in Schiphol judicial complex: Council of State

NL Times

The Council of State has overturned the Amsterdam court’s ruling that asylum seekers awaiting deportation cannot be detained at the Schiphol Judicial Complex. “The fact that the JCS also houses criminal detainees and that the various detentions show similarities does not mean that the JCS is unsuitable for holding asylum seekers,” the Council of State said in a ruling on …

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More non-EU workers recruited for low-skilled jobs in NL

1 month ago

More non-EU workers recruited for low-skilled jobs in NL

Dutch News

The state jobs agency UWV issued over 20,000 work permits to workers and work-experience students from outside the EU in 2024, a rise of 12% on the year before, figures from state jobs agency UWV show. More refugees were also working, with some 9,281 permits issued to asylum seekers without a residency permit – four times as many as in …

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Sharp increase in work permits for non-EU migrants and asylum seekers

1 month ago

Sharp increase in work permits for non-EU migrants and asylum seekers

NL Times

The UWV granted 20,172 work permits last year for labor migrants and working students from outside the EU, marking a significant surge compared to previous years, according to figures obtained by NU.nl. The UWV also issued work permits to asylum seekers at an unprecedented rate. The dramatic rise reflects changes in regulations that once allowed asylum seekers to work only …

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Longtime Gazan refugees still trapped in dismal Jordan camp warn of Trump resettlement plan

1 month, 1 week ago

Longtime Gazan refugees still trapped in dismal Jordan camp warn of Trump resettlement plan

LA Times

Izzaat Al-Hindi trudged down a passageway of the Jerash Refugee Camp, navigating potholes, garbage piles and drab, dilapidated buildings. “Even with the Israeli bombings and everything else, it’s better there.” A Palestinian refugee camp on Feb. 18 in Jerash, north of Amman, which was established in Jordan to host Palestinians who fled the Gaza Strip during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. …

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Netherlands pushing ahead with plan to send asylum seekers to Uganda

1 month, 1 week ago

Netherlands pushing ahead with plan to send asylum seekers to Uganda

NL Times

The Dutch government will push through with its plan to send asylum seekers who have exhausted all legal remedies to Uganda, the Ministries involved confirmed to NOS. The plan is quite controversial because it goes against European regulations against sending asylum seekers to a foreign country without their consent. The plan by plan by Ministers Reinette Klever for Foreign Trade …

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Dutch gov't scraps refugee priority for social housing

1 month, 1 week ago

Dutch gov't scraps refugee priority for social housing

NL Times

Housing Minister Mona Keijzer is ready to submit her bill that would ban municipalities from giving refugees priority for social housing, insiders told the Telegraaf. Municipalities are currently allowed to give refugees priority on the waiting lists for social housing. Refugees can still register for social housing, they’ll just end up on the waiting list with everyone else. She is …

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Nigerian woman who failed to secure asylum in Britain eight times is finally granted the right to stay... because joining a terror group boosted her claim

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Nigerian woman who failed to secure asylum in Britain eight times is finally granted the right to stay... because joining a terror group boosted her claim

Daily Mail

A Nigerian migrant whose claim for asylum in Britain was rejected eight times has finally been granted the right to stay after deliberately joining a terror group to boost her claim. A migrant whose claim for asylum in Britain was rejected eight times has finally been granted the right to stay after deliberately joining a terror group to boost her …

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With this crackdown on citizenship, Labour is forsaking British values

1 month, 2 weeks ago

With this crackdown on citizenship, Labour is forsaking British values

The Independent

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Labour government to deny UK citizenship to small boat refugees

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Labour government to deny UK citizenship to small boat refugees

The Independent

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Watch: Starmer faces PMQs as Labour face outcry over decision to deny UK citizenship to small boat refugees

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Watch: Starmer faces PMQs as Labour face outcry over decision to deny UK citizenship to small boat refugees

The Independent

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Van Hijum: companies that exploit migrant workers face closure

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Van Hijum: companies that exploit migrant workers face closure

Dutch News

Businesses that exploit migrant workers and violate their rights will be temporarily closed under new measures outlined by social affairs minister Eddy van Hijum. “At the moment there is a revenue model that profits from bringing labour migrants to the Netherlands and making them live and work here in dreadful conditions,” Van Hijum told the Telegraaf. Van Hijum said his …

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Press ahead with asylum rules and ignore RvS, says Wilders

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Press ahead with asylum rules and ignore RvS, says Wilders

Dutch News

The government should ignore the Council of State’s objections to legislation aimed at reducing the number of asylum seekers coming to the Netherlands and press ahead with the laws anyway, Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right PVV, said on Monday. The legislation, part of a package dubbed “the strictest asylum regime ever,” should be introduced as soon as possible and …

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Protests stop plans for at least 20 refugee centres: Telegraaf

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Protests stop plans for at least 20 refugee centres: Telegraaf

Dutch News

Plans for at least 20 refugee centers have either been canceled or delayed due to protests by local residents, the Telegraaf reported on Monday. The refugee settlement agency is facing such a shortage of beds that by the beginning of this year, 10,000 asylum seekers were being housed in hotels at significant additional cost. Last month, MPs passed a motion …

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More municipalities scrapping asylum center plans over resistance from locals

1 month, 2 weeks ago

More municipalities scrapping asylum center plans over resistance from locals

NL Times

More and more municipalities are postponing or scrapping plans for an asylum seekers’ shelter due to resistance from locals. At least 20 municipalities have delayed or withdrawn plans for already announced asylum shelters in recent months, De Telegraaf reports. The Asylum Distribution Act obliges municipalities to create shelters for a total of 96,000 asylum seekers by July 1. The Utrecht …

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Cabinet pushes forward with asylum laws despite critical advisory opinion

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cabinet pushes forward with asylum laws despite critical advisory opinion

NL Times

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Labour migrants have jobs, housing is the problem: CNV

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Labour migrants have jobs, housing is the problem: CNV

Dutch News

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Trade union presents plan to help homeless migrant workers find new work

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trade union presents plan to help homeless migrant workers find new work

NL Times

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Tories pledge to expel low-paid and unemployed migrants from UK

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tories pledge to expel low-paid and unemployed migrants from UK

The Independent

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Albanian criminal taunts taxpayers by touring London in £300,000 Rolls-Royce after making asylum claim that may take years to process - despite being kicked out of UK twice for burglary

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Albanian criminal taunts taxpayers by touring London in £300,000 Rolls-Royce after making asylum claim that may take years to process - despite being kicked out of UK twice for burglary

Daily Mail

An Albanian burglar who claimed asylum to avoid deportation has taunted British taxpayers and the Home Office by filming himself cruising around London in a £300,000 Rolls-Royce Cullinan. Puka has now used his public TikTok account, followed by over 1500 people, to post a video of himself driving around London in a Rolls-Royce with Albanian music playing in the background. …

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‘We will not stand idly’: Rights groups file suit against Trump asylum ban

1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘We will not stand idly’: Rights groups file suit against Trump asylum ban

Al Jazeera

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Six in 10 Ukrainians are working, most on temporary contracts

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Six in 10 Ukrainians are working, most on temporary contracts

Dutch News

A growing number of Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands have found work, latest figures by the statistics agency CBS show. Ukrainians are able to live and work on the same terms as EU citizens, without requiring work permits, under the EU’s temporary protection directive, which was recently extended to March 2026. The CBS said the majority were working on temporary …

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Benefits cheat begs to be deported from UK to Bulgaria after early release from four-year prison term for gang's £50m scam - but officials are keeping him here with money still missing

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Benefits cheat begs to be deported from UK to Bulgaria after early release from four-year prison term for gang's £50m scam - but officials are keeping him here with money still missing

Daily Mail

A Bulgarian criminal who helped orchestrate Britain's biggest-ever benefits fraud is demanding to be deported, but authorities are refusing to send him home until they recover the millions he helped steal. Stoyan Stoyanov, 28, was jailed for four years in 2024 for his role in a £50million scam that saw a gang of Bulgarian nationals bleed Britain's welfare system dry. …

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Zuid-Holland warns 8 municipalities: Arrange asylum shelter, or we'll do it for you

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Zuid-Holland warns 8 municipalities: Arrange asylum shelter, or we'll do it for you

NL Times

The province of Zuid-Holland has given eight municipalities, including The Hague and Leiden, a warning that if they do not house enough refugees with a temporary residence permit, then the province will do it for them and charge them for it. The government decides every six months how many residency permit holders need to be given shelter. The Hague was …

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Court rules that asylum seekers can no longer be kept at Schiphol detention center

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Court rules that asylum seekers can no longer be kept at Schiphol detention center

NL Times

An asylum seeker is no longer allowed to be detained at the Schiphol Detention Centre. Judges of the court in The Hague visited the judicial complex and feel it is too similar to a prison and that asylum seekers are being treated too similar to prisoners. There are six departments at the Detention Centre, which can all hold 45 asylum …

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Labour’s border bill to 'block migrants from claiming slavery protections’

2 months ago

Labour’s border bill to 'block migrants from claiming slavery protections’

The Independent

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Migrant workers in Canada exposed to ‘shocking abuse and discrimination,’ Amnesty says

2 months ago

Migrant workers in Canada exposed to ‘shocking abuse and discrimination,’ Amnesty says

CNN

CNN — Migrant workers in Canada have been exposed to “shocking abuse and discrimination” while working under the country’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, according to a new report by Amnesty International. In the report published Thursday, Amnesty criticized the structure of Canada’s TFWP, which allows employers to hire migrant workers for primarily low-paid jobs across sectors including agriculture, food processing, …

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Legal experts urge Faber to delay "extra pressure" asylum laws

2 months ago

Legal experts urge Faber to delay "extra pressure" asylum laws

Dutch News

The Council for the Judiciary has made an urgent appeal to immigration minister Marjolein Faber not to press ahead with two draft pieces of legislation to slash refugee numbers before new EU rules come into force. The European regulations will place additional pressure on the immigration service and other bodies and if Faber’s bills are added, the situation will become …

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Indian students in US quit part-time jobs over deportation fears as Trump’s immigration crackdown escalates

2 months ago

Indian students in US quit part-time jobs over deportation fears as Trump’s immigration crackdown escalates

Live Mint

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Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump’s border crackdown begins

2 months ago

Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump’s border crackdown begins

Associated Press

ATOTONILCO DE TULA, Mexico — When Dayana Castro heard that the U.S. asylum appointment she waited over a year for was canceled in an instant, she had no doubt: She was heading north any way she could. Castro was one of tens of thousands of migrants across Mexico with appointments to apply for U.S. asylum at the border scheduled out …

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New asylum seeker laws could cost the immigration service up to €60 million annually

2 months, 1 week ago

New asylum seeker laws could cost the immigration service up to €60 million annually

NL Times

The new asylum laws that are currently being developed are going to cost the Immigration and Naturalisation Service 25 to 60 million euros extra annually, the Minister of Asylum and Migration, Marjolein Faber, estimated. The group of asylum seekers who will be given fewer rights under the new laws will likely appeal this, and that will result in extra work …

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Criminal asylum seekers face easier deportation, minister says

2 months, 1 week ago

Criminal asylum seekers face easier deportation, minister says

Dutch News

Immigration minister Marjolein Faber is planning to change the rules so that asylum seekers under the age of 18 who are convicted of a serious crime can be deported more quickly. Five asylum seekers, all below the age of 18 and all in the Netherlands without family, attacked and raped a woman who had been sitting alone in a park …

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IND paid asylum seekers €36.8m compensation for slow processing

2 months, 1 week ago

IND paid asylum seekers €36.8m compensation for slow processing

Dutch News

The Dutch immigration service had to pay €36.8 million in compensation to refugees last year because it failed to assess their cases within the legal time frame. Asylum seekers receive €100 per day if the IND takes longer than 15 months to decide their case, up to a maximum of €7,500. Fewer refugees Last year, 32,180 people made their first …

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Inspectorate says the situation at asylum seekers center in Ter Apel is still unsafe

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Inspectorate says the situation at asylum seekers center in Ter Apel is still unsafe

NL Times

Employees and residents at the Asylum Seekers Center in Ter Apel are still experiencing “severe safety risks,” The Inspectorate of Justice and Security reported. Asylum seekers have not been able to go on to other places, and this has led the Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers to fall back on “unsuitable and unsafe” emergency locations. The inspectorate …

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Labour's controversial workers' rights bill risks becoming 'an adventure playground for employment rights lawyers', business chiefs warn

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Labour's controversial workers' rights bill risks becoming 'an adventure playground for employment rights lawyers', business chiefs warn

Daily Mail

Labour's controversial workers’ rights charter risks becoming ‘an adventure playground for employment rights lawyers’, the president of the CBI said yesterday. Rupert Soames urged ministers to think again about measures in the Employment Rights Bill, which he warned would cost jobs and damage growth. ‘Nobody wants this, but the things like the probation periods in the Employment Rights Bill, we …

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More illegal workers from outside EU, employers could face jail

2 months, 2 weeks ago

More illegal workers from outside EU, employers could face jail

Dutch News

The increasing number of illegal workers from countries outside the EU has prompted the Dutch government to consider custodial sentences instead of fines for jobs agencies and employers. Until then, jobs agencies that operate outside the rules continue to recruit and exploit workers and are increasing their scope to countries outside the EU, the labour inspectorate told broadcaster NOS. Then …

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Undocumented migrant workers coming to Netherlands from further abroad

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Undocumented migrant workers coming to Netherlands from further abroad

NL Times

The number of people working in the Netherlands without a permit is still increasing and they are increasingly coming from further away, the Labor Inspectorate told NOS. “You can actually see that the number of migrant workers is starting to run out,” Marijke Kaptein of the Inspectorate told NOS. Then you get all kinds of models to bring people from …

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