Schiphol working conditions unsafe & unhealthy, union says

Due to Schiphol always focusing on cutting costs to remain the cheapest airport, employees there are working in unsafe and unhealthy conditions, trade union FNV said to Trouw after surveying 1,100 of its members who work at Schiphol. Almost half the surveyed employees said they work in areas where they breathe in dust and exhaust fumes, the union said. Others experience health problems from working night shifts, the union said. The union wants Schiphol to focus less on remaining the cheapest airport in Europe and more on its employees, by increasing minimum wage to 14 euros gross per hour and creating more permanent jobs, among other things.