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High profile Labour politicians hint at 'linking' to GroenLinks
2 years, 8 months ago

High profile Labour politicians hint at 'linking' to GroenLinks

Dutch News  

Two senior Labour party stalwarts have come out in support of a closer association with GroenLinks and have even hinted at at some form of merger between the two parties. In an opinion piece in the Volkskrant, Frans Timmermans, currently European commissioner, and Marjolein Moorman, who leads the PvdA in Amsterdam, said the challenges society is facing are making ‘greater …

Labour Volkskrant Timmermans Pvda Groenlinks Voters
High profile Labour politicians hint at 'linking' to GroenLinks
2 years, 8 months ago

High profile Labour politicians hint at 'linking' to GroenLinks

Dutch News  

Two senior Labour party stalwarts have come out in support of a closer association with GroenLinks and have even hinted at at some form of merger between the two parties. In an opinion piece in the Volkskrant, Frans Timmermans, currently European commissioner, and Marjolein Moorman, who leads the PvdA in Amsterdam, said the challenges society is facing are making ‘greater …

Labour Volkskrant Timmermans Pvda Groenlinks Voters
Retailers Zeeman, WE Fashion linked to Indian factories abusing workers: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

Retailers Zeeman, WE Fashion linked to Indian factories abusing workers: Report

NL Times  

Dutch clothing retail chains Zeeman and WE Fashion have done business with Indian spinning mills where the rights of workers were heavily violated. That agreement, which officially expires on Monday, was concluded in 2013 after more than eleven hundred workers died in the collapse of the sewing workshop Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Two hundred European brands signed the groundbreaking …

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Small firms take legal action against the government over coronavirus support rules
3 years, 10 months ago

Small firms take legal action against the government over coronavirus support rules

Dutch News  

Business owners have so far started 482 legal cases against the government over support during the coronavirus crisis, the Volkskrant reported on Monday. The cases largely centre on businesses which have not been able to claim sufficient support in paying wages or have not qualified for the one-off payments to help pay fixed costs, the paper said. The government’s bill …