The end of cheap work in the Netherlands? Changes are coming. Poles targeted by the agency

In 2024, there were over 2.3 thousand companies operating in the Netherlands. temporary employment agencies offering 407,000 full-time positions. 52.4 percent of them were filled by employees born abroad, usually staying in the country for less than eight years, most of them were Poles – according to a report by the CBS statistical office.

The announcement noted that the share of foreign-born people among temporary workers is growing faster than in the entire economy. In the entire temporary work sector (which includes, apart from the employees themselves, also administrative staff) in 2010 they constituted 27.2 percent. employed, and in 2024 – 44 percent For comparison, in the entire Dutch economy this percentage increased from 8.5%. in 2010 to 14.3 percent in 2024

The vast majority of foreign-born temporary workers came from Europe (88%). Most positions were filled by Poles (82.5 thousand), followed by Romanians (31.7 thousand), Ukrainians (19.1 thousand) and Bulgarians (15.9 thousand). People from outside Europe occupied a total of 26,000. full-time positions.

CBS pointed out that temporary workers are often new arrivals: approximately 67 percent. of them are people who came to the Netherlands in the last two years.

Large agencies play the largest role in the sector. In 2024, over 278,000 people worked in entities employing over 500 people. employees of the entire industry.

86 percent employed foreign workers. agencies offering temporary work.

From Amsterdam Patryk Kulpok (PAP)

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