Decent work in the Netherlands. A report for the ILO project on Decent work in Europe

This report describes and analyses trends, issues and debates with regard to decent work

in the Netherlands. Decent work is defined, by the ILO, as opportunities for women and

men to obtain productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, and human dignity (CEB

High-Level Committee on Programmes, System-Wide Toolkit for Mainstreaming

Employment and Decent Work). It captures opportunities for productive work that provides

a fair income, security in the workplace, social protection for workers and their families,

prospects for personal development and social integration, freedom to state one’s concerns,

organize and participate in decisions affecting one’s lives and equality of opportunity and

treatment.