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The patterns are often predictable. The point here is to name them plainly.
For almost 10 years, UK temp agencies used a legal loophole to pay workers less than permanent staff. The full story of the Swedish Derogation — and why it was banned in 2020.
In September 2025, SNCU (Stichting Naleving CAO Uitzendbureaus), the Dutch collective labor agreement compliance watchdog, published an analysis of oversight in the Dutch temporary employment sector. The report found…
On January 1, 2026, a new collective labor agreement (CLA) for temporary workers in the Netherlands took effect. The agreement, negotiated by the ABU (Algemene Bond Uitzendondernemingen) employers' association and…
Italy's agricultural sector relies heavily on migrant workers, many of whom are employed through a system of labor intermediation known as caporalato. This system has been linked to exploitation and was criminalized in…
Poland has become a significant destination for migrant workers from outside the EU, particularly from Asia and Latin America. An Al Jazeera investigation published in 2024-2025 documented concerns about the…
In 2019, a Polish human trafficking ring was convicted in what the Crown Prosecution Service described as a significant modern slavery prosecution. The case involved the exploitation of vulnerable workers from Poland…
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For almost 10 years, UK temp agencies used a legal loophole to pay workers less than permanent staff. The full story of the Swedish Derogation — and why it was banned in 2020.
In September 2025, SNCU (Stichting Naleving CAO Uitzendbureaus), the Dutch collective labor agreement compliance watchdog, published an analysis of oversight in the Dutch temporary employment sector. The report found…
On January 1, 2026, a new collective labor agreement (CLA) for temporary workers in the Netherlands took effect. The agreement, negotiated by the ABU (Algemene Bond Uitzendondernemingen) employers' association and…
Italy's agricultural sector relies heavily on migrant workers, many of whom are employed through a system of labor intermediation known as caporalato. This system has been linked to exploitation and was criminalized in…
Poland has become a significant destination for migrant workers from outside the EU, particularly from Asia and Latin America. An Al Jazeera investigation published in 2024-2025 documented concerns about the…
In 2019, a Polish human trafficking ring was convicted in what the Crown Prosecution Service described as a significant modern slavery prosecution. The case involved the exploitation of vulnerable workers from Poland…
In July 2025, Amsterdam newspaper Het Parool published an investigation into Saints & Stars, a luxury fitness brand in Amsterdam. The investigation documented concerns about the treatment of cleaners at the facility,…
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