Czechs should soon be able to work in Holland

Dutch Social Affairs Minister Piet Hein Donner has said that his government intends in May to begin allowing Czechs and other nationals from countries who joined the EU in 2004 to work in the Netherlands without a work permit. The move would also entitle Czechs and other EU nationals in Holland to receive the same pay as their Dutch counterparts. At the moment, many construction firms in Holland use east European workers as a source of cheap labour. Of the 15 EU states before the 2004 round of new accessions, only Germany, Austria, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and Denmark continue to place restrictions on workers from states who joined the Union three years ago.