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NL Worker Compass

Problems with work or housing: find suitable help

Wages not paid, problems with your home or unsafe work? Choose an appropriate next step and find independent help in the Netherlands.

Save your contract, pay slips, time registration and relevant messages in a place where you maintain access. Choose what's going on below. NL Worker Compass does not handle emergency reports or individual cases.

Help with problems

Immediate danger? Call 112.

In case of immediate danger to life or an acute emergency, call 112. Do not use our contact form.

112

Personal explanation in your area

A Work in NL information point provides free explanations about work, wages, housing and care. Help in your own language is available where possible.

Work in NL

Underpayment, working too long or unsafe

You can report suspicions of underpayment, unsafe conditions or labor exploitation to the Dutch Labor Inspectorate. A report is not a substitute for assistance with your personal wage claim.

Nederlandse Arbeidsinspectie

Coercion, threat or exploitation

FairWork supports people who experience labor exploitation. Contact them via their own website and discuss how you can get help safely.

FairWork

Illness, dismissal and benefits

UWV provides information about illness, unemployment and benefits. If you have a conflict about your contract or salary, you can first seek help from a Work in NL information point.

UWV

Problems with your home

Keep your rental contract and payment receipts. Ask at a Work in NL information point where you can go with your rental problem, for example the municipal hotline for undesirable rental behavior.

Work in NL

These are independent organizations. A referral does not mean a partnership with NL Worker Compass.