Overview
- Multiple government sources and national media report the cabinet is expected to announce the ban imminently.
- The ban is aimed at ending persistent abuses in the sector, including underpayment, excessive hours, unsafe workplaces, poor housing and intimidation of largely migrant agency workers.
- Recent enforcement actions by the Dutch labour inspectorate, including seizure of funds from a suspected rogue temp agency accused of withholding wages, helped push ministers toward regulatory action.
- The measure must still pass a formal implementation process and will not come into force immediately, with the government planning the ban to take effect around mid‑2028 to allow a transition period.
- Major North Brabant slaughterhouses that use agency staff, such as Vion, Van Rooi Meat and Vitelco, will face changes to hiring, payroll and housing arrangements that could directly affect thousands of migrant workers and supplier operations.