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EU Affordable Housing Act targets short-term tourist rentals to ease housing stress
EUobserver·EU·3 days ago
The Dutch cabinet, via Minister Hans Vijlbrief, proposes banning employers from withholding wages for housing, a practice mainly affecting labor migrants. The previous cabinet failed to abolish the regulation; this new proposal revives the effort. The move signals tightening labor protections for migrant workers, potentially impacting labor costs and migration policy.