The Japanese are allowed to work in the Netherlands without work permits

By: Together Abroad 08-01-2015 10:40 AM
Categories: * Daily employment news, ** HR daily news,
The Japanese are allowed to work in the Netherlands without work permits, according to a recent ruling by the State Council, reported by the Volkskrant on Wednesday.

The Council of State annulled a fine of 60,000 euros for the Japanese cultural center Shofukan, handed out by the Labor Inspectorate. The cultural center built a Japanese teahouse in Rotterdam using Japanese workers. Shofukan assumed that these employees did not need a work permit because of the short duration of the project.

The Labor Inspectorate thought otherwise and decided that a penalty was warranted. The cultural center successfully appealed against the fine. Lawyers then referred to a treaty concluded in 1912 with the then Japanese emperor. This treaty gives Dutch and Japanese people the right to live and work in each other's country under the same conditions as the "most favored nation".

This nation appears to be Switzerland. Any Swiss citizen has the right to live and work in the Netherlands under the same conditions as a Dutch citizen; this treaty was concluded in 1875. Therefore, for the Japanese, the same rights apply.
Source: Nu.nl
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