• Joe@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Migrants don’t vote, so they’re always the easy target.

    They also don’t know the market, so again, they’ll take what they are offered.

    Rent control will help, but many migrants are pushed out of that system as they do not know the local ways (which are typically explained in Dutch).

    And yes, whilst full time is generally considered 36 or 40 hours (depends on type of job and collective agreements), many people don’t work that many hours, as it is not worthwhile being taxed on the full time hours.

    Unfortunately the election debate has become too fragmented on housing to even get a coherent argument through, which makes finding a solution even harder.

    • george@feddit.org
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      2 days ago

      What about not working 36-40 hours? Are people in NL working less than that? How many %?

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        1 day ago

        The average is 32 hours. But that is of course because lots of people work 36-40 hours and lots of people work part-time, so 16-24 hours usually. I did actually work 32 hours in my last job but it wasn’t that common amongst my colleagues.

      • Joe@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        Yes naturally, but they won’t always be available, especially in NL.

        I agree though, some companies like their cheaper labour.