{"id":9750,"date":"2026-06-09T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.effe-homecare.eu\/?p=9750"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:58:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:58:53","slug":"amsterdam-18-june-a-new-step-for-household-employers-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.effe-homecare.eu\/en\/amsterdam-18-june-a-new-step-for-household-employers-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Amsterdam, 18 June: A New Step for Household Employers in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the evening of 18 June, Amsterdam will host a landmark event for the Personal &amp; Household Services (PHS) sector in Europe. At Pakhuis de Zwijger, experts, policymakers, employers and workers will gather to discuss how household employers can organise, take responsibility, and help shape fair working conditions for the people they employ at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The evening has been developed by Myrthe van der Staay, Marijke Bijl and Elena Mataix Caballero, in collaboration with Luna Bongers and EFFE, and is co-funded by the European Union.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A rich programme and an exceptional panel<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conversation will focus on a central question: what can the Netherlands learn from successful models in France, Italy and Spain? Speakers include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tesseltje de Lange \u2014 European Migration Law, Radboud University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malu Villanueva \u2014 FNV Migrant Domestic Workers Union<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aude Boisseuil \u2014 EFFE<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julie L&#8217;H\u00f4tel Delhoume \u2014 FEPEM, France<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andrea Zini \u2014  Assindatcolf, Italy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Karmele Acedo \u2014 Grupo SSI, Spain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leontine Bijleveld \u2014 Expert on the legal position of domestic workers in the Netherlands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Freek Janmaat \u2014 European Commission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The evening will also mark the official launch of the Vereniging Huishoudelijk Werkgevers, the first Dutch association dedicated to household employers, a significant step forward for a country where over one million households rely on domestic workers, yet where their legal and social status remains fragile and poorly understood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>EFFE&#8217;s role: supporting from the ground up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>EFFE \u2014 the European Federation for Family Employment &amp; Home Care \u2014 is proud to have supported the creation of this new association and to be part of this evening as a collaborating partner.<br>For over 10 years, EFFE has worked to structure social dialogue in the Personal &amp; Household Services sector at European level \u2014 a sector that is essential to Europe&#8217;s care economy, yet where employer  and worker representation remains weak or absent in most Member States. Through EU-funded projects including PHSDialogue, Scale Up and now BUILD, EFFE and its social partners (UNI Europa, EFFAT, EFSI) have mapped the sector, developed collective bargaining capacity, and supported the emergence of national employer organisations across Europe.<br>The launch of a Dutch association is a direct fruit of this long-term work and a reminder that change happens step by step, country by country, when the right people come together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Why it matters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Household employers are a unique category of employer. They are individuals and families \u2014 not businesses \u2014 who need support at home for childcare, eldercare, disability care or work-life blalance. Yet the people they employ are often among the most vulnerable workers: frequently women, migrants, rarely covered by collective agreements, and too often without formal contracts.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Giving household employers the tools, knowledge and community to act responsibly is not just good for workers, it is good for the sector as a whole. It creates fairer societies, improves job quality, and builds the trust that sustainable care relationships require.<br>This is what 18 June in Amsterdam is all about. And EFFE is proud to be part of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>\ud83d\udcc5 Thursday 18 June, 20:00 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udccd Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Free admission<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information avalable <a href=\"https:\/\/dezwijger.nl\/programma\/time-for-responsibility-employers-of-domestic-work-lets-organise\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the evening of 18 June, Amsterdam will host a landmark event for the Personal &amp; Household Services (PHS) sector in Europe. At Pakhuis de Zwijger, experts, policymakers, employers and workers will gather to discuss how household employers can organise, take responsibility, and help shape fair working conditions for the people they employ at home. 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