News - Social affairs & work

1. SZW invites pensioners to drop by with ID card

   Pensioners who live in the Caribbean Netherlands and receive AOV or AWW are kindly requested by the RCN unit Social Affairs and ...

   News item | 10-07-2023 | 22:06

2. Start pilot for shortening application process employment and residence permit

   On the 1^st of July 2023, the RCN units IND, SZW and Plenchi di Trabou joined forces with Centraal Dialoog Bonaire on a pilot ...

   News item | 04-07-2023 | 20:59

3. Mischa Prinsenberg new head of the RCN unit SZW

   Mischa Prinsenberg starts as head of the RCN unit Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) on the 1^st of July 2023. She will help to ...

   News item | 19-06-2023 | 21:38

4. Start application for school supplies allowance SZW

   This year also, parents or guardians of school-going children in the Caribbean Netherlands may qualify for an allowance for the ...

   News item | 05-06-2023 | 23:10

5. Strengthened cooperation against poverty on Bonaire and additional measures for Caribbean Netherlands

   During the jointly organised work conference 'United against poverty' of the Public Entity of Bonaire (OLB) and the Central ...

   News item | 26-05-2023 | 21:47

6. Information about Labour affairs for employees and employers

   At the beginning of May the RCN Unit for Social Affairs and Employment (RCN SZW unit) and 'Plenchi di Trabou' on Bonaire are ...

   News item | 21-04-2023 | 17:36

7. First inspection report on childcare quality in the Caribbean Netherlands

   On Tuesday the 4^th of April, the Inspectorate of Education published a report following the first measurement of childcare ...

   News item | 04-04-2023 | 16:49

8. Launch Committee to investigate social minimum in the Caribbean Netherlands

   Minister Carola Schouten (Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions) has commissioned an investigation into the social minimum ...

   News item | 17-02-2023 | 00:00

9. Draft Law for good-quality, safe and affordable childcare

   On Thursday the 16^th of February, the draft Law Kinderopvang BES (Childcare in Caribbean Netherlands) was presented to the House ...

   News item | 16-02-2023 | 13:29

10. Plenchi di Trabou celebrates two-year anniversary

    The job centre Plenchi di Trabou will celebrate its two-year anniversary on the 10^th of February. Over the past two years, the ...

    News item | 09-02-2023 | 16:14