News - Social affairs & work

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Applications for allowance for children with intensive care needs can still be made until the 30th of December 2022

   Until the 5^th of December, 43 parents and caregivers of children with intensive care needs on Bonaire have applied for an ...

   News item | 08-12-2022 | 18:01

5. Amounts minimum wage and social benefits in the Caribbean Netherlands as of the 1st of January 2023

   As of the 1^st of January 2023, the minimum wage and all benefits in the Caribbean Netherlands will increase. The Minister for ...

   News item | 28-11-2022 | 17:15

6. Results perception survey among clients RCN unit SZW

   Good service delivery on Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius is a priority for SZW. The research bureau Linkels & Partners conducted ...

   News item | 24-11-2022 | 18:44

7. Marklin Eustachia retires

   On the 5^th of November, Marklin Eustachia, the face of the Labour Affairs Department, retired from the RCN unit of Social Affairs ...

   News item | 07-11-2022 | 00:00

8. Joint inspection at a resort on Bonaire

   On Tuesday the 25^th of October, a multidisciplinary inspection will take place at a resort on Bonaire. Under the direction of the ...

   News item | 25-10-2022 | 17:01

9. Allowance for children with intensive care needs

   Parents and caregivers of children aged 3 to 17 with intensive care needs in the Caribbean Netherlands are eligible for an ...

   News item | 24-10-2022 | 19:32

10. School meals for primary schools in Caribbean Netherlands

    There will be additional funding to provide free school meals at primary schools in the Caribbean Netherlands. This was announced ...

    News item | 11-10-2022 | 00:00