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Amsterdam business news for September 4, 2026

Dutch freelance assignments have fallen 42% in two years.

Dutch freelance assignments drop 42% in two years

Dutch freelance assignments drop 42% in two years

Available contracts for independent professionals in the Netherlands are down 42% since late 2024, according to a new joint labour market report.

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Dutch port strike planned for 4 September

Dutch port strike planned for 4 September

Trade unions have called on dockworkers in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Zeeland to stop handling ships on Friday 4 September in protest at proposed social security cuts.

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Schiphol alcohol check catches pilot and three crew

Schiphol alcohol check catches pilot and three crew

A pilot and three cabin crew tested positive in morning alcohol checks at Schiphol, with three fined on the spot before departure.

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Amsterdam shuts nineteen fountains over bacteria contamination

Amsterdam shuts nineteen fountains over bacteria contamination

The city of Amsterdam has switched off nineteen public fountains after finding high levels of E.

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First harvest gathered at Strandeiland community garden

First harvest gathered at Strandeiland community garden

Forty households on the new IJburg island of Strandeiland have brought in the first harvest from their community garden, seven years after the plan began.

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