The Netherlands is increasingly tightening its anti-migrant position. That could push out its largest company, ASML, because of its high dependence on foreign talent.
  • intelshillOP
    232·
    4 months ago

    Oh look it’s the consequences of my actions

      • davel [he/him]@lemmy.mlEnglish
        211·
        4 months ago

        If ASML’s own PR is to be believed, the Dutch government is cutting them off from their supply of skilled foreign workers.

        I wonder if the Netherlands actually lacks the skilled workers or just lacks ones willing to work for lower wages & benefits.

        • daanzel@lemm.ee
          23·
          4 months ago

          As a Dutch engineer that worked at ASML for ~6 years: yes the Netherlands really really lacks skilled engineers of all sorts. This is not at all about wages, since ASML is one of the highest paying companies here.

          It’s more costly for a company to relocate these types of foreign workers than simply hiring locals (like me).

          Now I’m not saying ASML isn’t in for money, it’s just that they need more people to keep up with demand of their machines.

      • space_of_eights@lemmy.mlNederlands
        6·
        4 months ago

        Among other things, in order to compete with the populist far right, they have been actively campaigning against migrants. As ASML is entirely dependent on highly educated foreign workers, this hurts them.

        • Vilian
          3·
          4 months ago

          lol, is almost like the human diversity is what allowed the world to advance this fast, i never gonna understand anti-immigrant policies

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldBEnglish
    41·
    4 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    The Dutch government is pulling out all the stops to entice semiconductor maker ASML to remain in the country, following the company being openly disgruntled about The Netherlands’ anti-migrant position.

    However, the Dutch government has still moved to tighten migration laws, which could mean that ASML faces more difficulties hiring appropriately skilled talent in the country.

    More moves on curbing immigration could be seen in the coming months, especially if The Netherlands anti-Islam Party for Freedom (PVV), the largest one currently in parliament, manages to garner enough support.

    Geert Wilders, the head of this party has been very vocal about bringing in policies such as no Islamic headscarves in government buildings, as well as bans on the Qur’an and mosques.

    Although the migrancy issue seems to be a major one for ASML, the Dutch government maintains that the company also wants to move out of The Netherlands in order to be able to grow more.

    This rapid growth could potentially put an unprecedented amount of pressure on the country’s facilities, which may not have the capacity to scale up at the same rate.

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