Alternative For Trade Union 2005-2006
In 2005 she was one of the founders of the Alternative for Trade Union (Alternatief voor Vakbond, AVV), a trade union specifically oriented at young people, part time employed, freelancers, with temporary work and people on a flexible contract. The union was founded as an alternative for the FNV, which was, according to AVV-founders too concerned with the interest of elderly workers. In 2005 she became the union's chair. Additionally she got a column with the Vrij Nederland and the De Volkskrant. She also worked for the Ministry of Justice as a researcher on the relationship between migration, integration and the welfare state. In 2006 she published a book "the workers' paradise" on the future of the welfare state, employment and labour.
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