Netherlands -Basic income discussed -September 04, 2015

Equal times reports about a debate that is going on related to a possible pilot with a basic income. According to proponents of such a universal, or unconditional, basic income (UBI) it will solve most of society’s current ills by reducing poverty, increasing nutritional health and mental wellbeing, redistributing jobs in the face of increasing automation and help to create a more inclusive, fairer society. However, not only political support is lacking, also the trade unions are critical about the introduction of UBI for two main reasons: the enormous costs and the support among working people for social security.

English: http://www.equaltimes.org/dutch-divided-over-basic-income ...  

For more information, please contact the editor Jan Cremers, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies (AIAS) cbn-aias@uva.nl or the communications officer at the ETUI, Mariya Nikolova mnikolova@etui.org. For previous issues of the Collective bargaining newsletter please visit http://www.etui.org/E-Newsletters/Collective-bargaining-newsletter. You may find further information on the ETUI at www.etui.org, and on the AIAS at www.uva-aias.net.

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