Migrant Workers Protection Axed, Ozempic in the Netherlands, and the Dutch Welfare State - Lowdown #20

Today on Lowdown, two quiet policy shifts with big consequences: the Dutch caretaker government has scrapped long-promised protections for low-paid migrant workers and, at the same time, approved new public insurance coverage for costly weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro.

We dig into what these choices expose about who really benefits from Dutch policy--from exploited workers to those at the front of the health queue--and what it all says about power and inequality in the Netherlands today.

After running through a handful of other headlines, we get to the Holland Hotline, where our international guest gets to ask their most pressing question about Dutch society.

After Mamdani's win in New York, our guest Kristo is curious about the Dutch welfare system.

Dutch news
Who cares?
You do.

--------------------------------------------------------------

Follow us on Instagram! @lowdown.nl
Email us for inquiries and tips: info@lowdown.nl
Host: Allart van der Woude
Guest: Kristo
Production: Daniel da Costa & Allart van der Woude
Music: David Coehorst & Andrés Aracena @davidcoehorst1000 @undres.a
Graphic Design: Linus Bonduelle @studio.lieneman
Social Media: Marguerite Nolan @margueritennolan

www.lowdown.nl