The need for temporary housing among foreign
workers coming to the Netherlands to work
is as high as ever. We all know the tomato
pickers and asparagus pickers who come to the
Netherlands in season, but the group is much
larger. There is also a high demand for workers,
temporary or otherwise, in the construction,
hospitality and care sectors. Most of them come
from the EU zone, within which all residents
have the freedom to work where they want.
For many, however, whether housing is available
in that region proves challenging.
OTTO Work Force is a major market player that
deploys thousands of workers from the EU
and beyond where they are needed. Together,
we offer them the unique combination of a
job and temporary housing. Frank van Gool
of OTTO Work Force: "It saves a headache if
you can indicate while abroad, 'Look, we have
a job for you and also an affordable studio a
short distance from your work.'" Plaza Resident
Services tries to place most employees together
in communities, so they can also do activities
together after work. "If you can watch a football
match together in the evening after a long
working day or organise a BBQ, it contributes
immensely to the well-being of our people. With
Plaza Resident Services, we can organise that
sense of community together."
Housing &
Work
Plaza Resident Services and
OTTO Work Force do it together
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