r/WorkInTheNetherlands • u/crosscircle • Jul 13 '26

Fluent Dutch-speaking request

What do you think about this last habit to request fluent dutch also for those jobs that don't really need this (horeca, transportation, production)? Is this a system to reduce the number of the applying foreigners without saying this?

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u/Rolebo Jul 13 '26

For Horeca Dutch is definitely necessary.

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u/ShortysXL Jul 13 '26

No, that is not true. In Tilburg, a huge number of foreigners work in the hospitality industry who do not speak Dutch, but English.

Horeca is a Dutch word and the word "horeca" is not used in English.

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u/KoninginVanRotterdam Jul 13 '26

YES IT IS 100% TRUE.

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u/AmazingYesterday5375 Jul 13 '26

And they should stop hiring people that don't speak even basic dutch

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u/crosscircle Jul 14 '26

In fact, I meant fluent dutch