News item | 29-09-2025 | 14:12
His Majesty De Koning and Prime Minister Schoof are present on Wednesday afternoon, October 29 at the celebration of 75 years of Social Economic Council (SER) and 80 years of the Labor Foundation in Sint-Michielsgestel. The Prime Minister gives a speech. Minister of Social Affairs and Employment is also present.
The SER is an advisory body in which entrepreneurs, employees and independent experts work together. The SER advises the government and the parliament solicited and unsolicited on socio -economic policy and facilitates agreements and covenants. In addition, the SER performs administrative tasks to promote employee participation, for example. The council was founded by law in 1950.
The Labor Foundation is the Dutch national consultative body of the central organizations of employers and of employees. The foundation gives advice to the government and makes recommendations to its members in industries and companies with the aim of stimulating good labor relations between employers and employees.
During the celebration, in addition to the Prime Minister, also the chairman of the SER, Kim Putters, and the chairmen of the Labor Foundation, Ingrid Thijssen (VNO-NCW) and Dick Koerselmans (FNV), In addition, there are interviews with Minister Paul, the chairman of the SER Youth Platform and a SER-Kroon member.