Every year, around 3,000 people die in the Netherlands due to exposure to hazardous substances at work. Many become ill and have to struggle for years for recognition. Employers are obliged to record exposure data and keep it for 40 years, but this often does not happen. This makes it difficult to link an illness to work. Experts say the protection system is failing. Victims and relatives seek recognition. A new institute should ensure faster compensation, but this will take years. At the same time, calls are being made in The Hague for rules to be relaxed.
