# About 80 refugees and asylum seekers meet employers in Rotterdam

> About 80 refugees granted residence permits and asylum seekers met employers in Rotterdam in a speed-dating format.

Migration · published 2026-10-25 09:52 · https://nlnow.nl/a/rotterdam-holds-first-job-market-for-refugees-and-asylum-seekers/

About 80 refugees with a residence permit (statushouders) and asylum seekers met employers at a job market in the Timmerhuis in central Rotterdam. Employers included Facilicom, Rotterdam Marriott Hotel, OTTO Workforce and Breman Installaties. The speed-dating format is a first introduction. If there is a match, the two sides make a follow-up appointment.

The event was organised by the municipality and Tent Nederland, a coalition of 51 large companies. It was the first time Rotterdam did this with the coalition.

Large companies linked to Tent Nederland hired 13,500 refugees with residence permits and asylum seekers last year, on permanent and temporary agency contracts.

## Background

- **Tent Nederland**: Tent Nederland is a coalition of large Dutch companies that works with municipalities to help refugees and asylum seekers find paid work. Its member companies organise job events and hiring initiatives, and it is one of the private-sector partners that cities use to connect people with employers.

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