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Filipino migrant truck drivers in Europe continue to be overworked and underpaid, living in their trucks for months at a time

Rough Roads: The Exploitation of Filipino Truck Drivers in Europe. AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands—Randy remembers feeling paralyzed by dread. He could not shake off the thought: “That could have been me.” One of Randy’s colleagues had a road accident while driving along...

Nine Filipino truck drivers expose abusive working conditions, but the Dutch public prosecutor dismisses them.

Gaps in Dutch Law Leave Migrant Truckers with Little Protection. Amsterdam, Netherlands – Randy spent most of 2017 in his truck, zipping from one European border to another. His employer pushed him to disregard mandated rest times to keep on driving long hours on...