" Geen Turks op werkvloer
Genks bedrijf dreigt met ontslag van overtreders.

Volgens directeur Human Resources Geert Vermote leidde het systeem tot nog toe slechts tot drie overtredingen. Vermote zegt ook geen probleem te hebben met het feit dat vier Turken tijdens de pauze Turks onder mekaar praten, maar stelt dat het Nederlands verplicht is zodra ze gezelschap krijgen van iemand van een andere origine. "

Morning AnnaStrophic. Ja. ik spreek Nederlands.
I found the article in De Standaart.

This is about 125 employees , 70 % of whom are of foreing origin. Mainly from Turkey , most of whom are second generation employees . As I saw (see headline,)the measurement is mainly directed towards the Turkish employees. Newcomers from other countries, as they are more isolated, less tend to form a group within the group.
In the little exerpt above the director puts that during breaks 4 (?!) Turks can talk Turkish amongst eachother, but that Dutch should take over as soon as someone from a different nationality comes in. Well, ? ?

Well, it's a company mesurement, the details you gave are correct. It's not a law. Belgium has had a long history of language quarrels. The prevailing French language and culture has been taken over by the Flemish/Dutch in the second half of last century.

Holland has no obvious workfloor language rules yet. The Dutch have never been that strict with rules. (partly tolorance, partly indifference.) Yet with hordes of immigrants coming in, (Polish top score right now), the discussion about talking Dutch is never off the government list.
English is often a help out.

( BTW, 'onder mekaar' is Flemish. 'onder elkaar'is Dutch. (see blue part above)

Last edited by BranShea; 04/21/07 09:43 PM.