VNO-NCW (known in English as the "Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers")[1] is a Dutch employers' federation founded in 1996 as a merger of the Christian-democratic Nederlands Christelijk Werkgeversverbond (NCW), which was founded as fusion of the Protestant PCW and the Catholic NKW, and the liberal Verbond van Nederlandse Ondernemingen (VNO).
The most important function of VNO-NCW is the CAO-talks, over wages and secondary working conditions, it holds with the trade unions.
It also advises government via the Social Economic Council in which other employers' organizations, trade unions, and government-appointed experts also have seats.
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Evolved from the largest employer’s organization in the Netherlands (the VNO-NCW – also known as "the voice" of Dutch business).