“There is no place in our city for discrimination, certainly not with the municipality that has an exemplary function,” says Ilse Raaijmakers (PvdA). “This is not an incident, but a structural problem of discrimination and intimidation,” says party chairman Stevie Nolten (BIJ1). “The municipality of Utrecht should offer a safe workplace,” says Margreet Ramaker (VVD). It is a selection of the reactions of the Utrecht city council. Some parties see a pattern and fear that the problems are much greater. “As CDA Utrecht, we have seen several signals around fear culture, official kingdoms and high absenteeism in recent years,” says Jantine Zwinkels.
Anxiety culture sweeping service shocks the Utrecht council: ‘Sad that the municipality will be in news again’
