The Implementation Service (DUW) was a government agency established in 1944 for the regulation of involuntary unemployment by the Military Authority in the Netherlands (MG).
HistoryAfter the Second World War there were over one hundred thousand unemployed. In order to be able to employ this in the labor force, the Military Authority established the Implementation Service (DUW). This organization was the successor of the Werkfonds (1934) and the Rijksdienst voor Werkverruiming (1939). In the context of reconstruction, DUW workers were initially employed for cleanup operations. Later they became involved in mining and civil engineering work. The DUW itself did not take any projects but provided staff to companies such as the Heidemij and the Grontmij. Position
The DUW workers were seen as normal employees. They were paid a little lower than in business. This was because the flow of business was considered desirable. In May 1945, the government took over the MG's policy and implemented the Rijksdienst voor Uitvoering van Werken. This was commonly referred to as DUW. Every unemployed, including the volunteer, had to report to the DUW to maintain payment entitlements. Removal
In parallel with the DUW initiative, the government worked from 1945 on a benefit scheme for involuntary unemployment. In early 1948 a draft unemployment act was submitted. The task of the DUW was then to promote the implementation of useful work for the unemployed. The DUW was lifted in 1954. Due to the establishment of the Employment Services Board, she had become redundant. The DUW has been instrumental in the legalization of involuntary unemployment. Literature Also see
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