On a daily basis , usance , investigative serve and numerous security personnel are on duty at mainports , such as Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and the Port of Rotterdam , guarding the EU ’s external delimitation . However , this grade of activity is hardly ever the case for the floriculture industry , which is a second - line mainport . As a result , the floriculture manufacture is vulnerable to organize criminal offence , such as drug trafficking , labour exploitation and money laundering .
Municipalities in the Westland region , investigation services and Royal FloraHolland have been working together for some time now as part of the ' Resilient Floriculture Industry ' ( Weerbare Sierteeltsector ) programme , hold measure against the various forms of subversion . An investigating into the extent of organise crime in the floriculture industry has only confirmed the suspicions of the various parties need in this programme . " We ’re dealing with logistics systems that are far from watertight and that are therefore easily open to misuse by criminal elements , " says Mayor Arends of the Westland municipality and chairwoman of the steerage committee .
Getting startedThe Resilient Floriculture Industry program is tackle various opening move to battle crime in the floriculture industry . For exemplar , investigation services have been increasing surveillance of auction premiss . Royal FloraHolland , in consultation with the Dutch Association of Wholesale Trade in Horticultural Products ( VGB ) , is doing its part by taking necessary measures . " We ’ve therefore already been doing a number of things to improve internal safety gadget and surety , such as tightening up customer masking , data security , and location policy , as well as reinforcing procurement insurance policy to battle proletariat using . We ’ve also set up a new payment organization to combat money laundering and have introduced measures for accessing auction premises , " says Steven van Schilfgaarde of Royal FloraHolland .
In gain , municipal administrators and employee are receiving further training in recognising house of corruption . The four municipalities involve are also establish the ' Meld een Vermoeden ' ( Report suspicious activity ) app . This app do it straight for municipality employee to report sign of subversion .
According to Mayor Arends , much more tending and livelihood is also needed from the government : " To really get to grips with crime in the floriculture industry , recognition of the problem and morphological financial reinforcement are indispensable . "
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