海安 Haags Welzijn
Haags Welzijn is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation that provides free advice and support to Chinese and Asian labour migrants in the Hague region.
The Hague region is comprised of Delft, Gouda, Leiden and Zoetermeer.
You are welcome to contact us if you require assistance or advice.
Haags Welzijn works with many organisations in the Hague region and we will try our best to refer you to the appropriate organisations if we are not able to resolve your problems within our organisation. We also assist undocumented workers.
Other than Dutch, our social workers/staff also speak Mandarin, Cantonese, English and Indonesian.
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