Jetten likely to apologise to Moluccans at unveiling of monument (opens in new tab)

Prime minister Rob Jetten is expected to apologise for the Dutch government’s treatment of Moluccan migrants when he gives a speech at the unveiling of a monument in Rotterdam at the weekend. The monument has been placed at the site of the former Lloyd Yard docks, the spot where the first migrants arrived from the islands in the early 1950s. Jetten’s wish to speak at the ceremony was only conveyed to the organisers this week, fuelling speculation that he will...