The controversial au pair agency Nina Care was declared bankrupt by the District Court of Noord-Holland earlier this week, bankruptcy administrator Rocco Mulder confirmed to RTL Nieuws. The au pair agency, one of the largest in the Netherlands, made headlines last year for various abuses, both toward au pairs and the families they work for, resulting in financial difficulties for the company.
Last year, Nina Care came under fire when Nieuwsuur reported that the company wasn’t screening au pairs properly, was unreachable when problems arose, sent au pairs into situations they were not prepared for, and even instructed these young women to lie to customs authorities. About a year ago, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND)