The main speaker [was] Niek Stam of the FNV Bondgenoten trade union, and chair of the SBPVH advocacy foundation fighting for the return of pension money, totalling £715 million, which the protesters say has been taken from the intended beneficiaries.
[Stam was] supported by members of the RMT and Unite trade unions, and Frank Leys, secretary of the dockers’ section of the ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation). The tournament sponsor, insurance giant AEGON, is the target of a joint campaign by the employers and employees of the seaports community in the Netherlands.