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An average of 71 working days per 1,000 workers are lost every year in Belgium as a result of strikes, according to an analysis by the German research institute WSI for the period 200
Unionized workers in Belgium last year were on strike for a total of 207,563 days, three times fewer days than in 2014 when there was a record number of 760,297 strike days recorded, report De
About 20 disgruntled Belgian prison guards this morning gathered outside the private residence of prime minister Charles Michel in Wavre, and rang the bell at 6.00.
Despite the fact that, as of today, the unions no longer recognise the ongoing strike action in the prison of Saint-Gilles, only half of the prison staff has returned to work, says Filip Dudal of
The SNCB staff members taking part in the spontaneous strike action that began last Wednesday risk a fine of €12.50, confirmed HR Rail, the HR agency of the national railway company.
Still, no agreement has been reached between the unions of the French-speaking rail personnel and Belgian rail companies SNCB and Infrabel.
The train network in Wallonia is at a standstill today due to the unannounced strike action of the French rail unions CSC Transcom and CGSP Cheminots.
Employees of Belgium's national railway company SNCB this morning spontaneously stopped working at stations in Brussels and Wallonia, and some of their colleagues in Mechelen, Ostend, Kortrijk and
About 60,000 people participated in the national demonstration on Tuesday in Brussels, according to official figures from the police.
