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General strike paralyzes Belgium

A General strike in Belgium has placed the country on Wednesday to a standstill. The call of the three largest unions in the country are both employees of the p

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General strike paralyzes Belgium

A General strike in Belgium has placed the country on Wednesday to a standstill. The call of the three largest unions in the country are both employees of the public service, as well as the private sector followed. Among other things they demand higher wages and subsidies as well as higher pensions in the future.

The strike more respect wanted to"," said the Secretary-General of the Union CSC, Marie-Hélène Ska, in the Belgian Radio. You wanted a "dignified life, to survive instead of just".

The airspace over Belgium remained virtually closed, there were significant limitations in the public transport. Also, the Post office, schools, hospitals, garbage collection and shopping centres remained largely closed.

"trade unions and employers must re-invited back to the negotiating table," Belgium's head of government, Charles Michel. The strike solve is not a Problem. At the same time, he thanked all the people who worked on Wednesday anyway. (sda)

Created: 13.02.2019, 15:27 PM

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