Services are set to be disrupted next week as Belgium is hit with three consecutive days of strike action across multiple sectors.
Rita Alves || This is the latest in an ongoing series of strikes denouncing socio-economic reforms by the Federal Government which impact, among other things, pensions, salaries, and working conditions.
The public transport sector has been called to strike from 24 November, while other public services and the education sector are set to join the action on 25 November.
A national strike will take place on 26 November, involving both the public and private sectors. Unlike other similar national strikes, no demonstration is planned to take place in the capital, according to a spokesperson for ACV-CSC.
However, there will be picket lines across the country which may block traffic and the entrance to some companies and shops, according to a spokesperson for CGSLB-ACLVB.
France 24 || Belgium steeled itself for closed schools and disrupted train and air travel as three days of strikes kicked off Monday in protest at government austerity plans aimed at shrinking the national debt.
The movement is planned in three waves: trains and other public transport went on strike Monday, with national railroad company SNCB expecting to run one or two out of three trains. Several Eurostars linking Brussels to Paris were cancelled.
On Tuesday, public services such as schools, creches, and hospitals join the strike, and for Wednesday unions have called for a full general strike covering all categories.
No flights are expected Wednesday at the country’s two main airports, Bruxelles-Zaventem and Charleroi.
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