a preventive strike against pension reform in Belgium

There were 30,000 in the street: teachers, railway workers, firefighters, at the call of several unions. The government is not yet officially in place and the Belgians are already outraged. “We left until the age of 65 with little bits of kindergarten. It’s no longer possible to do that”said a demonstrator. “We will lose up to 1,100 euros net per month”explains another. A man declares for his part: “Among firefighters, when we talk about an official retirement age of 67 and a life expectancy of 70, that seems completely disproportionate to us.”

A way to put pressure on federal negotiators. “There will be at least three billion euros in savings that they are making in pensions. This will affect the entire world of work”explains Marie-Hélène Ska, general secretary of the Confederation of Christian Unions. Monday January 13, transport was very disrupted. A new strike call is already planned for February.

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