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Antwerp Port workers strike

  • Author:Ricky
  • Release Date:2014-11-25
Due to oppose government "austerity" program, Belgium tradeUnion appealed to hold a series of regional strikes. Union plans to begin November 24, every Monday for regional strikeFinally, to December 15 nationwide strike to achieve orgasm. On Monday, the first to Antwerp, while Zeebrugge (Zeebrugge) and Ghent (Ghent) has also been the impact of the strike. According Inchape & nbsp; Shipping & nbsp; Services estimates that AntwerpThere are 65 ships waiting for berth into the territory, 12 ships waiting off berth.

The new Belgian federal government released a new policy, the pension age raised from 65 years to 67 years, to cancel the scheduled launch of next year inflation-linked pay system, and save the health care and social security budget for the public sector. Affected by the Belgian workers went on strike to protest against austerity measures announced by the federal government.