Today organize the trade unions a national day of action. Dissatisfaction with the pensioenmaatregelen of the government, it fails to discuss the heavy professions and the growing unrest about the purchasing power shall be a “strike” that country is rolling, so the unions are strong. An overview of the inconvenience that that will bring.

The list of companies where action will be taken, grew in the past couple of days ever. The trade unions showed earlier in the week and “surprised” by the large stakingsbereidheid to the employees. It can go to the organization of extra works councils, the handing out of pamphlets, the creation of stakingsposten and the placement of the work. In Wallonia, there is also talk of closing roads and industrial areas.

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Especially in the industrial sectors – such as the food, metal and textiles – will be a lot of companies have reduced or no production know. the

Some of the great metal and textile companies where, according to the unions, will be discontinued: Volvo Cars and Trucks in Ghent, Ontex in Eeklo, Dana and Bombardier in Bruges or Asco in Zaventem. In the food industry will be discontinued at AB InBev in Leuven, belgium, Campina in Aalter, Coca-Cola in Ghent, the Delhaize-depot in Ninove and koekjesbakker Lotus Bakeries in Lembeke, and Kaprijke.

The Ghent port area should be located to pickets and strikes to expect. In the port of Antwerp have been no work stoppages are planned. There will be pamphlets to be handed out. In the large chemical companies in the Antwerp will be action conducted. There is talk of work stoppages at Agfa, Borealis, Evonik and Arlanxeo in Zwijndrecht (the former Lanxess).