Belgian strikes cut public services, snarl traffic


PTI | Brussels | Updated: 10-03-2023 14:26 IST | Created: 10-03-2023 14:19 IST
Belgian strikes cut public services, snarl traffic
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A nationwide strike by Belgium's public sector is slowing rush-hour traffic and affecting everything from garbage collection to childcare.

Trade unions are protesting investment and employment cuts and demand that pension reforms be cut back.

“Not a single department escaped the cuts imposed by several governments. That's why we sound the alarm bell. Because everyone should have a strong public sector,” the ACOD union said.

Train service was paralysed in large parts of the nations and buses and subways were running on a limited timetable in and around Brussels.

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