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Belgium Country sees steepest drop in trade union membership across Europe [Belga] 15-10-2025

Belgium Workers March Against Austerity As Government Targets The Most Vulnerable [Social Europe] 14-10-2025

Belgium Flights cancelled as Belgium hit by national strike [France 24] 14-10-2025

Belgium Largest Trade Unions Announce Mass Strike on October 14, Protesting Government Reforms to Pensions, Wages, Working Conditions [TTW] 12-10-2025

Belgium BTB’s Black Book exposes unsafe and inadequate parking for drivers in Belgium [ETF] 08-10-2025

Belgium Staff strike at IKEA in Anderlecht [The Times] 07-10-2025

Belgium / Palestine Media groups back fund to support Palestinian media [IFJ] 04-09-2025

Belgium Belgian cement manufacturer begins journey towards a Just Transition [IndustriAll Europe] 02-09-2025

Belgium Railway strikes are back: Disruptions are expected soon [The Times] 24-08-2025

Belgium Trade unions criticise government’s reforms [Belgian] 22-07-2025


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Port crisis in Belgium: strike suspended, but only briefly 2025-10-15 [TransInfo]

Country sees steepest drop in trade union membership across Europe 2025-10-15 [Belga]

National strike by Belgium's big unions hits public transport, airports and ships 2025-10-15 [BBC]

Flights cancelled as Belgium hit by national strike 2025-10-14 [France 24]

Flights cancelled as Belgium hit by national strike 2025-10-14 [KPVI]

Workers March Against Austerity As Government Targets The Most Vulnerable 2025-10-14 [Social Europe]

Largest Trade Unions Announce Mass Strike on October 14, Protesting Government Reforms to Pensions, Wages, Working Conditions 2025-10-12 [TTW]

BTB’s Black Book exposes unsafe and inadequate parking for drivers in Belgium 2025-10-08 [ETF]

Staff strike at IKEA in Anderlecht 2025-10-07 [The Times]

Mandatory integration program for non-EU labor migrants to Flanders 2025-09-30 [NLC]

Belgium EPSU welcomes marchers in Brussels: “No to deregulation, yes to social progress” 2025-09-25 [EPSU]

Jobs at risk at Pfizer in Brussels 2025-09-24 [BT]

Palestine Media groups back fund to support Palestinian media 2025-09-04 [IFJ]

Belgian cement manufacturer begins journey towards a Just Transition 2025-09-02 [IndustriAll Europe]

Two rail unions announce notice of rolling strikes in September 2025-08-24 [Belga]

Railway strikes are back: Disruptions are expected soon 2025-08-24 [The Times]

Palestine Brussels Airlines staff call for suspension of flights to Israel 2025-08-12 [Euro Weekly]

Workers to strike over shops' extended opening hours 2025-08-05 [BrusselsTime]

Trade unions criticise government’s reforms 2025-07-22 [Belgian]

StitchTogether Project: Belgian Social Partners Commit to a Sustainable and Inclusive Textile Future 2025-07-07 [IndustriAll Europe]

No Agreement Yet on Ghent Cuts, Unions Threaten Immediate Strike 2025-07-03 [Faharas]

Belgium Health is not a weapon: Belgian unions in action for Gaza 2025-06-20 [EPSU]

Strike planned for Monday at TotalEnergies in Antwerp port will not take place 2025-06-16 [The Times]

Europe “We deserve fair pay & good jobs”: European unions launch billboards in Brussels metro for EU procurement reform 2025-06-16 [EFFAT]

Cote Divoire Belgium and Ivory Coast ratify ILO “Work in fishing” Convention 2025-06-12 [ETF]

Workers in Belgium join wave of Lidl strikes 2025-06-09 [UNI Global Union]

EPSU joins 30,000 calling for action for Belgium’s non-profit sector 2025-05-25 [EPSU]

Fair-CSOs took to the streets alongside Belgian unions to oppose Arizona cuts 2025-05-23 [EPSU]

Over 15,000 non-profit workers to take to the streets of Brussels on Thursday 2025-05-21 [The Times]

Public sector strike tomorrow: What we know so far 2025-05-19 [The Times]

Belgium's public sector strike on Tuesday 2025-05-18 [BrusselsTime]

NGO workers mobilise against Arizona cuts 2025-05-16 [EPSU]

Belgium NGO workers protest Arizona Coalition cuts 2025-05-14 [Belga]

Europe 'Brush the history': Trade unionists clean 'stolpersteine' to honour Liberation Day 2025-05-08 [The Brussels Times]

Europe In memory of trade union and resistance fighters - Fort Breendonk speech 2025-05-05 [ETUC]

Shipping Halted in Antwerp as Unions Renew Strikes Against Government 2025-05-03 [The Maritime Executive]

  JOB  Europe Vacancy for a Secretary / Administrative Assistant 2025-05-02 [EPSU]

Belgian unions continue to fight against cost-cutting government programme 2025-05-02 [EPSU]

Liberty Steel Liège bankruptcy: industriAll Europe condemns lack of action to support workers earlier in slow-motion industrial disaster 2025-04-25 [IndustriAll Europe]

Belgium Trade union leaders mark 80 years since defeat of fascism 2025-04-21 [EPSU]

Europe Trade union leaders mark 80 years of anti-fascist resistance in Brussels 2025-04-16 [Belga News Agency]

20th day of strike action on the railways so far this year 2025-04-08 [VRT]

Belgium UNI stands with striking finance workers at Société Générale and BNP Paribas Fortis 2025-04-08 [UNI Global Union]

EPSU joins Belgian unions on the picket lines 2025-04-04 [EPSU]

BNP Paribas Fortis Staff Strike Against Job Transfers 2025-04-04 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

Belgian workers strike against austerity: “Enough is enough!” 2025-04-03 [BWI]

National Strike Paralyzes Belgium Amid Budget Cuts 2025-04-01 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

'Expats are affected too': Non-profit workers join national strike 2025-04-01 [The Times]

Europe Solidarity with general strike in Belgium 2025-04-01 [ETUC]

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