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Belgium ABVV Declares General Strike Against De Wever Policies [The Pinnacle Gazette] 05-02-2025

Belgium Unions oppose plan that worsens working conditions for teachers [Education International] 30-01-2025

Belgium French-speaking teachers to strike for 48 hours on Monday [The Times] 25-01-2025

Belgium National strike day: Metros, trains, flights cancelled – disruption continues into evening rush hour [The Times] 14-01-2025

Belgium Belgian workers against austerity and for social justice [SocialEuropa] 13-01-2025

Belgium National strike will cause 'major disruption' on Monday: Here's what you need to know [The Times] 12-01-2025

Belgium Belgian unions march against ‘grinch-like’ austerity plans [ETUC] 16-12-2024

Belgium Concerns about Mediahuis new framework agreement allowing the use of journalistic work to train AI [EFJ] 11-12-2024

Belgium Unions protest job cuts and care home closures at Emeis [EPSU] 07-12-2024

Belgium First country to pass law granting sex workers maternity leave, employment benefits [The Indian Express] 01-12-2024


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ABVV Declares General Strike Against De Wever Policies 2025-02-05 [The Pinnacle Gazette]

Unions oppose plan that worsens working conditions for teachers 2025-01-30 [Education International]

Protesting Liège teachers urge government to refrain from austerity measures 2025-01-30 [BT]

Save Brussels industry 2025-01-30 [BT]

French-speaking teachers to strike for 48 hours on Monday 2025-01-25 [The Times]

Pension protests disrupt transport, schools 2025-01-15 [China Daily]

Flights cancelled as Belgium hit by national strike 2025-01-14 [The News]

National strike day: Metros, trains, flights cancelled – disruption continues into evening rush hour 2025-01-14 [The Times]

Belgian workers against austerity and for social justice 2025-01-13 [SocialEuropa]

Belgians brace themselves for a nationwide strike on Monday 2025-01-13 [Euronews]

National strike will cause 'major disruption' on Monday: Here's what you need to know 2025-01-12 [The Times]

Players recognise charity work of Jan Vertonghen and his foundation 2025-01-04 [FIFPRO]

  JOB   We are recruiting a Policy Officer in the field of Occupational Safety and Health 2024-12-20 [EFBWW]

Belgian unions march against ‘grinch-like’ austerity plans 2024-12-16 [ETUC]

Concerns about Mediahuis new framework agreement allowing the use of journalistic work to train AI 2024-12-11 [EFJ]

Unions protest job cuts and care home closures at Emeis 2024-12-07 [EPSU]

Sex workers get the same employment rights as other workers 2024-12-05 [CBS]

Sex workers in Belgium gain historic labour rights as new law takes effect 2024-12-02 [Euro News]

First country to pass law granting sex workers maternity leave, employment benefits 2024-12-01 [The Indian Express]

25,000 marched through Brussels for better public services 2024-11-10 [BT]

  JOB   EPSU is recruiting a Secretary / Administrative Assistant 2024-11-01 [EPSU]

Serious concerns over cases of preventive censorship involving four media outlets 2024-10-22 [EFJ]

'Destructive tornado': Union warns of right-wing threat to women ahead of elections 2024-10-13 [The Times]

Belgium Belgian TV crew assaulted by a group of men in Beirut 2024-10-07 [EFJ]

Workers Steal Keys to 200-Plus Cars, Union Says, After Audi Threatens to Close Plant 2024-09-18 [Road and Track]

Thousands protest in Brussels against Audi factory closure 2024-09-17 [The Times]

Autoworkers demonstrate to protest layoff threats across the EU industrial base 2024-09-17 [AP]

Strike at Audi :Workers Seize Keys of Vehicles 2024-09-07 [BT]

De Wever proposals will cause 'collective burnouts' for retail sector 2024-08-31 [BT]

Madagascar Belgian and Malagasy unions cooperate on building union power 2024-08-31 [IndustriALL]

Europe Audi plant in Brussels: industriAll Europe's message of solidarity 2024-07-26 [IndustriAll Europe]

  JOB   Project and Policy Intern 2024-05-25 [Eurocadres]

Major Inspection Near Port of Antwerp Reveals Alarming Rate of Violations in Road Transport Sector 2024-05-24 [ETF]

Ingenico to dismiss up to 75% of staff 2024-05-20 [BT]

  JOB  Europe EPSU is looking for a Project and Administrative Assistant 2024-05-17 [EPSU]

Around 2 million private sector workers can vote for their union representatives during next two weeks 2024-05-14 [VRT]

Could Belgium's historic labour law for sex workers usher change across Europe? 2024-05-14 [Euronews]

Middle East Broadcaster VRT shares trade union message condemning “violations of human rights by the State of Israel” ahead of Eurovision semi-final 2 2024-05-10 [wiwbloggs]

Today, We Remember Striking Workers in Occupied Europe 2024-05-10 [Jacobin]

  JOB   ETUI is looking for a documentalist (full-time) 2024-05-07 [ETUI]

Belgium Belgian unions demand release of political prisoners in Belarus 2024-04-30 [salidarnast.info]

Police raided two Kurdish TVs and seized journalistic materials 2024-04-26 [EFJ]

Europe EPSU hosts ‘Health before profits!’ conference at European Parliament 2024-04-08 [EPSU]

Europe World Health Day 2024:‘Health before profits!’ campaign mobilises for World Health Day 2024-04-07 [EPSU]

Disruption to public transport in Brussels 2024-03-12 [VRT]

Saint-Gobain Eupen workers still uncertain about future 2024-03-07 [IndustriALL]

Europe Strike at Brussels Airport 2024-02-26 [BT]

Palestine Vigil to commemorate 100 journalists killed in the Gaza war 2024-01-31 [IFJ]

Europe Belgian presidency must embrace spirit of Delors and deliver platform directive 2024-01-11 [ETUC]

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