4 in 10 municipal schools remained closed today in Flanders. One in ten teachers believed to have taken strike action.
39 per cent of municipal schools affiliated to the Education Association of Cities and Municipalities (OVSG) are affected by the general strike called by Belgium’s two main unions in protest against the policies of the De Wever I government. The figure comes from OVSG spokesperson Anne Berckmoes and is based on sampling.
39 per cent of schools remain closed today. 8 per cent of schools are not providing any care.
OVSG is the smallest of the 3 main education networks, but with 574 primary schools it is the second largest player in primary education.
Overall picture: 1 out of ten out on strike
22,626 of the 211,000 staff in Flemish schools went on strike today. The figure suggests about 1 in 10 teachers were on strike. The figure from the Flemish government is a provisional one. The number of strikers in the education sector today is slightly lower than on 13 January, when 34,314 Flemish teaching staff did not turn up for work in protest against the federal government's pension reforms.