Bert Engelaar, general secretary of the socialist trade union ABVV, levels sharp criticism of government policy on the eve of Mayday.
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Socialist union chief Bert Engelaar (ABVV) voices strong criticism of De Wever I government policy
Colin Clapson
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He says limiting unemployment benefits over time forces people ‘towards poverty’. He also takes a hard line on pension reforms. "They call it reform. But this is not reform. This is tearing down. Punishing. Saving on broken backs and worn-out knees."
"And while our people work their bodies to death beyond retirement age, more money does go to defence. Not just a little. Billions. For drones, for fighter jets, for systems that don't help anyone in the neighbourhood pay their rent."