Once again trades unionists (and other) have taken to the street of Brussels to protest against the federal government’s socio-economic and pensions policies. The countries’ three largest trade unions, the Christian trade union ACV, the socialist trade union ABVV and the liberal trade union ACLVB are all taking part in the day of action.
The police say that 20,000 people took part in the demonstration in the centre of Brussels on Wednesday morning. The trades unions say that the number of protesters was between 30,000 and 35,500 protesters. Prior to the protest march ACV, ABVV and ACLVB said they hoped that several tens of thousands of protesters would take part.
The march from Brussels North to Brussels South Railway Station passed without incident.
This is the 6th big union demonstration to have tgaken place since the formation of the new Federal Government at the end of January.