Belgian Trade Unions Call For High Wage Growth Rate - Spokesman

Fakhir Rizvi Published February 13, 2019 | 11:03 PM

Three major Belgian trade unions called a national strike on Wednesday to demand that the wage growth rate be raised to 1.8 percent, a trade union spokesman told Sputnik

BRUSSELS (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 13th February, 2019) Three major Belgian trade unions called a national strike on Wednesday to demand that the wage growth rate be raised to 1.8 percent, a trade union spokesman told Sputnik.

"Employers are not allowed to raise wages, give merit increases, family allowances ... in 2019-2020 above the 0.

8 percent limit," the spokesman for the General Federation of Belgian Labor said.

The strike has grounded all flights to and from Belgium and disrupted public transport on the ground, including half of trains. Train connection with other EU nations is not expected to be affected.

Schools, post offices, stores, shopping malls and medical facilities are closed or working shorter hours.