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Lawyers, clerks and magistrates walked out of work on Wednesday morning and stood together on outside courthouses around the country. They were protesting against a lack of government funding.
People of all ages are invited on to the streets of Brussels this Friday, as the Belgian capital joins 90 countries worldwide in organising a "Global Strike for the Future".
After Car-Free Sunday comes Flight-Free Wednesday - as Belgium's airspace has been completely closed for 24 hours due to today's nationwide strike.
A nationwide day of strike action on Wednesday (13 February), led by three main trade unions, will have a significant impact on flights, public transport, schools and other public services.
Flights at Brussels Airport are expected to be "severely impacted" by a general stike in Belgium next Wednesday
8 March is the International Day of Women’s Rights - and this year, many women are planning a women’s strike on that day.
Three Belgian trade unions have called a general strike for Wednesday 13 February in protest at "meagre" wage increases capped at 0.8% this year.
Unions at telecoms company Proximus are meeting with management today to discuss the restructuring plan that caused an uproar among workers last week with the announcement that nearly 2,000 jobs,
Unions representing workers at telecoms company Proximus have submitted a notice of intention to strike, following the unexpected announcement that up to 1,900 people would lose their jobs.
