Deregulation Demands Threaten the EU’s Best Chance to Close the Gender Pay Gap
Employer lobbying to weaken the EU Pay Transparency Directive risks condemning European women to decades more of unequal pay.
Marie-Hélène Ska
Belgium’s Workers Rise Against Austerity as Government Doubles Down on Cuts
Historic protests and escalating strikes challenge a coalition determined to slash social protections while boosting corporate subsidies.
Belgian Workers March Against Austerity As Government Targets The Most Vulnerable
Bold promises of sustainable jobs and increased purchasing power have evaporated into austerity measures that spare only the wealthy.
Why Belgian Workers Are Striking Today – The Real Cost of the Arizona Coalition’s Austerity Agenda
Belgian workers today protest deep cuts and the government’s refusal to tax the wealthy as needed.
Belgian workers against austerity and for social justice
Today, on 13th of January 2025, Belgian trade unions demonstrate in Brussels against austerity measures.
European elections: beware the ‘little man’ sorcerers
European workers enjoy more social support than five years ago but the far right and strict austerity are looming threats.
Far right against women workers’ rights in Europe
They will claim to stand up for ‘the people’ in the June elections. But the extreme right only stamps on women’s rights.
General strike in Belgium
Belgian trade union confederations this week led strikes and other actions to challenge the impact of inflation on purchasing power.
Belgium: heat rising over cost of living
Thousands of workers join a union rally in Brussels to defend their purchasing power.
Why we are on Brussels’ streets
Tens of thousands of Belgian workers today demand better wages and purchasing power.
Building social Europe, winning public confidence
Laurent Berger, Reiner Hoffmann, Wolfgang Katzian, Marie-Hélène Ska, Pepe Álvarez, Jarkko Eloranta, Luigi Sbarra and Andrzej Radzikowski
Trade unions demand an ambitious directive on minimum wages and collective bargaining.