Street cleaners protest over threat to transfer jobs

Belgium

Unions organized a demonstration on 22 September over proposals to transfer 600 street cleaners from the Brussels region to local authorities. The unions are concerned that the issue of the employment conditions of the workers has not been dealt with and they are surprised by the unexpected announcement of the transfer as the government and region had appeared to put any restructuring plans on hold. The regional government gave assurances that any proposed changes to the service will be undertaken subject to negotiation with the unions.
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