General Federation of Belgian Labour
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Episode 11
In this episode, we report about the protests in Belgium and Haiti, and termination of thousands of Bangladeshi workers
Belgian workers take to the streets demanding rise in minimum wage
Three major trade unions representing around 4 million workers staged a strike on February 13. The workers alleged that the government had put a cap on wage hikes, leading to them losing out on benefits
- Israel continues siege of West Bank killing 5 in Tubas
- Israel carries out new massacre in “humanitarian safe zone” in Khan Younis
- Edmundo González has left Venezuela.
- 300,000 march against Macron’s appointment of conservative prime minister
- Right-wing fear mongering over gangs in Colorado obscures larger issue of landlord neglect
