The nationwide day of action over new pension reforms will cause largescale disruption as many teachers, bus, airport and rail staff have registered to strike.
ADVERTISEMENTBelgians trying to get to work using public transport on Monday will face massive disruption as transport workers have all been urged to strike by their unions.
Railway operator SNCB confirmed that it will only be running about one in three trains.
« A large number of flights will have to be cancelled or rescheduled, » a spokesperson for Brussels airport, Ihsane Chioua Lekhli, told Belga News Agency on Friday.
Many children may also have to stay at home as 20,000 teachers have said they will strike, meaning some parents or carers will also have to stay at home.
On January 1st the retirement age in Belgium rose from 65 to 66 – and it will increase to 67 by 2030.
And there are other changes proposed by the government that have angered public sector workers.
« The measures on the table represent unprecedented attacks on all working men and women, » trade union CSC said. « Wage freezes, indexation reform, longer working hours and more precarious contracts, austerity, cuts to public services and ecological investments: nothing will be spared for Belgians, not even pensioners. »
In Brussels the rubbish collections may also be affected, and some prison officers are also going on strike.
