La Voix des Sans-Papiers opens a building occupation publicly and festively

The 24-hour general strike protested pension reforms introduced with limited social dialogue by the Di Rupo government. Unions argued that reforms would hit younger, older and lower-income people...

A national demonstration opened a month of rolling union actions against the centre-right government’s planned pension-age increase, wage restraint and public-service cuts. Police estimated at least...

The country’s two largest union confederations jointly organised a 24-hour general strike after a month of escalating actions. Workers opposed pension-age increases, wage freezes and cuts to public...

After a month-long informal camp near Belgium’s immigration office, the citizen support platform ended its operations in Maximilien Park on 1 October 2015. Refugees, volunteers, neighbourhood groups...

Thousands marched in Brussels against the proposed EU-US TTIP deal and the EU-Canada CETA agreement. The coalition linked trade rules to labour protections, public services, health, farming and...

After a temporary stay in a vacant care home was due to end, roughly 80 members of La Voix des Sans-Papiers occupied the empty Hotel Astrid. The collective sought residence papers and a place to stay,...

Civil-society organisations, migrant and refugee-support groups, anti-racist collectives and unions marched in Brussels against racism, discrimination, hate and inequality. Police estimated about...

More than 65,000 people marched in Brussels, with organisers estimating around 75,000 including cyclists. The Climate Coalition called on governments to align policy with the Paris Agreement and limit...

About 3,000 pupils left school to demand stronger climate policy, answering a call by Antwerp students Anuna De Wever and Kyra Gantois and joining a growing international school-strike movement....

The weekly school strike grew from roughly 3,000 participants on 10 January and 12,500 a week later to around 35,000 on 24 January. Students used recurring weekday action to turn climate urgency...