Postal workers in Belgium begin protest

Postal workers in Belgium took to the streets on 3 March to protest over downgrading of jobs, post office closures and what they say are outrageous profits being made by stakeholders in the service.

Postal workers in Belgium took to the streets on 3 March to protest over job downgrades, post office closures and what they say are outrageous profits being made by stakeholders.

Workers are furious that state-owned Post Danmark is to sell almost 25% of its stake in Belgium’s postal service to private equity partners CVC, making a profit of €200m [$252.6m] in just three years and that full-time jobs are being replaced by part-timers.

The strike is expected to continue for three days and has already had an impact on services.