While the Social Partners will open, at the end of the year, the negotiations for the 2009-10 general multi-industry agreement, the social atmosphere is already tense with the call for strike launched by the FGTB union. The Christian confederation was invited to participate. Employers denounced this decision which can only harm the discussions. (Ref. 080698)
The Belgian social agenda is heavy: in September, the social partners will render a joint opinion of the improvement of social allowances and in November they will examine the technical report on competitiveness and employment of the Central Economic Council (CCE). A document which, by establishing a range of pay evolution, will serve as a basis for the negotiations of the 2009-10 general multi-industry agreement. Besides, the Doorn group, which gathers trade unions from Belgium, the Netherland
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