Belgium: social elections results show the CSC and FGTB maintaining their positions with progress being made by the liberal CGSLB

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Today, 25 May, Labor Minister Kris Peeters, delivered the results of elections to 3,000 Works Councils (WCs) and 6,000 Committees for Prevention and Protection at the Workplace (CPPWs) that were held between 09 and 22 May.
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Against a backdrop of lower participation rates as compared with those in 2012 (776,867 votes for the WCs, and 856,885 for the CPPWs making a participation rate of 63.5% and 65.4% down from 70% four years ago) the liberal Christian union, CSC, confirms it lead position over the other organizations.

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