Belgium: what the union confederation FGTB is expecting from the future government

The federal management of the FGTB (the General Belgian Labour Federation, with a socialist tendency) presented, on April 17, 2007, within the Federal Parliament, before the eight democratic parties' leaders, its memorandum to the future government. The legislative elections will take place next June 10. ( Ref. 070352)
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According to the main union, Belgium is moving towards hard times, notably because of a lack of means and an un-mastered globalization. The FGTB proposed eight action courses to the political leaders : strengthening social security, creating real jobs with fair wages, making health care available to everyone, bringing unions into small businesses, strengthening public services, fighting against global warming and defining a more social Europe. The project of regionalization of certain skills in

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