100,000 protest against Belgian retirement age

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BELGIUM - Brussels became the epicentre of a national strike today as 100,000 workers protested against the federal government's plans to raise the minimum early retirement age from 58 to 60.

Rudy De Leeuw (pictured), federal secretary of the General Federation of Belgian Workers (FGTB), which led the strike along with the Christian CSC and the Confederation of Liberal Trade Unions, sai...

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