18,000 demonstrators bring traffic to a halt in downtown Brussels | VRT NWS: news

Thousands of workers are expected to join today’s national demonstration in protest against work pressure and staff shortages in the care, well-being and culture sectors. Unions believe at least 12,000 protesters will join the protest. In the event police counted 18,500 demonstrators. Union demands include better pay and working conditions. Brussels police and the local transport company expect serious disruption to traffic, especially along the route from the North to the South railway stations