A Strike Has Begun in All Prisons in Belgium Due to Overcrowding and Staff Shortages.
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The movement started on Friday morning and is expected to continue until Saturday. Trade unions denounce in particular the lack of staff and overcrowding in prisons. ...
A 24-hour strike was held in all Belgian prisons due to overcrowding, staff shortages, and working conditions. It was reported that 599 inmates were forced to sleep on the floor because there were no beds available.
Prison workers in Belgium went on a 24-hour strike to protest overcrowding and staff shortages in all prisons. Unions stated that 599 inmates were forced to sleep on the floor.
In Belgium, a strike by prison staff over chronic overcrowding and staff shortages has led to a major human rights crisis in correctional facilities. With inmates exceeding capacity and shifts disrupted, hundreds of prisoners are forced to sleep on the floor without mattresses.
Staff were requisitioned on Friday in several prisons in order to ensure the minimum service during the 24-hour strike which started this Friday at 06:00 in all Belgian prisons, said Alain Blancke, of the Christian union ACV/CSC. The union representative was not able to give a precise figure, but ... read more
A 24-hour strike by prison workers began at 6 a.m. this morning in all prisons in Belgium due to overcrowding, where 599 prisoners are currently sleeping on the floor, 125 more than two weeks ago, said union representative of the Christian union ACV, Alain Blanc.
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