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January 27, 2012

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Belgian general strike Monday

News Release International Transport Federation (ITF) January 27, 2012
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Monday, ITF comment</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-GB>Commenting on Monday&#8217;s
planned Belgian general strike, ITF general secretary </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
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Cockroft</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
lang=EN-GB> said: &#8220;On Monday in </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
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lang=EN-GB>Belgium</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-GB>, transport stops.
Planes, trains and ports will all be affected. All part of a day of protest by
the country&#8217;s workers and unions, who are saying no to further cuts being forced
through by a government acting dangerously recklessly under pressure to meet EU
targets.&#8221;</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" lang=EN-GB>ITF president and chair
of the ITF dockers section, Paddy Crumlin, said: &#8220;Transport workers are playing
a vital part in this strike. Belgium&#8217;s docker unions will also be in the
frontline, protesting against plans that could strip them of legal protections
under the guise of &#8216;austerity&#8217; and &#8216;modernisation&#8217;.&#8221;</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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