[Belgium] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Belgian workers staged a peaceful protest outside a Carrefour store in Lier on March 31, 2025, as part of a broader national general strike organized by FGTB and CSC unions. The strike reportedly targeted transport, postal services, ports, and retail operations in opposition to the new government coalition's pension and purchasing power policies.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether the reported disruptions to transport and port operations materialize more broadly across Belgian logistics infrastructure.

Watch points

• Monitor for independent confirmation of the strike's scope and actual disruption levels across Belgian transport networks and port facilities
• Track whether similar labor actions spread to other European Union countries or escalate beyond peaceful demonstrations