ベルギー抗議：平和的抗議

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Workers from bus transport company B&C, Astra Sweets, and Lidl organized striking pickets in Turnhout on March 31, 2025, as part of a broader national general strike by FGTB and CSC unions protesting the new Arizona coalition government's policies on pensions and purchasing power.

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 strike gains broader participation across Belgium's transport and logistics networks.

Watch points

• Monitor whether the general strike expands beyond the initially reported companies to affect major Belgian ports like Antwerp or Zeebrugge
• Track duration and scope of transport disruptions, particularly if they spread to cross-border freight corridors connecting Belgium to neighboring EU markets