Like today, Friday promises to be a difficult day for thousands of commuters. Rail traffic in Wallonia is at a standstill and many services in Flanders were also hit as they also serve part of Wallonia.

The strike has come about as a result of discontent among workers at train depot about measures that would see them lose time off given to them for working overtime and anti-social hours.

They are also unhappy about the savings plan drafted by the former Transport Minister Jacqueline Galant (Francophone liberal).

Flandersnews.be / Expatica