Indefinite strike across Belgian prisons begins

An indefinite strike across Belgian prisons began on Monday as unions condemning overcrowding and a lack of solutions.While the strike has no set end, “we're probably in for a week,” predicted Gregory Wallez, general secretary of the CGSP Justice union.Unions activated the strike notice after a meeting with minister Paul Van Tigchelt yielded no results.Unions left the negotiating table when the minister made it clear he would demand minimum staffing levels for the country’s jails throughout any strike.The minimum staffing procedure introduced a few years ago was being followed in most Belgian prisons. Only the local management of Marneffe pr…