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Protesters will stop their work again next Monday
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The protesters want more wages for 1,250 people across three Heineken business units.
In the Netherlands, workers at the Heineken brewery have launched their first strike since 1994, demanding a better collective agreement. This is reported US on Friday, January 14th.
“Heineken employees are on strike at the Zoterwood and Dan Bosch breweries. This is the first time since 1994 that the company’s personnel have been on strike. They have stopped work for 24 hours,” the report says.
Employees at soft drink supplier Vrumona, part of the Heineken group, also went on strike.
It is noted that the protesters want more wages for 1,250 people in three business units. Since last summer, the issue of wages and employment conditions under three different collective agreements has been discussed. On Tuesday, negotiations on this issue were terminated.
Heineken agrees to raise wages by 1.5% this year and 2% next year. The company claims that the pandemic has hit business hard. Due to quarantine restrictions, its turnover has plummeted.
At the same time, before the coronacrisis, a wage increase of 7.5% over two years was agreed, but this collective agreement is now ending.
The protesters have already announced that they will stop their work again next Monday at 15:00.
Remember, in December The Netherlands announced a general lockdown. Cafes, restaurants and all shops that do not sell essential goods have been closed. All schools are also closed. Citizens may gather outdoors and indoors by no more than two people.
On the eve it was reported that peaceful protests were held in several cities in the Netherlands. demonstrations against COVID restrictions.
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