Around ten thousand workers face lower wages as a result of Delhaize’s decision to franchise stores in Belgium. Red Pepper spoke to striking workers about their fightback.
All Brussels Delhaize supermarkets, and several others around the country, remain closed as workers continue their strike. Workers are striking because Delhaize management announced it would switch all its grocery stores to a franchise model.
More than 150 people have come forward, offering to take over a Delhaize store following the company’s announcement that it would be switching to a franchise model.
Following a nationwide strike of Delhaize staff after the grocery chain announced it would be switching all stores over to a franchise model, Carrefour supermarkets have found themselves overwhelmed with customers.