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10:07 21/01/2021
Unions hope to find a solution to reduce the number of layoffs carried out by US freight carrier FedEx in Belgium, representatives said on Wednesday after a meeting with the Walloon government. Currently, 671 jobs are at risk in Liège - and a further 47 at Brussels Airport in Zaventem. We were worried for a few dozen workers because the daytime activity at the airport was lower than what we have seen in recent years, explained Thierry Grignard, president of FGTB Metal Liège-Luxembourg. But a restructuring of the workforce of this magnitude, we didn t expect it at all. Our goal is to find a common strategy with the Walloon government,” he added. “The Renault law may allow us to reduce the number of layoffs and we must also check whether certain activities could remain in Liège.