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Threatened Audi Plant Closure Sparks Broad Brussels Protest [1]

['John Ainger']

Date: 2024-09-16

Thousands of workers brought chaos to Brussels on Monday, setting off firecrackers and blocking streets near the European Parliament, in a demonstration to show solidarity with employees from an Audi car factory facing possible closure.

Over 5,000 protesters from across Belgium, and as far away as the Czech Republic, gathered at Brussels’ North train station before marching toward the parliament, brandishing placards in support of Audi and calling for an end to Chinese “dumping” of industrial products. Unions called a national strike, hampering public transport, while police stood ready with water cannons.

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[1] Url: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-16/threatened-audi-plant-closure-sparks-brussels-industrial-protest

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