GSK staff and management representatives will meet on Friday

Belgium

After Monday's work stoppage by production staff at the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) sites in Wavre and Rixensart, production resumed normally on Tuesday at both sites.

The management, who was surprised by this movement of discontent while launching a call for dialogue on Monday, has resumed contact with the unions. An appointment was therefore agreed Friday morning to again address issues that worried workers. This is mainly the increased use of outsourcing within the company. "At the meeting on Friday, we will be asking for answers to questions from staff: management claims that it has hired 600 people on permanent contracts, which is quite logical for a growing company. whether these jobs can be guaranteed within five years, given the outsourcing of certain tasks that is envisaged, "said the FGTB chief delegate Imdat Gunes.

Monday, after information meetings organized by the unions on the sites of Wavre and Rixensart, the production staff had decided to fold their arms. The workers felt that they were not rebadured about the issue of outsourcing, and about how to award certain bonuses. GSK reacted by calling for dialogue, while recalling that it had been going on for several weeks on these issues.