Around 80,000 people marched through the Belgian capital Brussels on Monday to protest the high cost of living and the lack of a sufficient increase in wages.
At the urging of the largest labor unions in the country, the protesters met in front of the Brussels North railway station.
A giant screen set up in front of the station displayed the words “Life is too expensive, we want higher wages.”
People also unfurled banners saying "Increase salaries," "Money for hospitals and schools," "Release our salaries" and "Stop wage robbery.”
Carrying the red, green and blue pennants of their union and wearing clothes in the same colors, the protesters walked up to the Brussels-South railway station a few miles away using the main roads.
They chanted anti-government slogans throughout the march.
Traffic was disrupted in the central areas of the city due to the protest.
Extensive security measures were put in place around the protesters.
