In March 2004, the Belgian federal government approved PhARAon, a new broad-based action plan for combating work-related accidents. Against a backdrop of a constant rise in the number of serious accidents at work, the plan’s principal aim is to make all actors involved in the field shoulder their
In January 2004, the Belgian government decided to replace the old system of monitoring unemployed people with a new one featuring an individual approach to supervision. The trade unions gave the proposal a fairly cool reception, and have been able to obtain certain alterations from the Minister of