“We already earn ‘no fat’ and now they want to deny us that premium as well.” All 90,000 Flemish domestic helpers risk losing their end-of-year bonus and so they have submitted a strike notice. Mieke (53) and Sofie (43) also put down the vacuum cleaner and mop on February 7 and hope they are not the only ones. “The cleaners want to show solidarity, but they are afraid.”
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That’s why cleaning assistants Mieke and Sofie put down their vacuum cleaner and mop: “My salary has not been increased for more than 10 years”
