Management of Audi Brussels called in the police after workers protested the rejection of their counter-proposal, demanding "fair compensation" as the plant's closure puts thousands of jobs at risk.
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00:00Local police had to intervene the negotiations between the unions and the management of Audi
00:04Brussels on Wednesday.
00:06Workers say their counter-proposal for the social plan was rejected, so they were peacefully
00:10showing their discontent when they entered the meeting room, at which point the management
00:15called for help to be escorted out of the facility.
00:18The Belgian police arrived on the scene with batons, helmets and shields.
00:45The social plan is in connection with the scheduled closure of the plant at the end
00:48of February.
00:49A total of nearly 4,000 workers will be unemployed because of the closure.
00:53Protests and negotiations have been ongoing for some time, but a final deal has not been
00:57reached.