Demonstrators, protesting government reforms and cost-cutting measures, march in central Brussels, Belgium, May 24, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Vidal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - More than 60,000 unionised workers marched on Tuesday in protest against proposed Belgian labour-market reforms including longer hours and a higher retirement age, snarling up traffic in a large part of Brussels.
Police said 20 people were injured in clashes when protesters threw rocks and firecrackers at riot police, who responded by firing water cannon. Police arrested 23 people, a spokeswoman said.
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