BTB attacks De Backer and employers head-on

According to the union, the employers and De Backer refer to a study by French CNR comparing the wage costs of European truckers, which shows that a Bulgarian trucker is four times cheaper than a Belgian one. “However, the reality is that wages in the Belgian transport sector are low – too low. With a basic hourly wage of 10.7 euros, the trucker’s wage is below that of an employee in the cleaning sector. To drive a living wage together, a Belgian trucker has to knock a lot of (overtime) hours,” says Frank Moreels, BTB president.