The leader of a party in Belgium’s governing coalition has sparked a debate after proposing that the country abolish internet shopping to let its high streets thrive and reduce night warehouse work. “Let Belgium become a country without e-commerce,” Magnette told the Flemish newspaper Humo. Why do we have to let workers work in those warehouses at night? Companies in Belgium must pay a night rate for work carried out after 8pm. A spokesperson for the Socialist party later clarified that Magnette was not opposed to the digital sector but that he wanted there to be a debate about the consequences of internet shopping.

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2022 08:04 UTC