# Netherlands public sector strike halts transport over welfare cuts

https://mins.news/en/video/51819

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-09 18:19 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXy0-aIWrG4

> Public-sector workers in the Netherlands are staging a 24-hour strike against welfare cuts tied to plans to increase defence spending. Trains, buses and ferries have been disrupted, leaving Amsterdam Central Station largely empty. Unions warn the cuts could drive workers and vulnerable households into poverty.