JUNE 29 2026
Board-level employee representation in Belgium: What are the prospects?
Co-organised by the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) and Minerva Think Tank
In Belgium, there is (virtually) no system of board-level employee representation in for-profit companies. Nevertheless, the debate on industrial democracy has experienced a timid resurgence in Belgium, driven by various academic and political developments. At the academic level, publications by ETUI, Minerva, Isabelle Ferreras, and Stan De Spiegelaere have attracted some attention to the topic. On the political level, a current proposal by Les Engagés is being discussed in the Belgian Federal Parliament, and its sister party, CD&V, has recently expressed support for a system of employee representation in corporate boards in Belgium. This is happening while the risks for worker representation on corporate boards in EU member states are being examined in the context of the European Commission’s proposal for a 28th Corporate Law Regime (‘EU Inc.’) made public earlier this year.
Aim of the event: to examine board-level employee representation as a policy option, with a focus on the Belgian case, promoting an exchange of information and an open discussion about the desirability and feasibility of such a system in Belgium, from a trade union perspective.
Who should attend? Trade unionists, worker representatives, activists, policy-makers, researchers, students and anyone with an interest in democracy at work in Belgium.
Date and time: Monday 29th June 2026, 12:30-17:45 CET
Location: Atelier 29, Rue Jacques de Lalaing 29, Brussels, Belgium
Please register as soon as possible and at the latest by 22 June 2026 via this link: https://crm.etui.org/form/board-level-employee-representat