EP134 - Belgian social security (part 1)

EP134 - Belgian social security (part 1)

Author: Manuel Van den Eynde January 17, 2022 Duration: 46:48
Random History of Belgium
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In EP134 of the Random history of Belgium, we start a multi part journey, looking at the early versions of social protection, funds and charities for workers, before and during the industrial revolution.
We'll track the origins of our social security systems and their history.


This history podcast tells the story of Belgium's history, in a non-chronological order. Every two weeks, we'll cover Belgian history and take the bits and pieces we like, to entertain and inform the listeners. Our place on the web: rhob.be
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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