Since the beginning of industrialization, the housing of workers' families has been an extremely thorny issue.Our neighborhoods are an authentic laboratory where all forms of housing can be found.
The possibility of finding a job and earning a salary attracted many workers to the industrial districts of Brussels since the 19th century. The wages were so low that workers sometimes had to choose between food and decent housing.Some private initiatives have the sole objective of making money on the backs of tenants - "real estate speculation" - which is not a positive and sustainable approach. Other initiatives respond to a social vision such as those carried out by housing cooperatives or certain public authorities.Some enlightened industrialists have also built innovative housing for their workers and their families. A good example in Brussels is the Familistère de Godin in Laeken. We certainly invite you to visit the Mortebeek Cooperative, which was initiated in Cureghem in 1921. Speculation remains a problem as well as the increase in prices linked to the arrival in these districts of richer people attracted by the proximity of the city center.Fortunately, many actors, both private and public, continue to fight for the right to decent housing at an affordable price.
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