Zimbabwean nurses’ unions called on their members to go on strike next week to protest low pay and demand better working conditions. “Our members will not be able to turn up for duty starting on Monday June 20,” Zimbabwe Professional Nurses Union president Robert Chiduku said. The government and health …
Read More »Zimbabwe: teachers suspended for striking for better pay
Zimbabwean education ministry said it has suspended staff who did not turn up for the start of the school term on Monday. A large number of government-employed teachers are on strike over poor wages. The absent teachers were suspended without pay with immediate effect for three months while investigations into …
Read More »Uganda: protesting medics freed on bail
Police in Uganda have released on bail medical workers who were arrested while marching to parliament in the capital Kampala to demand better pay and working conditions. The medical workers’ strike started early last month, but escalated this week, following an order from the health ministry that all striking intern …
Read More »Uganda: intern doctors escalate strike action over pay
Intern doctors in Uganda have announced an escalation of their strike that they started on November 6 for better pay, although they continued to work on emergencies and support some staff in hospital wards. But a letter from the health ministry on Saturday ordered all medical interns who are on …
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