Monday, October 13, 2014
Liberian Health workers have threatened to go on strike if the government doesn't increase their hazard pay
(news.oneindia.in)
Nurses and medical assistants in Liberia are planning to go on strike in a bid to force the country’s government to increase their hazard pay
Health workers in Ebola-ravaged Liberia are reportedly planning to go on strike if the government doesn’t increase their hazard pay from below $500 to $700.
The medics, under the umbrella of the Liberia's National Health Workers Association, are said to have threatened that they would not report for work on Monday, October 13, if their demands are not met. More after the cut...
The Secretary-general of the association, George Williamssaid:
"Up to this point nobody has come to us to resolve them, so the strike action stands for Monday,” "Our doors are still open to negotiation and we are waiting."
Health workers are more likely to catch Ebola due to the fact that they attend to victims when they are at the most infectious stages.
200 Liberian workers are said to have caught the disease during the current outbreak. 95 of who reportedly lost their lives to the disease.
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