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600 nurses down their tools
28 Apr 2015 at 06:23hrs | Views
Over 600 nurses at Chitungwiza Central Hospital downed their tools yesterday in protest over unpaid allowances, grading anomalies and poor work conditions.
Zimbabwe Nurses' Association (Zina) organising secretary Mugove Chipfurutse confirmed the industrial action which by midday yesterday had reportedly paralysed operations at the hospital.
Chipfurutse said nurses at other public hospitals throughout the country were likely to join the work stoppage today.
Chitungwiza Central Hospital chief executive officer Obadiah Moyo confirmed the strike, but declined to disclose the nature of the nurses' grievances.
When visited the hospital in the afternoon, most critical wards including maternity wing were being managed by skeleton staff, mostly student nurses.
Zina members complained of unfair distribution of money meant for allowances, grading anomalies and government's failure to review night duty allowances.
Some were getting a paltry $3 per month as allowances for night duty and yet they are the people who do the entire donkey work, Chipfurutse said.
Zimbabwe Nurses' Association (Zina) organising secretary Mugove Chipfurutse confirmed the industrial action which by midday yesterday had reportedly paralysed operations at the hospital.
Chipfurutse said nurses at other public hospitals throughout the country were likely to join the work stoppage today.
When visited the hospital in the afternoon, most critical wards including maternity wing were being managed by skeleton staff, mostly student nurses.
Zina members complained of unfair distribution of money meant for allowances, grading anomalies and government's failure to review night duty allowances.
Some were getting a paltry $3 per month as allowances for night duty and yet they are the people who do the entire donkey work, Chipfurutse said.
Source - newsday
