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Health sector workers not allowed to strike - Parirenyatwa
12 Apr 2016 at 10:34hrs | Views
Health and Child Care Minister Dr David Parirenyatwa has declared that health sector workers are not allowed to strike.
He said they are in an essential service sector.
"Any grievances are allowed to be aired, but what is happening now, the new Constitution says that the health sector is an essential service and that is what they should read and that what we are interpreting into this," said Parirenyatwa.
"Anybody in the health sector is an essential service and they must now refer to that constitutional provision, but we always want an articulation of their views through the appropriate bodies and associations,".
Government through the Health Services Board (HSB) introduced contracts for JMROs, which they finally signed last week following intense negotiations.
Part of the contract states that the JRMOs were not allowed to go on industrial action because they were deemed an essential service.
He said they are in an essential service sector.
"Any grievances are allowed to be aired, but what is happening now, the new Constitution says that the health sector is an essential service and that is what they should read and that what we are interpreting into this," said Parirenyatwa.
"Anybody in the health sector is an essential service and they must now refer to that constitutional provision, but we always want an articulation of their views through the appropriate bodies and associations,".
Government through the Health Services Board (HSB) introduced contracts for JMROs, which they finally signed last week following intense negotiations.
Part of the contract states that the JRMOs were not allowed to go on industrial action because they were deemed an essential service.
Source - Herald
