The union says they will be embarking on a strike against the conditions faced by healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers' Union' is calling on all it's members to down tools next month. CourtesyJOHANNESBURG - The National Education, Health, and Allied Workers' Union' is calling on it's members to down tools next month.
They say they will be embarking on a strike against the conditions faced by healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.He says in certain instances, nurses are forced to do cleaners' jobs."All the health institutions that were visited by our teams, the shortage of staff was one of the primary factors raised," he said.
Saphetha also says almost all health facilities they visited have a shortage of Personal Protection Equipment .
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