The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union and the Department of Health are at loggerheads on the protection of health-care workers, who are alleged to be subjected to Covid_19 infection.
The country’s biggest union in the health sector had this week accused Health Minister Zweli Mkhize of ignoring agreements, which were reached in April regarding the establishment of a team, which would comprise union leaders and health management, to strengthen the Occupational Health and Safety committee in training health workers on how to deal with Covid-19 and also improve supplying them with personal protective equipment .
Part of its reason for rejecting the MAC, chaired by South African Council of Churches general- secretary Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana, was that Mkhize was allegedly not part of it and therefore it did not regard it as a platform to engage with him. He said the committee would engage with civil society, communities, traditional leaders, traditional healers, religious organisations, labour and all stakeholders.
“This is a matter we expect the minister will engage us on as it requires urgent corrective action considering the rising numbers of infected front-line workers.
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