Migrant health and care workers in the UK face new threats by immigration policy
The health and care sectors in the UK depend on migrant health workers, yet Rishi Sunak’s government is preparing to introduce even harsher immigration policies
Greek health workers intensify protests for pay hike, more staff
Workers are demanding a significant pay rise to compensate for cuts in their real wages, made as part of structural adjustments as dictated by the European Troika
Health workers in Québec strike for better working conditions
Health workers in Québec join wave of public sector industrial action in bid to secure better working conditions, personal life-work balanc
Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union achieves breakthrough with general strike
Korean health workers held a two-day general strike in order to bring the government to the negotiating table, asking for safe staffing and fair remuneration. The strike, the largest in the health sector since 2004, saw the participation of 60,000 members
NHS workers undeterred by government attempts to stop strikes
Nurses, ambulance workers, and other health workers in England continue to plan for industrial action escalation as government looks for way to stop strikes without improving working conditions
British health workers to intensify protests against meager pay hikes offered by government
Dismayed by the below-inflation pay offers by the Tory government, health workers affiliated to Unite the Union and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) have announced strikes for the end of April and the first week of May
Doctors in Croatia stand up for a better public health system
On March 18, thousands of physicians protested in Croatia’s capital Zagreb, following years of misleading promises by the Ministry of Health.
Junior doctors in the UK begin strike over pay restoration
Tens of thousands of junior doctors walked off their jobs across England as part of a 72-hour strike in an attempt to secure pay restoration and improvement of working conditions
Health workers’ strikes to continue in the UK, government agrees to negotiations
Actions to protect the NHS and improve working conditions in healthcare are set to continue over the next days. Meanwhile, the government, which under pressure due to the protests, has come forward with the offer of a one-time payment
Health workers’ actions in UK escalate as junior doctors announce strike
Junior doctors from the British Medical Association are the latest in line to announce industrial action over government disregard and deterioration of working conditions
Health workers in UK intensify their fight for fair wages and dignity
Underpaid and overworked, workers of the UK’s National Health Service are demanding a wage hike on par with inflation. Both nurses and ambulance workers went on strike in recent days
Daily Round-up | 800,000 workers stage massive strike in South Africa & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories of a strike by South African public sector employees, a court dismissing charges against Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, Iran resuming uranium enrichment, and a strike by nurses in Portugal
- Venezuela passes a law targeting those who support sanctions on Venezuela
- People across US mobilize in solidarity with South Koreans calling for resignation of President Yoon
- Pakistan’s community health workers form first national union
- No-confidence vote overthrows French prime minister Barnier
- Israel jeopardizes Lebanon ceasefire agreement with dozens of airstrikes
