Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA)
Zimbabwe’s nurses are “living in abject poverty, unable to afford basic necessities”
A monthly income below the poverty datum line has “rendered our nurses incapable of sending their children to school, buying clothes, affording food, or even securing transport to work,” complained Enock Dongo, president of the Zimbabwe Nurses Association.
Zimbabwe’s nurses wrest concessions from government
The nurses have been threatening a strike due to their working conditions. Their real incomes have eroded by over 85% over the past two years.
Two-weeks off after every week of work for nurses in Zimbabwe
An agreement over this work shift was reached between the government and the nurses’ unions on May 13, averting a strike action against the government’s call for nurses to return to full-time work
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