Trade union federation Cosatu condemned reports of violence and appealed for peace and lawful protest action, as the wage strike of the Cosatu-affiliated National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union entered its third day.
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union on Monday 6 March embarked on an indefinite strike to protest against the wages and conditions of public health sector workers., demanding a 10% pay hike.
Patients had to walk a distance due to the road being closed at Charlotte Maxeke Hospital on March 08, 2023 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The health workersí union are demanding a 10% salary hike and the strike is taking place at several hospitals around Johannesburg. The protests are ongoing despite the Labour Court ordering on Tuesday morning that an interdict stopping the violent strike beThe Nehawu strike action has paralysed South Africa’s health facilities,
with increasing reports of intimidation and violence at health facilities, as health workers were barred from helping patients or entering hospitals, surgeries were cancelled, and ambulances were unable to respond to emergency calls. It was reported that numerous hospitals in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Free State, the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal were affected, including Chris Hani Baragwanath, Leratong and Tembisa hospitals, all in Gauteng. Pelonomi and Manapo Hospitals in the Free State, Khayelitsha Hospital in the Western Cape, and Tshepong and Moses Kotane hospitals in North West were also affected, along with Kimberly and Upington hospitals in the Northern Cape.
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