{"id":68201,"date":"2022-06-22T13:12:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T11:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/?p=68201"},"modified":"2022-06-22T13:12:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T11:12:29","slug":"zimbabwes-health-care-workers-strike-over-poor-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/zimbabwes-health-care-workers-strike-over-poor-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe&#8217;s Health Care Workers Strike Over Poor Wages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Written by Umamah Bakharia\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\" data-ogsb=\"rgb(255, 255, 255)\">Doctors, nurses and other health sector workers in Zimbabwe have told the government that they&#8217;ll go on strike today in protest against poor working conditions and remuneration. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 0)\" data-ogsb=\"rgb(255, 255, 255)\">Reports suggest that healthcare workers&#8217; remuneration is<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\" data-ogsb=\"rgb(255, 255, 255)\"> so poor that most healthcare workers can no longer afford the service they provide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"68202\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/zimbabwes-health-care-workers-strike-over-poor-wages\/1122-zimbabwe-doctors\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1122-zimbabwe-doctors.jpg?fit=380%2C253&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"380,253\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1122 zimbabwe doctors\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1122-zimbabwe-doctors.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1122-zimbabwe-doctors.jpg?fit=380%2C253&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68202 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1122-zimbabwe-doctors.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1122-zimbabwe-doctors.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1122-zimbabwe-doctors.jpg?w=380&amp;ssl=1 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(33, 33, 33)\" data-ogsb=\"rgb(255, 255, 255)\">In a discussion with <em><strong>Radio Islam International<\/strong><\/em>, the president of Zimbabwe\u2019s Professional Nurses Union, Mr Robert Chiduku says doctors and nurses are struggling to survive due to low wages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We demand that our salaries be paid in US dollars because the government itself is charging for services in US dollars which we find to be unfair and unjustifiable,&#8221; says Chiduku. Healthcare workers are also demanding the reopening of the negotiation forum and the regrading by the health services board.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There [is currently] no difference between a junior and a senior, someone who is more educated than the other so we want them to be graded by the board,&#8221; says Chiduku.<\/p>\n<p>The health care workers are also demanding that their donor retention be paid allowances, &#8220;because as of right now we are on the verge of a nursing labour recession,&#8221; says Chiduku.<\/p>\n<p>He says that nurses are leaving the country due to the low pay and working conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the minimum Zimbabwean doctors are paid is 30 000 Zimbabwean dollars, approximately $93 USD.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This [amount] does not sustain them especially if you rank the value of the Zimbabwean dollar against the US dollar,&#8221; says Chiduku.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zimbabwe&#039;s health care workers strike over wages by Radio Islam International\" width=\"1080\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F1292123272&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;maxwidth=1080\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Umamah Bakharia\u00a0 Doctors, nurses and other health sector workers in Zimbabwe have told the government that they&#8217;ll go on strike today in protest against poor working conditions and remuneration. 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