SEOUL - More than 10,000 South Korean community doctors and certified nursing assistants went on strike on Wednesday (May 3), protesting a nursing bill they fear would hurt their jobs even as it improves nurses' pay and working conditions. The bill, passed in parliament last week, was primarily designed to help nurses, who have been suffering from burn-out and a...
Doctors and nursing assistants in South Korea go on a partial strike to protest against the Nursing Act, calling for a presidential veto of the bill on May 3.SEOUL - More than 10,000 South Korean community doctors and certified nursing assistants went on strike on Wednesday , protesting a nursing bill they fear would hurt their jobs even as it improves nurses' pay and working conditions.
An official at Yoon's office said it would decide after discussions with medical groups and the ruling party. But the groups said they would go on a general strike nationwide on May 17 if their demands were not met, which would most likely cause disruptions in a medical system already hit hard by the protracted battle against Covid-19.
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