Medical workers strike – Last Minute Türkiye and World News

SHAFAQNA Türkiye – Tomorrow, medical workers will hold a one-day shutdown to protest against higher salaries for civil servants. General Health-İş Union President Derya Uğur said, “Care for emergency patients, dialysis patients, pregnant women, cancer patients and intensive care patients will not be interrupted. All public figures and organizations who cannot stomach hunger, poverty and injustice; We especially invite non-yellow unions organized in health and social services to join the work stoppage.

A HIGH-RISE OF 8 THOUSAND TL WILL BE DONE AT 17.55 PERCENT

According to the latest data published by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), inflation in June was 3.92 percent, and for 6 months – 19.77 percent. The Justice and Development Party submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly a bill to increase the wages of civil servants by 17.55 percent, taking into account inflation, and by 8,777 lira.

“WE WILL HEAR OUR VOICES FOR THOSE WHO DON’T HEAR”

The General Health-İş union, which is part of the United Confederation of State and Commercial Businesses, has decided to hold a nationwide shutdown tomorrow to protest the aforementioned increase. Derya Ugur, chairman of the General Health Union-Ish, urged other unions to take action and said: “The proposal of the political power for a raise means bad luck for civil servants. As we have stressed many times before, we do not accept the permanent impoverishment of public servants. With a fait accompli, it is impossible to doom public servants to hunger and poverty. As Genel Saglyk-Ish, we will announce the cry of public figures to those who do not hear us.

AMBULANCE, INTENSIVE CARE, ETC. THE POINTS WILL NOT FAIL

As Genel Sağlık-İş, we hereby announce that we will be implementing a one-day shutdown across the country in a manner that will ensure uninterrupted medical care for emergency patients, dialysis patients, pregnant women, cancer patients, and intensive care patients. With the support of our United Kamu-İş confederation, we make a decision together with HEP-SEN, which is also organized in the field of health and social services, and we leave work for one day throughout the country on July 7, 2023. All public figures and organizations who cannot stomach hunger, poverty and injustice; In particular, we are inviting non-yellow unions organized in the health and social services sectors to join the suspension. Tomorrow will belong to the public figures who resist and fight.”