The Joint Health Sector Union
(JOHESU) has instructed health workers in states and local governments to join
the nationwide strike by midnight on Wednesday.
Biobelemoye Joy Josiah, national
chairman of JOHESU, made this known while addressing journalists in Abuja.
Josiah said the association and
the federal government have been unable to resolve the issues that resulted in
the industrial action.
JOHESU had announced a nationwide
indefinite strike on April 17, citing the government’s refusal to meet its
demands.
The union’s demands include
upward adjustment of CONHESS Salary Scale, arrears of skipping of CONHESS 10
and employment of additional health professionals, implementation of court
judgments and upward review of retirement age from 60 to 65 years.
JOHESU draws its membership from
the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Medical and Health
Workers Union, and Senior Staff Association of University Teaching Hospitals.
Others include Research
Institutes and Associated Institutions, Nigeria Union of Allied Health
Professionals and Non-academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated
Institutes.
Isaac Adewole, minister of health,
recently said the demand of JOHESU to earn the same salary as doctors is
neither practicable nor acceptable
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