Health workers march for higher wages

Health workers from public and private hospitals held a nationwide protest yesterday, Health Workers’ Day, urging the government to address issues affecting the health sector.

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The Health Workers United for Wage Increase (HWUWI) coalition is demanding an entry-level salary of P33,000 for public and private health workers, and the release of unpaid benefits such as health emergency allowances and performance-based bonuses for 2021-2023 for public health workers.

The coalition is also calling for job security and mass hiring of permanent health workers to augment severe understanding in public hospitals and health facilities.

“Instead of celebrating, we are here on the street protesting because of the government’s continued negligence when it comes to health workers and people’s needs,” said HWUWI convenor and Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) national president Robert Mendoza.