Nigerian health workers under the umbrella of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals have declared a seven-day warning strike to protest the alleged government’s failure to address their members’ welfare issues.
The warning strike starts on Friday (today) and will last till next week Friday, 1 November.
Both bodies have also threatened to embark on an indefinite strike should the government, once again, refuse to address their demands by the end of the seven-day warning strike.
On 10 October, the unions jointly issued the Nigerian government a 15-day ultimatum to accede to their requests or risk their duty posts being deserted.
Demands
As part of their requests, the unions demanded the immediate payment of outstanding salaries to staff of regulatory agencies over the past nine months.
They described the non-payment of regulatory health workers as a clear case of unfair labour practice.
They also described the situation as…
