Chilean primary healthcare union gears up for strike

Santiago, Chile, Sep 20 (Prensa Latina) Chilean primary healthcare workers are preparing on Friday a three-day strike against lack of security in medical facilities and the delay in the payment of a retirement incentive.

September 20, 2024
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The protest has been summoned by the National Confederation of Municipal Health Workers (CONFUSAM) and will be effective on September 24, 25 and 26.

According to the president of CONFUSAM, Gabriela Flores, the union is further demanding that the Government keep its promise and include them in the discussions on the reform and universalization of healthcare.

Flores also insisted on the need to give greater protection to workers in the face of criminal situations and violence against them by some patients.

In a message published on its official website, the union announced that during the strike, they will maintain some shifts in the establishments for the delivery of milk and medicines and attention to serious cases.

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