Nurses stage hunger protest over temporary appointment in govt. hospitals
Nurses in Chennai staged a hunger protest to demand the permanent regularization of contractual staff and the cessation of workforce reduction measures. The Tamil Nadu Nurses Empowerment Association is calling for the government to fulfill election promises regarding job security and pay scales.
Why it matters
The protest highlights ongoing labor tensions in the healthcare sector regarding the reliance on temporary versus permanent staffing models.
Nurses affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Nurses Empowerment Association observed a fast on Wednesday demanding the State government to withdraw its decision to appoint nurses in government hospitals on an 11-month temporary basis and nursing tutors on a contractual basis.
About 250 nurses participated in the hunger protest organised in Chennai. They demanded that redeployment of nursing staff, which is a workforce reduction measure in government hospitals, should be stopped and as promised in the election manifesto, the government should make all contractual nurses permanent.
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