Health workers, under the umbrella of the Joint Health Workers Unions, have written to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, and the Ministry of Finance, demanding an upward adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure.
JOHESU is a coalition of four registered trade unions in the health sector.
According to The PUNCH, the National Secretary of JOHESU, Martins Egbanubi, said the union was following up with the necessary ministries, departments, and agencies, and the Presidency on the matter, but there was no positive feedback yet.
He said, “This has been the situation since last year June when we suspended our strike. The Presidential Committee on Salaries, led by the Ministers of Finance, Labour, and Director-General of the Budget Office, has been constituted, but we have not been able to get any convincing feedback from them.
“This is making our members restless, especially now that the minimum wage is being decided. We want the conversation to precede the discussion on minimum wage. “We have written to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, and the Ministry of Finance.
“If the demands are not met, there is a likelihood of strike action because it was suspended upon the intervention of Mr President to honour him on the basis that he just came in but we have given him enough time. So, the likelihood of resumption of the suspended strike is possible.”
