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Unhealthy Duty Hours of Tondo Health Workers
Submitted by Karl Ramirez on Thu, 01/21/2010 - 11:27.
The Tondo Medical Center's nurses, midwives and nursing aides are
protesting understaffing as one of the worst problems they encounter at
work. This abuse and rights violation has saddled the hospital
workers for three years already. From regular eight-hour shifts, it has
gotten worse to 12- up to 24-hour shifts without rest.
When their complaints went unheeded, the staff wore red ribbons on their uniforms. They petitioned Undersecretary Elmer Punzalan at the Department of Health last December 2009 and they are hoping that a solution on understaffing is on the offing this month. But two weeks into the month, Punzalan has yet to visit the hospital. The union has then decided to hold another picket in front of the hospital to pressure the management to solve the problem. Click for related podcast.
When their complaints went unheeded, the staff wore red ribbons on their uniforms. They petitioned Undersecretary Elmer Punzalan at the Department of Health last December 2009 and they are hoping that a solution on understaffing is on the offing this month. But two weeks into the month, Punzalan has yet to visit the hospital. The union has then decided to hold another picket in front of the hospital to pressure the management to solve the problem. Click for related podcast.
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