HEALTH WORKERS SCHEDULED NATIONWIDE STRIKE ON NOVEMBER 7

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Since last August, doctors and health workers have been frequently demanding to raise salary. On October 23, units of the trade union on healthcare organizations called meetings of all members. In connection with it, the Mongolian Health Workers’ Union (MHWU) called a press conference. At the press conference, B.Myagmar, Head of the MHWU, said that right now all doctors and health workers are organizing meetings in their respective meeting halls, demanding for pay-rise. State authorities pledged to raise salary of health workers, but they do not meet their promise. We have not demonstrated for 5-10 percent rise, but demand an increase of no less than 50 percent.” “I have just received information that a trilateral meeting of Trade Union, Employers’ Association and Government will commence today. If a certain response is not given, we will not end our demonstration,” she added. It was also announced to organize a nationwide strike on November 7. M. Unurzul