No job security, career development in health system - doctors' strike organisers

Published: Jun 28, 2021 7:06 AM | Updated: Jun 29, 2021 2:13 AM

Organisers of a planned strike involving junior medical officers on contract said that a lack of job security and career development opportunities in the health system are among the reasons why they are proposing the strike.

In a statement today, the organisers pointed out that the medical profession is unlike that of bank officers or engineers.

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