SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s unionized health workers called off their planned strike Thursday, hours before the unionized workers were set to go on a nationwide strike amid the pandemic. The Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union (KHMU), representing more than 56,000 nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals, said it reached [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Unionized health workers will go on strike next week to demand better working conditions and the expansion of public health infrastructure amid the pandemic, their union said Friday, raising concerns over a workforce shortage in hospitals as South Korea is battling the worst wave of COVID-19. The Korean Health [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — It was April 8 at the Dongsan Hospital in the southeastern city of Daegu, the epicenter of the virus outbreak here. A nurse dressed in a Level D protective suit and a complement of protective gear looked on stoically. But before entering the ward, she clasped her hands together [...]