Tag: hartal

11 July 2023

Hartal Wants Minimum Three-Month Freeze Of Doctor Transfers

Hartal Doktor Kontrak calls for a temporary suspension of permanent MO transfers for 3-6 months, while their junior replacements (floating MOs) get trained. Melaka state health exco Ngwe Hee Sem is set to meet Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa on July 20.

12 June 2023

Malaysia

Hartal: Relocation Of New Medical Officers May Cause Staff Shortages

Hartal Doktor Kontrak warns of staff shortages and suboptimal care due to relocation of medical officers. Training new recruits may prolong disruptions and lead to suboptimal care for patients.

11 April 2023

Malaysia

Zaliha Tells Hartal Doktor Kontrak High-Level Committee Representation ‘Difficult’, Commissions Included In Health White Paper

Hartal Doktor Kontrak calls for a Health Service Commission for better contract doctor job security; the government’s promise of 12,800 permanent positions over 3 years covers only 30% of contract doctors.

3 April 2023

Malaysia

Hartal Doktor Kontrak Seeks To Join High-Level Committee

Hartal Doktor Kontrak wants to join the High-Level Committee – which is chaired by DPM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi – to "properly represent" contract doctors, saying: "Without proper representation, the committee will not be impactful enough to solve the issue".

29 March 2023

Malaysia

DG Hisham Says Health Workers Deserve Fair Wages, As Doctors Plan April ‘Strike’

Health DG Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says health workers, as the "main asset" of the health service, deserve fair wages and he believes the government will address demands by health workers from time to time, stressing that a strike isn't the best solution.

2 March 2023

Malaysia

Bandar Kuching MP Supports Health Workers’ ‘Reasonable’ Right To Strike

Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii supports health workers' "reasonable" right to strike without jeopardising patient care, but admits industrial action may ultimately improve work environments and patient care. "I don’t think they should be treated like modern-day slaves."

21 February 2023

Letter

Doctors’ Right To Industrial Action: A Legal Perspective — Shariffullah Majeed & Nur Azmeena Azahar

Section 43 of the IRA 1967 requires workers in essential services (which includes public health) to give their employer notice of the intended strike within 42 days before the event; strikes can also be held after 21 days of giving such notice.

17 February 2023

Malaysia

Strikes Must Be Planned With List Of Demands: Ipoh Timor MP Tells Health Workers

Ipoh Timor MP Howard Lee tells health workers to announce any strike in advance to extract concessions through negotiations. He also claims "certain groups" in MOH are blocking change and that Dr Zaliha is the first minister to admit there's a problem.

17 February 2023

Malaysia

MMA Schomos: The Ethical And Moral Duty To Strike

“Doctors have an ethical duty towards their patients. But it will not be long before this duty towards their patients becomes an ethical and moral duty to strike" – MMA Schomos, pointing out nothing much has changed after contract doctors' 2021 protest.

17 February 2023

Malaysia

Health Worker Strike Spectre Reveals Surprising Public Support

Most Malaysians commenting on Dr Zaliha Mustafa’s video, urging staff in the public health service not to go on strike, appear to be sympathetic towards health workers, as they tell the health minister to solve the urgent crisis in the health care system.

Tag: hartal

Hartal Wants Minimum Three-Month Freeze Of Doctor Transfers

Hartal: Relocation Of New Medical Officers May Cause Staff Shortages

Zaliha Tells Hartal Doktor Kontrak High-Level Committee Representation ‘Difficult’, Commissions Included In Health White Paper

Hartal Doktor Kontrak Seeks To Join High-Level Committee

DG Hisham Says Health Workers Deserve Fair Wages, As Doctors Plan April ‘Strike’

Bandar Kuching MP Supports Health Workers’ ‘Reasonable’ Right To Strike

Doctors’ Right To Industrial Action: A Legal Perspective — Shariffullah Majeed & Nur Azmeena Azahar

Strikes Must Be Planned With List Of Demands: Ipoh Timor MP Tells Health Workers

MMA Schomos: The Ethical And Moral Duty To Strike

Health Worker Strike Spectre Reveals Surprising Public Support

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