Tag: hartal

2 March 2023

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.

16 February 2023

Malaysia

Segamat MP Wants Bipartisan Response To Health Worker Shortages

Segamat MP R. Yuneswaran calls for the expedited formation of a parliamentary special select committee on public health to propose solutions to congestion in public hospitals caused by staff shortages.

15 February 2023

Malaysia

Strike Won’t Solve Problems, Be More Mature: Zaliha Tells Government Health Workers

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa tells aggrieved government health care workers to be more "mature" and to avoid going on strike, saying this will not solve problems, while DG Hisham says those planning to strike should not compromise patient safety.

14 February 2023

Malaysia

Opposition Leader Slams Government For Doing ‘Nothing’ For Contract Doctors

Opposition Leader Hamzah Zainudin criticises the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government for not addressing contract doctor issues raised by Hartal Doktor Kontrak after PH's "heroics" when it was in opposition.

8 February 2023

Malaysia

Nearly Two-Thirds Of Contract Health Workers Willing To Go On Strike: Poll

In the contract staff subset of CodeBlue's poll for government health care workers, 63% (540 people), mostly doctors, want to go on strike. Another 32% are uncertain. Overall, 95% of contract HCWs are willing/ unsure about striking, 83% want to quit their jobs.

31 January 2023

Malaysia

Hartal Recruiting Doctors Willing To ‘Sacrifice Whatever It Takes’

Hartal Doktor Kontrak (HDK) is recruiting new “fighters” who are willing to “sacrifice whatever it takes” for the movement. Previously in 2021, Dr Zaliha Mustafa criticised the government for taking action against contract doctors who went on strike.

Tag: hartal

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

Segamat MP Wants Bipartisan Response To Health Worker Shortages

Strike Won’t Solve Problems, Be More Mature: Zaliha Tells Government Health Workers

Opposition Leader Slams Government For Doing ‘Nothing’ For Contract Doctors

Nearly Two-Thirds Of Contract Health Workers Willing To Go On Strike: Poll

Hartal Recruiting Doctors Willing To ‘Sacrifice Whatever It Takes’

Galen Centre Gives Government B Grade For Health In First 100 Days

Housemen At Sungai Buloh Hospital’s O&G Department Allege Severe Bullying, Sexual Harassment

Give Government Time Before Striking, Ipoh Timor MP Tells Doctors

AIA Malaysia Committed To Promoting Family Fitness As Part Of Tackling Chronic Disease In Malaysia

Negotiation Could Reduce HIV Drug Costs in Malaysia, Say Experts