Functioning of private hospitals in Kerala is likely to be affected with an estimated 80,000 nurses deciding to go on indefinite strike from July 17 demanding higher wages. The United Nurses Association (UNA) and Indian Nurses Association, spearheading the ongoing agitation, said they would intensify their protest from July 17. The nurses have been on strike since the past few days demanding minimum wages of Rs 20,000 as fixed by the Supreme Court. ICUs will not accept new patients,” said MI Shadulla of Private Hospitals Association of Private Hospitals of India (Kerala) chapter. This would mean that a qualified nurse would not get more than Rs 20,000, association sources said.

Source: Hindustan Times July 14, 2017 02:48 UTC