About 20 midwives and supporters marched down George St in Dunedin today as part of their protest for better pay and work conditions. "Many feel they're working at unsafe levels and that puts midwives at risk, and our New Zealand mums and babies at risk." She said the pay that midwives received was simply not enough. "We would really like to see midwifery funded better, so that we can attract more people to the profession and maybe attract some midwives that have left the profession." The union, which represents about 1500 DHB-employed midwives, has also issued a strike notice for a further 12-hour strike (8am-8pm) on August 19.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 09, 2021 05:37 UTC