Parents seek better deal for Kerala nurses (Lead)
January 4th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANSKochi, Jan 4 (IANS) Kerala’s nurses, the face of Indian medicare, deserve better work conditions and higher wages, an association grouping their parents said Wednesday.
The Indian Nurses Parents Association (INPA) has come out in support of nurses who have been protesting in support of their demands. Many parents marched Wednesday in solidarity.
Mohan Kumar, the Ernakulam district coordinator of INPA, said: “We will strongly support the nurses.”
He said the group will hold a state convention at Kottayam Jan 7.
The INPA also backed nurses at the Little Flower Hospital Angamaly near Kochi who have struck work since the past two days.
“We took loans to educate our children so that they could become nurses. After all the hard work, when they got a job, the salary is meagre. We want these nurses to be paid Rs.20,000 a month,” said Kumar.
Under government rules, the starting monthly salary of a nurse, including allowances, should be around Rs.8,000.
“We have briefed Chief Minister Oommen Chandy about the tough working conditions of nurses in the private sector. We expect the government now to step in and end the sufferings of the nurses,” said Kumar.
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