Thiruvananthapuram: Junior nurses on indefinite strike in the state. The strike will start tomorrow in protest of the non-receipt of a pay hike for four years. Junior nurses demand that the basic pay of staff nurses be made available to junior nurses.
At present, the salary of junior nurses is Rs 13,900. The junior nurses have demanded that this be increased to 27,800. An indefinite strike was declared by 375 students from seven medical colleges in the state. Junior nurses allege that the health department does not consider them to be involved in corona duty.
