The health sector in Libya escalates against “unity” to demand its rights

The “Health Sector Movement Union” in Libya escalated its movements against the interim “National Unity” government, headed by Abdul Hamid Al-Dabaiba, after the general medical unions, which support the movement, announced a strike in the services of issuing health certificates and vaccinations, starting next Sunday, in addition to starting to prepare a protocol to implement a general strike within two weeks.

This coincides with the summoning of 4 of the union’s leaders to the head of criminal investigations, and was followed by a move to file a complaint with international union organizations.

The general medical unions said in a statement, on Tuesday, that the decision to strike comes “in light of the state’s continued ignoring of the demands of health sector workers, and failure to respond to them, and the continued disbursement of salaries at values ​​(low, and not worthy of the dignity of medical, paramedical, administrative, and technical personnel).”

The unions announced the formation of a committee that includes consultant doctors, specialists, and technicians, which will prepare a clear protocol for the general strike within a maximum period of two weeks, in preparation for its entry. They confirmed that the protocol will exclude emergency cases that require life-saving intervention, while ensuring the minimum necessary services.

In a related development, the “Health Sector Movement Union” announced that the Presidency of Criminal Investigation summoned 4 of its leaders, and said that they would respond to the summons before the competent authorities, while adhering to their legal and professional demands, and refusing to “politicize” the union movement.

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