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3’000 KHMU members demand with creative protest better working conditions for care workers
“Have more workers and enact the act on health and medical personnel!” roared 3,000 KHMU members at the Seoul Station Square. On June 29, the Korean care union KHMU hosted ‘Joyful March of White Wave’ for ‘Act on Health and Medical Personnel’ and ‘Minimum Wage 10,000 KRW’ and against ‘Retro-progressive Revision of the Labor Law’. With the slogan, “Let’s enact the act on health and medical personnel with the power of 48,000 union members,” those 3,000 union members in white shirt, holding yellow umbrellas,. “Hotel-like amenities and pricy medical devices are increasing in hospitals but the number of workers there is way below the needs. The number of Korea’s medical workers stays at the only half of the OECD average. The best and safest way to save lives is to eliminate precarious working positions and staff more medical workers,” said KHMU President Yoo in her speech. With the slogan, “Let’s enact the act on health and medical personnel with the power of 48,000 union members,” those 3,000 union members in white shirt, holding yellow umbrellas, confirmed their resolutions for the enactment.
Move the Act supporting Health and Medical Personnel
Along with the national assemblymen of opposition parties, KHMU moved a special act supporting medical personnel. The working conditions of health and medical workers in Korea are severely flawed. While seeing the excessive number of beds and expensive medical equipment in comparison with hospitals in advanced countries, hospitals in Korea have as only a half number of medical workers as OCED average. UNICARE is supporting his Korean Members like KHMU in their fight for a higher minimum wage, better working conditions and a more care workers.
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