declared a sit-down strike on Monday<\/a><\/strong><\/span> after several efforts to have their salary arrears paid them proved futile.<\/p>\nThe spokesman for the aggrieved nurses, told Citi News: <\/strong>\u00a0\u201cJudging by what we have done, diplomatic steps and everything \u2013 they talk about us being essential workers. We know we are, we know how important our work is. As essential workers, we need to be paid what is due us. Essential workers cannot come to work when they are hungry.<\/p>\nAccording to him, the quality of healthcare given to the inmates of the Accra psychiatric hospital \u00a0may be seriously affected if the care givers are not motivated to do their work.<\/p>\n
“We deal with psychologically tortured patients and if we are not well how do we care for them. We don\u2019t want the inefficiency of government to be put on these innocent patients. That is why we are starting a sit-down strike today. We\u2019ll be here today [Monday} and we\u2019ll be here tomorrow. We\u2019ll be here until Friday. If the government doesn\u2019t pay us by Friday, we have no option but to go and sit at home.”<\/p>\n
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