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Friday 30 October 2009

Argentina: 50,000 health workers strike

The PSI website is reporting that on Wednesday of this week 50 000 health workers staged a strike against proposed cuts in Argentina's 2010 national health budget.
http://www.world-psi.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=23730&TEMPLATE=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm



The Trade Union Federation of Health Professionals (FESPROSA) organised the national strike on 28 October 2009, mobilising over 50,000 doctors and health professionals from more than 200 hospitals and health centres.
http://www.federacion-fesprosa.org.ar/