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Dutch hospitals hold 24-hour strike for 10% pay increase, better conditions

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Health workers went on a 24-hour strike at dozens of hospitals across the Netherlands on Thursday to support trade union demands for a 10% pay increase and better terms.

Hospitals continued to operate on scaled-down schedules, meaning that only emergency care was being provided, a trade union statement said.

It was the latest in a series of strikes in the Netherlands seeking improved pay deals across a wide range of sectors.

DUTCH LEADER SLAMS RIOTERS ACROSS NETHERLANDS AS ‘IDIOTS’

Dutch hospital workers take part in a 24-hour strike in support of trade union demands for a 10% pay increase and better terms, in Uden, Netherlands on March 16, 2023. (REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw)

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Unions representing roughly 200,000 healthcare employees are currently in talks with hospitals to improve salaries, reduce workloads and address declining purchasing power as a result of high inflation.

Among demands are a pay increase of 10% for one year and an additional $106 in one-off wages, the union statement said.

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