[In the news] 1,000 public hospital workers walk out vs privatization | Sun.Star

1,000 public hospital workers walk out vs privatization | Sun.Star. October 25, 2012 MANILA — At least 1,000 health workers of state-owned hospitals walked out Thursday in protest of the ongoing “privatization” of hospitals being run by the government. Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) media officer Lovely Tanghal said the health workers left their stations…

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1,000 public hospital workers walk out vs privatization | Sun.Star.

October 25, 2012

MANILA — At least 1,000 health workers of state-owned hospitals walked out Thursday in protest of the ongoing “privatization” of hospitals being run by the government.

Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) media officer Lovely Tanghal said the health workers left their stations during the lunch break from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. to stage a rally in front of their respective hospitals to denounce the privatization program.

At least 26 government-run hospitals are being subjected to privatization under the government’s Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program.

The public health workers are against privatization since it could result to higher hospital services and facility fees.

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