AIIMS nurses on indefinite strike against contract terms

NEW DELHI: Around 5,000 nurses of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) advanced their indefinite strike with immediate effect on Monday after the premier medical institute allegedly converted the terms of employment from permanent to contract basis. The strike was earlier scheduled to be observed from Wednesday. The nurses union of AIIMS claimed that the hospital administration has introduced contract terms to their employment which forced them to pre-empt their strike. It said that the decision has come as shock to the whole fraternity. "We had clearly stated in our demands that we don't want to be handed over to the private agencies which would keep us on contractual term of employment. Despite, the administration acted against it. This is why we have started our strike ahead of our schedule," said Harish Kumar, president, AIIMS nurses union, said. (IANS)

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