{"id":23527,"date":"2020-07-07T14:29:18","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T14:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=23527"},"modified":"2020-07-07T14:29:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T14:29:26","slug":"zimbabwe-dozens-of-nurses-union-reps-arrested-for-protesting-over-poor-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=23527","title":{"rendered":"ZIMBABWE: Dozens of nurses, union reps arrested for protesting over poor pay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Police-arresting-nurses-in-Zimbabwe.jpg\" alt=\"ZIMBABWE: Dozens of nurses, union reps arrested for protesting over poor pay\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dozens of nurses and union representatives in Zimbabwe have been arrested by police for protesting against poor pay by government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The nurses who thronged the streets of Harare in their numbers on Monday demanded to be paid in US dollars, saying that inflation, which is running at nearly 800%, was eroding their salaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt least 13 of our members and union leaders were arrested during the demonstration at Harare hospital,\u201d the Zimbabwe Nurses\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/live\/world-africa-47639452\">Association said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey are in police cells as we speak but we don\u2019t know what charges they are facing,\u201d the association\u2019s president Enock Dongo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The union said they had been told that the arrested health workers would appear in court on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dozens of nurses and union representatives in Zimbabwe have been arrested by police for protesting against poor pay by government. 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