Paraguay
Health Ministry and doctors' union resume talks in bid to avert strike
The tripartite table was rescheduled for this Tuesday at 11:00. The new Health Minister, Isaías Fretes, said he expects to move toward an agreement with Sinamed.
The negotiations between the Ministry of Public Health, the National Union of Doctors of the MSPyBS (Sinamed) and the Ministry of Labor were postponed until this Tuesday at 11:00, with the aim of trying to break the strike called by the union for September 21 and 22.
According to La Nación Paraguay, the meeting was initially scheduled for Monday, but the new Health Minister, Isaías Fretes, asked for more time to get up to speed on the points under discussion.
Fretes told the press that this is a delicate situation and said he wants to understand the proposal in depth before moving forward in the negotiation table. He also said he hopes to close the issue at Tuesday’s meeting.
According to La Nación Paraguay, the minister did not provide details on the salary increase demand pushed by the union, although he said the situation could begin to be unblocked at the next meeting.
Fretes also highlighted his own background in the medical sector and said he shares his colleagues’ salary claim. As La Nación Paraguay recalled, he was appointed by President Santiago Peña to replace María Teresa Barán at the head of Public Health.
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