Jordan / Ministry of health: more than 900 drivers are expected to launch a strike

The Ministry of Health drivers are expected to launch a strike, if the ministry does not meet their demands.

More than 900 drivers in the ministry are asking for the overtime allowance, travel allowance and incentives for all the drivers, just like the other employees of the Ministry of Health and other ministries, as well as, to increase the technical allowance to 50% instead of 10%.

They also ask for an increase of 50% in incentives or their transfer from the reward system to the points system as it is the case for the first and second categories, the payment of an allowance for contagion and another for the dangerous works, as the work of health drivers is considered as a dangerous occupation in the social security law.

The drivers carried out several strikes, last month, which resulted in the commitment of the Minister of Health to meet their demands, in line of the balance of the budget, especially as the majority of the demands have a financial impact.

Moreover, the Jordanian Labour Observatory stated that it is expected that representatives of workers will meet with the Minister of Health next week to discuss those demands.

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