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South Korean Government Warns Striking Doctors to Return to Work or Face Legal Action
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About 7,800 medical interns and residents in South Korea have walked off their jobs this week to protest the government’s push to recruit more medical students.
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South Korean doctors walk out to protest government policy, causing many surgery cancellations
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South Korean Government Warns Striking Doctors to Return to Work or Face Legal Action
South Korean trainee doctors have collectively walked off their jobs to protest a government medical policy, triggering cancellations of surgeries and other medical treatments at hospitals. The Health Ministry on Tuesday urged them to return to work immediately, saying they must not endanger the liv…
South Korean trainee doctors have collectively walked off their jobs to protest a government medical policy, triggering cancellations of surgeries and other medical treatments at hospitals. The Health Ministry on Tuesday urged them to return to work immediately, saying they must not endanger the liv…
The South Korean government said a walkout by thousands of trainee doctors is not justifed. The striking doctors are angered by a government plan to recruit more medical students.
About 7,800 medical interns and residents in South Korea have walked off their jobs this week to protest the government’s push to recruit more medical students.
South Korea has officially ordered thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately. By law, the order could lead the doctors to face legal punishment if they don’t end their walkouts, which have caused numerous cancellations of surgeries and other treatments at hospitals.
The South Korean government has issued a back-to-work order, warning thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately or risk facing legal action.
South Korea on Wednesday officially ordered thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately, a step that could lead to legal punishments if the doctors don’t end their walkouts, which have caused numerous cancellations of surgeries and other treatments at hospitals.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Wednesday officially ordered thousands of striking doctors to return to work immediately, a step that could lead to legal punishments if the doctors don’t end their walkouts, which have caused numerous cancellations of surgeries and other treatments at hospit…
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