Private sector nurses under the United Nurses Association assembled outside the Secretariat demanding higher pay, improved staffing levels to reduce workload and other reforms during their Statewide strike in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.
| Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN / THE HINDU
Hundreds of nurses employed in the private health sector went on strike on Wednesday demanding higher pay, improved staffing levels to reduce workload, a better patient-caregiver ratio, and an end to alleged arbitrary lay-offs, chiefly of those involved in union activities.
The United Nurses Association (UNA), which has called the strike, represents the majority of nurses working in as many as 490 private hospitals, including clinics, in the State.
Published – March 05, 2026 06:43 am IST
