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The National President, National Association of Resident Doctors, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris NgigeThe National Association of Resident Doctors on Friday said its members were not moved by the threat by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, to invoke the no-work-no-pay policy.
The minister vowed to invoke the no-work-no-pay rule against the doctors if they don’t resume by next week.“I won’t meet them anymore because I have other things to do. I had two conciliations yesterday . Am I going to be wasting my time with them? “I have other tools within the labour laws and I will use them. I invoked Section 43 of the labour laws this afternoon . I have communicated it to NARD. They will not receive money for the period they are on strike and it will never count as a period of pensionable position in their career.
“Even the International Labour Organisation supports it because they render essential services. They are not supposed to go on strike without notifying me 15 days before the day of the strike. “As we speak, I have not received any notification and that is why I am invoking Section 43 of the Labour Act – on the withdrawal of services, right to strike, and the right to protect the employer and their patients.
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