Doctors Protest Against Labor Exploitation in Kathmandu

Kathmandu. Doctors, medical officers, and resident doctors doing internships in various hospitals have protested. They protested in Maitighar, Kathmandu on Saturday, citing extreme labor exploitation.

Under the banner of the Struggle Committee Against Labor Exploitation of Youth and Trainee Doctors, they complained that trainee doctors (interns and resident doctors) are being made to work more than the maximum 12 hours a day and 72 hours a week as per Nepal's Labor Act, 2074, and that they should have one mandatory day off per week.

They have demanded that overtime allowance should be provided as per the Labor Act if they are made to work more than 48 hours a week.

Similarly, their demands include the implementation of increased salaries for resident doctors equivalent to the eighth level of officers as announced by the Nepal government in the budget speech and as per previous agreements, and the abolition of the provision of one year of mandatory work experience after completing MBBS and BDS studies for MD/MS/MDS.