Staff of the Linden Hospital Complex (LHC) stepped up their protest for gratuity payments yesterday, downing tools and demonstrating in front of the institution.
Workers carried placards which read, “Gumbs must go,” “Vangendren Must go now, now, now,” “We need our money in February,” “Pregnancy and maternity leave is a right stop robbing the employees,” and “We want gratuity this month not March,” among others.
With the support of their union, the workers intensified their action after they failed in their efforts to have the Ministry of Health (MoH) agree to pay their gratuity in February as was
