The trade union of health and social services SOZ ZaSS led a protest in Bratislava to demand fair pay and better working conditions for workers in social service and underpaid staff in the healthcare sector. The union is making it clear: workers have had enough. Inflation is driving up living costs, workload is increasing, and wages remain too low for many to support their families. Staff shortages are worsening, with the average worker now over 50 years old. The expiration of “stabilisation” allowances risks triggering a mass exodus of workers, deepening the crisis. The protest highlighted the ongoing neglect of non-healthcare staff in hospitals and care facilities, whose work remains undervalued.
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