Nurses, teachers burn payslips in protest

DISGRUNTLED nurses working at public hospitals have joined hands with teachers to register their displeasure over poor working conditions in a campaign dubbed “Burn The Fraud”.

The virtual “Burn The Fraud” campaign was launched by the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) last week, where teachers burnt their payslips in protest over low salaries against a high cost of living.

The protest comes at a time when the poverty datum line has been pegged at $40 000, almost double what most civil servants, including teachers and nurses, are earning per month.

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