It won’t be difficult to replace striking doctors, many others want jobs – Labour PS

MINISTRY of Labour permanent secretary Chanda Kaziya has warned that resident doctors risk being fired or not being paid their salaries if they continue with their go-slow. And Kaziya says it will not be difficult for government to replace the doctors as there are many others seeking employment. In an interview, Kaziya said it was shocking that the resident doctors did not want to follow the right procedure of the law to air out their grievances. He added that the law forbids paying of a salary to an essential worker who has gone on go slow or strike. “The problem is that when you talk about statistics, there are only about 500 Zambian trained doctors who do not have jobs…...