{"id":49839,"date":"2023-05-24T13:59:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-24T13:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/busolwe-hospital-cleaners-on-strike-over-salary-arrears"},"modified":"2023-05-24T15:24:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T15:24:45","slug":"busolwe-hospital-cleaners-on-strike-over-salary-arrears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/busolwe-hospital-cleaners-on-strike-over-salary-arrears","title":{"rendered":"Busolwe hospital cleaners on strike over salary arrears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Cleaners at Busolwe General Hospital in Butaleja District have downed their tools protesting non-payment of their four-month salary arrears.<\/p>\n<p>The 20 workers employed by Mahiga Enterprises, a private company contracted by the hospital, say it has become difficult for them to meet daily needs without money. When this reporter visited the hospital on Monday, he found the hospital compound littered, especially with polyene papers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been demanding our salary for the last four months. Our children are sleeping hungry and we don\u2019t have school fees for our children and landlords are demanding for their rent,\u201d one of the cleaners, who preferred anonymity, said.<\/p>\n<p>The cleaners say they are also mistreated, work without protective gear and are unfairly dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>The executive director of Mahiga Enterprises, Mr Amos Hiseregeti Mangino, however, told Daily Monitor that the company is demanding money from the hospital and district.<\/p>\n<p>He dismissed allegations of mistreating the workers and further blamed the lack of protective gear on lack of funds.<\/p>\n<p>Dr David Okanya, the hospital\u2019s medical superintendent, said: \u201cDelayed payment should be handled by the contractor. We don\u2019t have direct connections with the cleaners. If they have not been paid, then it\u2019s unfortunate,\u201d Dr Okanya said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr James Wire, the Busolwe General Hospital Board chairperson, said the contractor has been a pain to the hospital<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have personally interacted with the cleaners on a number of occasions and their stories are quite appalling,\u201d Mr Wire said.<\/p>\n<p>Butaleja District Chief Administrative Officer Ben Lawrence Marley, however, said the contractor was paid last week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\">Uganda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. Cleaners at Busolwe General Hospital in Butaleja District have downed their tools protesting non-payment of their four-month salary arrears. The 20 workers employed by Mahiga Enterprises, a private company contracted by the hospital, say it has become difficult for them to meet daily needs without money. 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