#healthcare-workers

#healthcare-workers

"For example, we proposed to keep our benefits the same as they are now. We just wanted them protected under a contract," Tobin said. "[Hospice East Bay] said no, they want the right to make them worse. And so, that's been really shocking and disappointing."

The targeting of healthcare services in conflict zones, particularly in Gaza, has led to a dramatic increase in violence against medical staff and facilities, challenging the principle of medical neutrality.

Twenty-eight doctors from Gaza are being held inside Israeli prisons, including senior consultants, with significant numbers detained for over 400 days without charges.

At this point in time, Covid-19 and Long Covid are not considered occupational illnesses or an injury at work in this jurisdiction, which limits court recommendations.