Chad's public health workers resumed work on Wednesday, more than three weeks after going on strike over bonuses the government owed to them, government spokesman Moktar Wawa Dahab told IRIN on Friday. He said the issue was resolved when both sides agreed that the government would pay each worker a bonus of 100,000 FCFA (US $141). The workers' union originally asked for 150,000 FCFA (about $212) while the government offered half of that amount.
Dahab, who is also minister of communication, did not specify the total amount that the state will pay out in bonuses. Nor was it immediately clear when the workers would receive them. The money was to have been disbursed on Thursday, but this was delayed by administrative procedures.
The strike, which began on 15 October, was observed nationwide, paralysing services in government-owned hospitals and health facilities.
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