Lusaka, 30 June-(ANA)-Striking nurses in Zambia have defied a government deadline to return to work or face dismissal.
They have been on strike for more than three weeks demanding an increase in pay and a variety of allowances.
Unions have also urged them to return to work as the government says it will only negotiate if the strike ends.
There has been a public outcry about the strike after a woman gave birth in a hospital car park in the capital Lusaka and the baby died minutes later.
All nurses, with the exception of senior managers, are demanding a 25% wage increase - the government has offered 15% - and an increase in uniform, night duty and housing allowances that have not been changed for six years. (ANA)
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