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Workers at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC) are calling on authorities to urgently address what they describe as a critical shortage of consumables needed for the proper functioning of the hospital.
During a lunchtime protest outside the facility yesterday, workers, represented by Public Service Association (PSA) industrial relations officer Kester Thomas, said they have no intention of withdrawing their labour but cannot continue to operate effectively without essential supplies.
“There are many items missing—lab sponges, suction tubing, blue surgical paper. These are essential for operations, and right now those items are at zero,” Thomas said.
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