Healthcare Workers Boycott Subpar Meals
Healthcare personnel working at an education and research hospital in Istanbul organized a boycott due to the poor quality of the meals.
Healthcare workers employed at the Sultan 2. Abdülhamid Han Training and Research Hospital in Üsküdar, Istanbul, carried out a joint cafeteria boycott due to inadequate and substandard meals.
Details of the Protest
Numerous healthcare workers on duty at the Sultan 2. Abdülhamid Han Training and Research Hospital in Üsküdar, Istanbul, gathered in front of the cafeteria during their lunch break and held a press statement.
Joint Call from Unions
This joint action was carried out upon the call of SAHİM-SEN, the Istanbul Medical Chamber, the Physician Union, SES Anatolian Branch, Genç Sağlık Sen, and Türk Sağlık Sen.
Emphasis on Health Threat
In the joint statement read by SES workplace representative Hüseyin Ercan, it was stated that insufficient and substandard meal menus endanger the health of both the staff and the patients receiving treatment.
Carbohydrate and Protein Imbalance
It was emphasized that carbohydrate ratios in the menus were excessively high while protein ratios were very low, creating a serious public health and patient safety issue.
Deadline Granted to Management
Within the scope of the initiated phased protest process, a one-month period was granted to the hospital management; it was announced that if the demands are not met, the boycott will be continued indefinitely.