Doctors and health workers protest the rape and murder of a young medic in Kolkata with a demonstration at a government hospital in New Delhi yesterday. Photo: Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images
Doctors at hospitals in large cities around India pledged to strike indefinitely and halt elective procedures after the rape and murder of a medic in a state-run hospital, CBS News reported.
Why it matters: While other labor actions among health care workers around the world have pushed for improved pay or labor conditions, this strike is calling for better workplace security as well as justice for the 31-year-old health care worker.
The demands included a specialized law protecting health care workers from violence on the job and security measures such as cameras in hospitals, CBS reported.
