politics
diciembre 29, 2025
Protestan contra "despidos arbitrarios" de trabajadores de la Salud en El Salvador
Activistas y organizaciones sociales protestaron en El Salvador contra los despidos que califican de arbitrarios dentro del sistema público de salud, denunciando que solo en 2025 más de 22.000 trabajadores estatales han sido cesados sin garantías ni diálogo
TL;DR
- Salvadoran activists protested "arbitrary dismissals" of government health system staff.
- Over 22,000 denunciations of "illegal dismissals" have been reported in 2025.
- 11,200 positions were reportedly eliminated at the start of 2025, with more "serious dismissals" throughout the year.
- Over 500 union members have allegedly been fired, leading to the "dismantling of unionism" in El Salvador.
- New hires face "precarious conditions."
- 1,800 dismissals were reported at the Hospital Nacional Rosales.
- The Colegio Médico de El Salvador condemned the dismissals as "harmful" to workers' rights and called for dialogue.
- Salvadoran government health authorities have not provided an official statement.