Minister of Health and Welfare Visits Korean Nurses Association Hunger Strike Site... Ruling and Opposition Floor Leaders Also Pay Visit

As Kim Young-kyung, President of the Korean Nurses Association, and four other representatives began a hunger strike urging the promulgation of the Nursing Act, politicians and government officials visited the protest site to request the suspension of the strike.

Minister of Health and Welfare Cho Kyuhong visited Kim Youngkyung, President of the Korean Nurses Association, who is on a hunger strike on the 12th.
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On the 12th, Cho Kyu-hong, Minister of Health and Welfare, visited the site where President Kim and others were on hunger strike, expressing regret and requesting them to stop the strike and recover their health.

Minister Cho said, "The health of nurses who have stood by the people and patients for the past 100 years is important," urging them to stop the hunger strike and take care of their bodies. He also emphasized, "We will faithfully implement the comprehensive support measures for nursing personnel announced on the 25th of last month to properly improve the treatment of nurses."

The day before, key figures from both ruling and opposition parties, including Yoon Jae-ok, Floor Leader of the People Power Party, and Park Kwang-on, Floor Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea, visited and requested the suspension of the hunger strike.

President Kim stated, "The Nursing Act is not a law for nurses but a law for the people," adding, "The Nursing Act, which has undergone lawful procedures and deliberation processes in the National Assembly for two years, must be promulgated."

Since the 9th, President Kim and others have been conducting a hunger strike in front of the Korean Nurses Association building in Jung-gu, Seoul, demanding the promulgation of the Nursing Act approved by the National Assembly plenary session.

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