South Korea Doctors Hold Mass Walkout Over Med School Seats
- About 10,000 doctors gathered near parliament in Seoul: Yonhap
- Public support is behind government’s plan to increase doctors
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South Korea’s largest lobby group for doctors held a one-day nationwide strike Tuesday, turning up the heat on a four-month labor action against the government’s decision to increase spots at medical schools.
About 10,000 doctors gathered near parliament in Seoul for a street protest, demanding the government to drop its plan to increase enrollments and called for blocking any punishments against those who have been a part of the walkout, Yonhap News reported.