KATHMANDU: Doctors in Kathmandu staged a protest at Maitighar, chanting, “Gen Z government, give justice to Gen Z doctors.”

Interns and young physicians presented a 7-point demand list calling for fair pay, regulated working hours, leave benefits, mental health support, and improved medical training conditions.

They said interns are routinely overworked, underpaid, and denied labor rights guaranteed by law, describing widespread exploitation in hospitals and training programs.

The group demanded an end to excessive workloads and unsafe conditions, along with full implementation of the government’s promised salary hike—raising resident doctors’ pay to the level of an 8th-level government officer from July. They also called for overtime pay for work beyond 48 hours per week, in line with labor law.

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