Kochi, Saturday, February 4, 2012: Labour Minister Shibu Baby John would hold talks with Lakeshore hospital management on Saturday afternoon. Minister held talks with nurses’ association earlier in the day.

The talks held between the Lakeshore hospital management and the striking nurses on Friday morning have failed to reach consensus once again.

During the meeting, the Lakeshore management assured that they would hold a Director Board meeting on February 9 and take a favourable decision on providing better wages for the striking nurses. However the nurses’ association informed that they were not ready to accept the proposal put forward by the management.

Meanwhile, the Kerala High Court on Wednesday directed the police to provide protection for the Lakeshore hospital soon after the nurses went on a strike demanding better wages.

Court ordered police protection while hearing a plea filed by the hospital management. Of the total 800 nurses employed at the hospital, 740 went on a strike, demanding a revision of the payment system and protesting against the anti-labour policies of the management.