Unpaid Salaries

Claudia Ramírez, representing Honduras's medical association, responded to Cardinal Óscar Rodríguez's condemnation of the doctors' ongoing strike over unpaid salaries and poor working conditions, urging him and all sectors of society to unite in demanding government reform of the country's health system.

Honduras's public-hospital doctors remain on strike over unpaid salaries owed to some staff, with the Health Ministry convening talks with the Medical College to resolve outstanding pay cases that officials say affect only 4% of physicians.

Honduras's Medical College warns that physician protests over months of unpaid salaries will intensify after a national holiday if the government does not provide concrete payment solutions, with the current 30-day work stoppage already forcing thousands of hospital appointments and procedures to be suspended and rescheduled.

Honduras's physicians are holding nationwide assemblies despite government announcements of progress on back pay, citing database errors and unclear employment categories that complicate salary resolution.

The Medical College of Honduras and the Health Ministry ended talks without resolving a dispute over unpaid physician salaries, though the ministry says it has paid 95% of what is owed and the parties will meet again Friday to reconcile payment records.

Nurses, orderlies, and hospital staff shut down San Pedro Sula's Leonardo Martínez Hospital to demand 10–11 months of unpaid back wages owed under a court order for their reinstatement after winning a wrongful-dismissal case.

Nurses, nursing assistants, stretcher-bearers, and support staff at Leonardo Martínez Valenzuela Hospital in San Pedro Sula protested Monday over salary arrears of up to ten months, despite continuing to work regularly since their reinstatement in July 2025 following a wrongful-dismissal lawsuit.

Honduras's Medical College escalated its strike into an eighth day of nationwide assemblies at health facilities, demanding answers on layoffs, reinstatements, back pay, and formal contracts for physician managers.

With Honduras's medical system disrupted for 39 days by doctor work actions over unpaid salaries, Deputy Labor Minister Daniel Discua warned the government may pursue legal measures and set Friday as a deadline to resolve pending payments, claiming about 90% of medical staff payroll is current.