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Sierra Leone burial crews reportedly on strike, leaving Ebola victims in the street
Fox News ^ | 10/08/14

Posted on 10/08/2014 5:31:52 AM PDT by Enlightened1

Burial teams in Sierra Leone reportedly went on strike over lack of hazard pay this week, leaving the bodies of victims of the Ebola outbreak in the country's streets.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: burialcrews; ebola; sierraleone; strike

1 posted on 10/08/2014 5:31:52 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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To: Enlightened1

I cannot say that I blame them!


2 posted on 10/08/2014 5:48:36 AM PDT by Patriot365
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To: Patriot365

Me, either!

It is reasonable to point out that if Ebola is as contagious as some worry, there would be no surviving burial crews to go on strike. They’d all have contracted the disease and died already.


3 posted on 10/08/2014 5:49:41 AM PDT by Sherman Logan (Perception wins most of the battles. Reality wins ALL the wars.)
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To: Enlightened1

Our crack CDC left infected bodily fluids all over an occupied apartment in Dallas for over a week


4 posted on 10/08/2014 5:50:08 AM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Enlightened1

“We’ll be paying the workers as soon as we’ve finished lining our pockets.”


5 posted on 10/08/2014 6:29:21 AM PDT by moovova
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To: Enlightened1

Kreskin predicts the American taxpayer will soon be paying for these burial crews...

...or having our soldiers do it.


6 posted on 10/08/2014 6:40:24 AM PDT by lacrew
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To: Enlightened1

I wouldn’t be surprised if hospital workers start calling in sick for work if they are going to be required to work on Ebola patients. The big city and academic medical centers will see the majority of these patients. Some of them will also quit and/ or take jobs at lower risk locations. I can’t think of anyone that would want to work in an ER at this point, especially since the Federal government is making it as easy as possible for an Ebola outbreak to take hold in this country.


7 posted on 10/08/2014 6:52:20 AM PDT by grumpygresh (Democrats delenda est. New US economy: Fascism on top, Socialism on the bottom.)
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To: Enlightened1; GeronL

Do they attack the “scabs” as strikers do in America?


8 posted on 10/08/2014 7:20:41 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Hey Obama: If Islamic State is not Islamic, then why did you give Osama Bin Laden a muslim funeral?)
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To: Enlightened1

They’re on strike for hazard pay. What good will more money do them if they’re dead? Striking for adequate protection - that I could understand.


9 posted on 10/08/2014 8:17:04 AM PDT by Moltke ("The Press, Watson, is a most valuable institution if you only know how to use it.")
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To: Enlightened1

Burial cress in many areas get one protective suit per day. They dig the hole (often with a backhoe), don the clothing, handle the bodies, and then toss the clothing in on top of the bodies before burying everything. The next day they repeat with a new protective suit.


10 posted on 10/08/2014 9:05:46 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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