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  • Ebola Burial Teams In Sierra Leona, Liberia Go On Strike Over Hazard Pay, Abandon Dead On Streets

    10/08/2014 11:59:57 AM PDT · by 11th_VA · 19 replies
    hngn headline News ^ | Oct 8, 2014 | By Rida Ahmed
    Dead bodies of Ebola-infected victims are being left on the streets after Ebola burial teams in two districts of Sierra Leona went on strike for not being paid their weekly risk allowances, leaders of the group said on Tuesday. Similarly in Liberia, one of the hardest hit countries by the Ebola epidemic, thousands of health workers and local staff are threatening to strike starting Monday if they don't receive hazard pay. The Ebola team workers, who arguably have one of the world's most dangerous jobs, have complained that they have not been paid since the past two weeks. But leaving...