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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Technology workers in Kenya have held a vigil for a colleague who died in unclear circumstances after she was unable to travel to her home in Nigeria for two years.<\/b><\/p>\n

Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi, a content moderator for TikTok employed by the subcontractor Teleperformance Kenya, died last week and her decomposing body was discovered in her house after three days.<\/p>\n

It was unclear what caused her death, but colleagues say she had complained of fatigue and was \u201cdesperate to go back home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Teleperformance Kenya told The Associated Press on Wednesday that they didn’t deny Olubunmi her leave to go home. Her family in Nigeria says she only traveled once since coming to Kenya three years ago.<\/p>\n

Content moderators working for subcontracted firms based in Kenya have in the past described working conditions that they say include lower than average pay, lack of mental health support, long working hours and intimidation.<\/p>\n

More than 100 former Facebook content moderators have sued the social media company for poor pay, horrible working conditions and unfair termination of employment by Facebook\u2019s subcontracted Kenya-based firm, Samasource.<\/p>\n

Dozens of content moderators and data labelers working for various global tech companies met during Tuesday\u2019s vigil and said that poor working conditions may have contributed to their colleague\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore than 100 Nigerians are working under Teleperformance company who haven\u2019t had work permits for the last two years and so they have not been able to travel home despite having an annual return ticket benefit,\u201d said Kauna Malgwi, a friend of the deceased.<\/p>\n

Olubunmi\u2019s family was informed of her death a day after a neighbor discovered her body.<\/p>\n

Teleperformance emailed Olubunmi\u2019s brother notifying him of her death and gave him contacts of Kenyan investigating officers who he could call for information, autopsy and burial arrangements.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe family cannot afford to take her body home, so they are considering asking her church in Nairobi to bury her,\u201d Malgwi said.<\/p>\n

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