{"id":139733,"date":"2025-04-17T21:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T21:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/funeral-held-in-kenya-for-tiktok-content-moderator"},"modified":"2025-05-08T06:19:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T06:19:54","slug":"funeral-held-in-kenya-for-tiktok-content-moderator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/funeral-held-in-kenya-for-tiktok-content-moderator","title":{"rendered":"Funeral held in Kenya for TikTok content moderator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>The funeral was held on Thursday for a Kenya-based Nigerian content moderator who died in unclear circumstances last month.<\/p>\n<p>Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi\u2019s decomposed remains were found on March 7 at her apartment on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, three days after she failed to show up at work.<\/p>\n<p>Among the mourners was her elder brother, who travelled to Nairobi for the emotional ceremony. He was overcome by grief as friends and colleagues eulogised Olubunmi as \u201cselfless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olubunmi, 43, who was employed as a TikTok content moderator subcontracted by a global outsourcing firm, Teleperformance, had complained of fatigue before her death, the cause of which has not been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>She had been living in Kenya since 2022 and only managed to travel back home once, despite having an annual return ticket benefit in her employment contract.<\/p>\n<p>Colleagues said she was \u201cdesperate to go home\u201d but was denied leave. Teleperformance Kenya said in a statement in March that she wasn\u2019t denied leave to travel home. In a tribute, a company spokesperson described Olubunmi as \u201ca selfless, compassionate and deeply caring individual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>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<p>More than 100 former Facebook content moderators have sued the social media company for poor pay and working conditions and unfair termination of employment.<\/p>\n<p>Tauheed Tayo Yakubu, a colleague of Olubunmi, described her as a champion for better working conditions, detailing how in November 2023, she staged a walkout for Nigerian colleagues demanding for valid work permits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe requested that every Nigerian leave the job immediately and then we all marched,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Kenya<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. The funeral was held on Thursday for a Kenya-based Nigerian content moderator who died in unclear circumstances last month. Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi\u2019s decomposed remains were found on March 7 at her apartment on the outskirts of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, three days after she failed to show up at work. 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