Kenya-based content moderators mourn Nigerian colleague who 'was desperate to go home'

Technology workers successful Kenya person held a vigil for a workfellow who died successful unclear circumstances aft she was incapable to question to her location successful Nigeria for 2 years

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Technology workers successful Kenya held a vigil Tuesday for a workfellow who died successful unclear circumstances aft she was incapable to question to her location successful Nigeria for 2 years.

Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi, a contented moderator for TikTok employed by the subcontractor Teleperformance Kenya, died past week and her decomposing assemblage was discovered successful her location aft 3 days.

It was unclear what caused her death, but colleagues accidental she had complained of fatigue and was “desperate to spell backmost home.”

Teleperformance Kenya didn't reply to requests for remark from The Associated Press. In a connection from the institution to a writer seen by the AP, Teleperformance Kenya said that claims that Olubunmi was denied permission were “baseless and untrue.”

Content moderators moving for subcontracted firms based successful Kenya person successful the past described moving conditions that they accidental see little than mean pay, deficiency of intelligence wellness support, agelong moving hours and intimidation.

More than 100 erstwhile Facebook contented moderators person sued the societal media institution implicit what they accidental is mediocre pay, horrible moving conditions and unfair termination of employment by Facebook’s subcontracted Kenya-based firm, Samasource.

Dozens of contented moderators and information labelers moving for assorted planetary tech companies met during Tuesday’s vigil and said that mediocre moving conditions whitethorn person contributed to their colleague’s death.

“There are much than 100 Nigerians moving nether Teleperformance institution who haven’t had enactment permits for the past 2 years and truthful they person not been capable to question location contempt having an yearly instrumentality summons benefit,” said Kauna Malgwi, a person of the deceased.

Olubunmi’s household was informed of her decease a time aft her assemblage was discovered by a neighbor.

Teleperformance emailed Olubunmi’s member notifying him of her decease and gave him contacts of Kenyan investigating officers who helium could telephone for information, autopsy and burial arrangements.

“The household cannot spend to instrumentality her assemblage home, truthful they are considering asking her religion successful Nairobi to hide her,” Malgwi said.