VIDEO: Liberia’s Health Care Workers Aren’t Getting the Pay They Deserve in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Liberia’s frontline soldiers fighting coronavirus are complaining of working under poor conditions. Health care workers tell Anthony Stephens they have not been paid for months and are not receiving hazard compensation.

After this piece aired on PowerTV, Liberia’s government announced it would give hazard pay to those risking their lives. But healthcare workers say they still have not received any benefits.

Liberia’s Health Care Workers Aren’t Getting the Pay They Deserve in the COVID-19 Pandemic from New Narratives on Vimeo.

This report was produced in collaboration with Power TV as part of the West Africa Justice Reporting Project.