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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) \u2014 The funeral was held on Thursday for a Kenya-based Nigerian content moderator who died in unclear circumstances<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n 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 Among the mourners was her elder brother, who travelled to Nairobi for the emotional ceremony. He was overcome by grief as friends and colleagues eulogized Olubunmi as \u201cselfless.\u201d<\/p>\n 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 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 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 Content moderators working for subcontracted firms based in Kenya have in the past described working conditions<\/a> 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<\/a> over what they say is poor pay and working conditions and unfair termination of employment.<\/p>\n 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 \u201cShe requested that every Nigerian leave the job immediately and then we all marched,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n