Stay alive till Nov. 20, mortuary attendants beg Ghanaians
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mortuary staff union in ghana has advised members of the public to wait until their strike is over on nov. 20 before dying1 richard kofi jordan general secretary of the union gave the advice whileindicating that the unions planned strike action would go on as planned unless the government listens to their concerns reports1 he said those who intend to die during that period should wait. when mortuary men are back to work they die simple1 mortuary workers in ghanas public health facilities are protesting their poor working conditions and are therefore demanding improved terms of service1 according to the aggrieved morticians they are exposed to several diseases given their close contact with corpses and chemicals used in preserving them but each time they raise concerns the government turns a deaf ear1 the chemicals we use give us five different kinds of cancers the government is aware of this situation1 we are also at risk of blindness but nobody is addressing our challenges he added1