Monrovia, Feb. 21 -- A group calling themselves the Casual Workers of the Ministry of Youth & Sports staged a protest on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, demanding the payment of seven months of unpaid salaries and arrears. The workers, over 70 in number, accused Minister Jeror Cole Bangalu of financial mismanagement and alleged selective payments to certain employees while neglecting others.

The protest erupted on the grounds of the ministry, with the aggrieved workers claiming that their prolonged financial struggles had already led to the deaths of two colleagues and left several others critically ill due to the stress and hardship they faced.

According to the workers-primarily from the ministry's maintenance department-each of them is ...