UK extends NHS bereavement scheme after emotional plea from Syrian refugee - Middle East Eye
The British government has reversed a decision to exclude low-wage foreign workers from a bereavement scheme after a Syrian refugee working at a London hospital begged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to reconsider.
Hassan Akkad, a 32-year old refugee who won BAFTA and International Emmy awards for documenting his journey from Turkey into Europe, released an emotional video on Wednesday after learning that the families of migrant NHS cleaners, porters and social care workers wouldn’t qualify for indefinite leave to remain in the UK if they were to die fighting Covid-19
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