TMG Digital reports that the 300 South African firefighters who were deployed in Canada last month to help fight a massive forest blaze have finally been paid‚ according to the Canadian government.  

The 'Working on Fire' firefighters quit after only one week over a pay dispute.  Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Oneil Carlier said last week that the government had received confirmation from South Africa that the firefighters had been paid in accordance with Canadian labour laws.  They were paid “in the same salary range as Alberta wildland firefighters‚” Carlier indicated.  “We are grateful that these women and men came to help us in our time of need.  We are pleased to get confirmation that they have been paid in accordance with our province’s labour laws‚” Carlier added.

• Read this report in full at SowetanLive
• Read too, ‘Stuur Working on Fire maar terug Kanada toe’, at Netwerk24 (limited access)

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