An investigation by this paper has uncovered a dossier of leaked documents dated July 18, 2025, including official staff letters and internal memos from ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML), ordering over 400 employees to vacate its Prefab Mobile Housing Units no later than August 31, 2025.
“We are over 400 employees, both in Buchanan and Yekepa,” an insider told this publication under condition of anonymity. “AML has given us an ultimatum to leave our camps, and we’ve only been offered one month’s salary to find new housing. No alternative accommodation has been provided.”
The affected camps, Red Sea, Hundred Man, and Thirty Man-are located across the company’s operational zones in Yekepa, Nimba County, and Buchanan, Grand Bassa County.
Workers say the eviction notice came with little preparation or support, placing hundreds of families in a state of uncertainty.
Leaked internal correspondence confirms the company’s position.
A letter signed by Rebecca K. Kwabo Buegar, Head of Human Resources and Development at AML, clearly outlines the final decommissioning of the camps and advises employees to vacate by the end of August.
“Referencing the October 22, 2024, notification to relocate by August 31, 2025, this letter serves as the final notice… Housing allowance will be fully reinstated starting September 2025, in accordance with Section 2 of the Employees Handbook,” the letter states.
While the company cites its commitment to employee benefits through a reinstated housing allowance, workers argue that the practical challenge of securing safe and affordable housing in Buchanan and Yekepa within weeks is unrealistic-especially given the current lack of renovated or available staff housing.
Sources say the decision stems from a visit last year by Montserrado County lawmaker Yekeh Kolubah, who toured the camps and expressed strong disapproval over the conditions in which AML workers were living.
His public criticism reportedly pressured the company to act, prompting the current move to vacate the structures.
“While it’s true that the government doesn’t want AML to house us in those prefabs anymore, what’s also true is that AML hasn’t renovated or prepared any other homes for us,” the insider added. “Now we’re being displaced with no clear plan.”
Some workers have taken to writing informal petitions to government officials and civil society organizations, asking them to intervene and prevent what they describe as a looming housing crisis.
“We’re not refusing to leave,” a worker emphasized. “But don’t throw us out without any proper arrangement in place.”
As the deadline approaches, pressure continues to mount on ArcelorMittal to provide clarity, compassion, and tangible support, before over 400 of its workforces find themselves without shelter.
