TransAfrica Forum Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Foreign Policy Library presents a
Viewpoint Lecture Series Discussion with
Liberian Labor Leaders on Economic Justice and the Rights of Workers in Liberia
WHEN: TONIGHT! Thursday, June 26, 2008; 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM [...]

The AFL-CIO this Wednesday, June 25, will present its annual human rights award to thousands of Firestone rubber plantation workers in war-torn Liberia who, with strategic help from the United Steelworkers, are building a union movement against great odds.
The George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award recognizes the 4,000-member Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia (FAWUL) [...]

JUNE 12th IS WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOR!
Take action today to stop child labor on the Firestone rubber plantation in Liberia by calling Bridgestone Americas CEO Mark Emkes at 615-937-1000 and tell him to switch from a quota pay system to a living daily wage for workers on his rubber plantation in Liberia.
For 82 years, [...]

Today the Stop Firestone Coalition launched a new website at www.StopFirestone.org. The site is another step in the continuing campaign to place public pressure the Firestone family of corporations. If you have any comments, please let us know. If you are looking for materials from our old site, please try viewing them at stopfirestone.org/old/ while [...]