Every year, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) releases an Annual Survey of violations of trade union rights.  The 2008 report was released this week based on research from 2007.  The section on Liberia (which can be found below) talks further about Firestone’s rubber plantation and trade union rights.
Liberia
Population: 3,800,000 / Capital: Monrovia
ILO Core Conventions [...]

Global Witness and the Save My Future Foundation just released a new analysis of the 2008 concession agreement between Firestone and the government of Liberia.  The press release is below and you can read the full analysis here.
Liberia needs to learn lessons from Firestone contract renegotiation
Press Release – 14/11/2008
The Liberian government needs to learn hard [...]