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 [...]

The Firestone Natural Rubber Company recently published the latest edition of it’s newsletter, Firestone Voice.  In the newsletter, Firestone lauds the new collective bargaining agreement signed the the Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia (FAWUL), a new water treatment facility and a scholarship program for students.
Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)

Initial reports from the Firestone plantation raise [...]

The United Steelworkers (USW) today hailed the signing of a landmark labor agreement between FAWUL (Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia) and Firestone. The new collective bargaining agreement covers more than 4,000 union members and provides significant gains for workers at one of the world’s largest rubber plantations.
Contract highlights include wage increases of 24 percent [...]

INTERNATIONAL LABOR RIGHTS FORUM | INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES
For Immediate Release
August 6, 2008
Contact: Tim Newman, tim.newman[at]ilrf.org, 202-347-4100 x113
Emira Woods, emira[at]ips-dc.org, 301-523-2979
FIRESTONE WORKERS IN LIBERIA SIGN HISTORIC CONTRACT
New Contract is a Major Victory for International Campaign Against Firestone
Workers on the world’s largest rubber plantation owned by Firestone in Liberia will sign a new collective bargaining agreement [...]

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After 82 years of exploitation, workers on Firestone’s rubber plantation in Liberia have finally signed a new collective bargaining agreement with company management. It has been a long struggle for workers to achieve independent and democratically elected union leadership and for the first time, they have [...]