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May 24, 20060

Firestone in Liberia rubber row - BBC

by Caspar Leighton, BBC News, Monrovia
Rubber manufacturer Firestone has been accused of buying rubber from plantations illegally occupied by ex-combatants from Liberia’s civil war.
It is one of three companies that the Liberian government and the United Nations have accused of profiting from the illegal rubber-tapping.
Their report says human rights are being violated at plantations across [...]

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