Aug 5, 2008
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By Fatoumata Fofana
MONROVIA, At long last, the Firestone Agricultural Workers’ Union of Liberia (FAWUL) and the management of the Firestone Rubber Plantations Company have reached an agreement, wherein key areas of benefits including increment in wages for the workers would be granted.
During a brief meeting on Monday, August 4, 2008 with [...]
Jul 31, 2008
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By J. Nathaniel Daygbor
The Firestone Rubber Plantation Company in Harbel, Margibi County is making claims of gains it is making in its activities since the sitting of the Ellen-led government, such as housing and education, but a local environmental group thinks otherwise.
Save My Future Foundation (SAMFU) says the company is abusing its [...]
Jul 28, 2008
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In this video, Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus, moderates a discussion at the Institute for Policy Studies on the Stop Firestone Campaign with Edwin Cisco (Secretary General of the Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia) and Christian Levesque (Conrad & Scherer).
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Jun 26, 2008
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) [...]