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Article

6 Aug 2008

Author:
Tim Newman, Intl. Labor Rights Forum & Emira Woods, Institute for Policy Studies

Firestone Workers in Liberia Sign Historic Contract

Workers on the world’s largest rubber plantation owned by Firestone in Liberia will sign a new collective bargaining agreement today…In Firestone’s 82 year history in Liberia, this is the first time that workers have been represented by [the Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia (FAWUL),] an independent and democratically elected union leadership during contract negotiations.