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27 April 2007: Liberia Firestone strike

On this day, 27 April 2007, police attacked striking Firestone rubber workers in Harbel, Liberia, injuring dozens and killing one. Workers on the million-acre p

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John Sep 4, 2024

#Firestone fired 2,000 employees, rehired them as contractors performing same work, with significantly lower pay, no benefits, no protections from union agreement

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Solidarity Center - Liberia: Firestone Contract Workers Win Union, Equity

In a significant win for equity on Firestone Liberia’s rubber plantation in Harbel, more than 90 percent of contract workers voted Saturday to join the Firestone Agricultural Workers’ Union of Liberia…

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