Liberia: Troubled Rubber Plantation in Liberia Shuts down after Labor Unrest

Jul 25, 2024 | Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay
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Two prominent union leaders remain in prison a month after the headquarters of the Salala Rubber Corporation in Liberia was set on fire by aggrieved rubber tappers. The pair are among 60 workers who were named in an indictment seen by Mongabay. Along with another union official, they stand charged with conspiracy to commit a series of crimes, including arson. The three have been jailed for more than three weeks along with six other workers from the plantation.