HARBEL, Liberia (AP) -- The 6,500 workers at the Firestone rubber plantation in Liberia are bracing for job cuts after the American-owned company announced it will substantially reduce its workforce.

Workers tapping rubber at the Firestone plantation in Liberia are struggling for better wages and working conditions—and pushing their employer to stop polluting the land and water they rely on. By ...

While I’m sure Dave Zirin’s concern for the people of Liberia is sincere, his recent opinion piece regarding Firestone Natural Rubber operations contains a host of unfounded allegations and paints an ...

Firestone, a multinational rubber manufacturing giant known for its automobile tires, has come under fire from human rights and environmental groups for its alleged use of child labor and slave-like ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 10, 2014) — Firestone Liberia Inc. is making progress in its efforts to contain the spread of the Ebola virus at its Liberian plantation, according to reports from parent ...

MONROVIA, Liberia (Dec. 11, 2007) — Firestone Liberia, a subsidiary of Firestone Natural Rubber Co. L.L.C., is in the last stages of renegotiating its plantation concession agreement with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HARBEL, Liberia (AP) -- The 6,500 workers at the Firestone rubber plantation in Liberia are bracing for job cuts after the ...