HARBEL, Liberia—With more than 90 percent of the vote, third-party contract workers with Firestone Liberia L.L.C. have voted to unionize with the Firestone Agricultural Workers' Union of Liberia. The ...

The introduction of contract tapping and a new mode of measurement known as the K-factor or the correction factor, which measures the weight of rubber dispatched from the field, has become a ...

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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) today announced its Firestone Liberia natural rubber growing and processing facility earned the International ...