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Ecologies	
  of	
  Resistance,	
  Transforma3ve	
  Change	
  and	
  Alterna3ve	
  Development:	
  
Rubber	
  Tapping-­‐the	
  Case	
  of	
  Firestone	
  in	
  Liberia	
  
Jenkins	
  Macedo	
  
	
  
Spring	
  2012	
  
Rubber Tappers in Liberia
Firestone Stop Child Labor!
Map of the Firestone Rubber Plantation
Built 1942 by the USG
Brief History of Firestone In Liberia
² 1926 GoL and Firestone signed a 99-year contract for $5M for 1
million acres (405,000 hectares) for rubber plantation.
²  4% of the country’s territory with 10% of its arable land.
²  24o square miles
²  7, 000 employees (rubber tappers)
²  8,000 undocumented workers
²  Latex produced assist the Allies to defeat the Axis Powers during
WWII.
Socio-economic & Health Implications
²  Monthly latex production US/$2,296.80 in Liberia ($3,915.00 US)
²  Paid $125.00
²  Workers live in dilapidated housing built in the 1930s.
²  Chemicals Application include both fungicide, herbicide and
stimulants
²  Tappers and their families are expose to carcinogenic substances,
e.g. Asbestos and chemicals used on the plantation.
²  Lack of cleaning drinking water
² Poor sanitary conditions
Illegal Rubber Tapping
²  Illegal rubber tapping on “no
man’s land” a phrase common
among ex-combatant rubber
tappers.
²  Reinforces insecurity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdvqcckCREQ
Has Firestone Liberia Gone Far Enough in
Workplace Reforms?
Ecologies of Resistance, Transformative Change and Alternative Development: The Case of Rubber Tapping in Liberia

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Ecologies of Resistance, Transformative Change and Alternative Development: The Case of Rubber Tapping in Liberia

  • 1. Ecologies  of  Resistance,  Transforma3ve  Change  and  Alterna3ve  Development:   Rubber  Tapping-­‐the  Case  of  Firestone  in  Liberia   Jenkins  Macedo     Spring  2012  
  • 2. Rubber Tappers in Liberia Firestone Stop Child Labor!
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6. Map of the Firestone Rubber Plantation
  • 7.
  • 8. Built 1942 by the USG
  • 9. Brief History of Firestone In Liberia ² 1926 GoL and Firestone signed a 99-year contract for $5M for 1 million acres (405,000 hectares) for rubber plantation. ²  4% of the country’s territory with 10% of its arable land. ²  24o square miles ²  7, 000 employees (rubber tappers) ²  8,000 undocumented workers ²  Latex produced assist the Allies to defeat the Axis Powers during WWII.
  • 10. Socio-economic & Health Implications ²  Monthly latex production US/$2,296.80 in Liberia ($3,915.00 US) ²  Paid $125.00 ²  Workers live in dilapidated housing built in the 1930s. ²  Chemicals Application include both fungicide, herbicide and stimulants ²  Tappers and their families are expose to carcinogenic substances, e.g. Asbestos and chemicals used on the plantation. ²  Lack of cleaning drinking water ² Poor sanitary conditions
  • 11. Illegal Rubber Tapping ²  Illegal rubber tapping on “no man’s land” a phrase common among ex-combatant rubber tappers. ²  Reinforces insecurity