The International Labor Fund vs. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
- The International Labor Fund vs. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
The International Labor Fund vs. The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (2005) was a class action law suit filed by The International Labor Rights Fund on November 17, 2005 against The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, on behalf of a group of former child laborers, in Liberia.
The plaintiffs accused the company of knowingly allowing the use of child laborers filing a suit as a result of policies which began when Firestone opened its first plant in Liberia in 1926.
Firestone contends the 1926 agreement as a milestone advancement in the global production of rubber.
External links
* [http://www.firestone.naturalrubber.com/ Firestone's site on Liberia Rubber]
* [http://www.stopfirestone.org/lawsuit.shtml ILRF site for this suit]
* [http://www.iradvocates.org/bfcase.html International Rights Advocates site for this suit]
* [http://www.stopfirestone.org Stop Firestone campaign website]
ee also
*Economy of Liberia
*Liberia (on 1926 rubber agreement)
*Firestone Tire and Rubber Company#Firestone's corporate troubles
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