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Stop Firestone Campaign Discussion

LaborRights — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:28:55 -0700

Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus, moderates a discussion at the Institute for Policy Studies on the Stop Firestone Campaign with Edwin Cisco (Secretary General of the Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia) and Christian Levesque (Conrad & Scherer).

Check out http://www.StopFirestone.org for more information.

Take action here: http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/firestone

Chocolate and Child Labor PSA

LaborRights — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:52:29 -0700

Check out this PSA to find out more about child labor in the chocolate industry. For more information about how to stop child labor, check out www.laborrights.org.

This video was made by Amy Singh (www.amyschocolate.com).

Stop Firestone's Exploitation and Cruelty

LaborRights — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:44:40 -0700

The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company has operated a rubber plantation in Liberia since 1926. On July 26, 2007 the Stop Firestone Coalition organized a National Call-in day, demanding that Firestone respect the workers and protect the environment. The company recorded a voicemail for callers defending their record in Liberia. This video contains clips from Firestone's voicemail and our response.

Visit www.stopfirestone.org for more information on our campaign, and ways to take action!

Acknowledgements:
Photographer: Michael ZUMSTEIN
Album Title: Slaves of Firestone

Artist: Eric Wainaina
Album: Twende Twende!
Title: Nani Nani

Firestone & Child Labor in Liberia

LaborRights — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:38:13 -0700

This video features interviews with two child laborers on a rubber plantation in Liberia operated by the Firestone tire company. Workers have to meet a daily production quota which is too high for one person to achieve or their low wages are halved. As a result, workers are forced to bring their children to work.

For more information about Firestone and to get involved in the campaign, please visit www.StopFirestone.org.

This video was produced by a Liberian organization called the Save My Future Foundation (http://www.samfu.org) in conjunction with their report on conditions on the Firestone plantation.