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28 Feb 2020

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BBC

Mighty Earth's report on the BBC World Service's Business Daily, including two Bridgestone statements in response to allegations

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Rubber is Liberia's most important cash crop, and the Firestone Libera rubber plantation is the country's biggest employer. But the company faces accusations that it pollutes rivers and violates labour rights. US-based Bridgestone Corporation, Firestone Liberia's parent company, denies this. Tamasin Ford investigates the allegations...

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