''International Labor Rights Forum v Firestone Tire and Rubber Co'' (2005) was a classaction lawsuit filed by The
International Labor Rights Forum
The International Labor Rights Forum (ILRF) is a nonprofit advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., U.S., that describes itself as "an advocate for and with the working poor around the world." ILRF, formerly the "International La ...
on November 17, 2005, against the
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, on behalf of a group of former child laborers, in
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
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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.
See also
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Economy of Liberia
The economy of Liberia is extremely underdeveloped, with only $3.222 billion by gross domestic product as of 2019, largely due to the First (1989–1996) and Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003). Liberia itself is one of the poorest and lea ...
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Liberia (on 1926 rubber agreement)
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company#Firestone's corporate troubles
External links
ILRF site for this suitStop Firestone campaign website
Law of Liberia
Trade unions in Liberia
Child labour
2005 in Liberia
Labour case law
Bridgestone
2005 in case law
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