The Rubber Barons

The Rubber Barons

The Liberian Agricultural Company rubber plantation, spanning an area twice the size of Chicago, employs over 4,000 workers who endure tough conditions for low wages—$5.50 per day for full-time workers, with contract workers, especially women, earning even less. Female workers also face widespread sexual harassment from supervisors. One rubber tapper, Rebecca, recounted being denied work after refusing a supervisor’s sexual demands, highlighting the exploitation and abuse faced by women in the industry.

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