Liberian Rubber Workers Strike Again

Workers at Liberia’s second largest rubber plantation, the Guthrie Rubber Plantation, have again initiated strike action; the ground for this action, says the union representing employees, is a stoppage in salary payments and other benefits by the plantation’s management. Employees are demanding payment of three months’ worth of arrears salary.

According to reports, the protesting workers are considering blocking the highways linking major towns in Liberia to draw the government’s attention to their plight. This latest action is the most recent in a series of strikes in recent times, confrontations that have on occasion turned violent.