At a rubber plantation in Liberia, history repeats in a fight over land

Mongabay
Jan 17, 2023, 10:03 am240 pts
In a small room at a safe house owned by a human rights group in rural Liberia, away from prying eyes and passing ears, Decontee explains why she quit her job on the Salala plantation. It was hard work, setting out at 5:30 in the morning every day to trek through the rows of tall rubber trees, stopping at each…

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