Editing History of Liberia (section)

===Allegations of labor rights abuses by Firestone===
In November 2005, the [[International Labor Rights Fund]] filed an Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) case against [[Bridgestone]], the parent company of Firestone, alleging “forced labor", the modern equivalent of slavery, on the [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone]] Plantation in [[Harbel]].<ref name="Claim against Firestone">{{cite web|title=Firestone Claim|website=socialfunds.com|url=http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/1897.html|access-date=July 18, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206205241/http://www.socialfunds.com/news/article.cgi/1897.html|archive-date=February 6, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>  In May 2006, the [[United Nations Mission in Liberia]] (UNMIL) released a report: “Human Rights in Liberia’s Rubber Plantations: Tapping into the Future”, which detailed the results of its investigation into the conditions on the Firestone plantation in Liberia.<ref>A redacted copy of the UN report [http://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/PDF/ilrf/liberiarubberUNreport.pdf “Human Rights in Liberia’s Rubber Plantations: Tapping into the Future”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513125322/https://www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/PDF/ilrf/liberiarubberUNreport.pdf |date=May 13, 2009 }} can be seen at the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking website, part of the US Bureau of Labour.</ref>