Sky FM | 1 November 2011
Workers protest broken promises by foreign palm oil company
By Tetee Gebro
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More than two years ago the government of Liberia signed an agreement with Malaysian oil palm giant Sime Darby. As part of the $800 million dollar deal, Sime Darby pledged to build workers housing and hospitals and send their children to school. In a collaboration between New Narratives and Sky FM, Tetee Gebro visited the plantation to learn that Sime Darby will build when the business takes hold.
Workers protest broken promises by foreign palm oil company
By Tetee Gebro
Play the Story
More than two years ago the government of Liberia signed an agreement with Malaysian oil palm giant Sime Darby. As part of the $800 million dollar deal, Sime Darby pledged to build workers housing and hospitals and send their children to school. In a collaboration between New Narratives and Sky FM, Tetee Gebro visited the plantation to learn that Sime Darby will build when the business takes hold.