Liberia's rubber industry bounces back

  • 14 years ago
Rubber was once the lifeblood of the Liberian economy but years of brutal civil war left many of the country's plantations idle. Peace has seen the largest rubber producer -- US tire-maker Firestone -- replant on a massive scale and try to improve conditions for its thousands of workers, many of whom will tap hundreds of trees every day. Duration: 02:19