Monrovia – Bea Mountain Mining Corporation has informed the government of Liberia that it will shortly redundant 52 employees within its construction and mining departments. “Please be assured that the process will conform to the laws of the Republic and the Collective Bargaining Agreement we have with the United Workers Union of Liberia,” the letter adds. It is unclear when the Bea Mountain redundancy will begin, but the news comes as one of the country’s biggest employers announced Monday that it will shortly lay off 800 workers. Firestone Natural Rubber Company, the largest rubber plantation in the country, announced that it will be cutting scores of jobs. The company outlined several turbulent economic issues troubling its investments in Liberia – a country reputable for its vast and lucrative rubber plantations back in the 1970s.

Source: Front Page Africa March 19, 2019 15:45 UTC