Liberia’s Plantation Communities Slam Socfin Reports as “False Progress,” Say Abuses by SRC, LAC Continue Unchecked

By : Archie Boan Communities affected by the operations of the Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC) and the Liberia Agriculture Company (LAC) have forcefully rejected Socfin Group’s 2024–2025 progress reports, accusing the multinational agribusiness of masking persistent environmental and human rights abuses behind what they describe as “paper compliance.” In strong statements delivered through community representatives, […]

Supporting community resilience

Introduction What happened? The Economic, social and cultural rights of indigenous communities within Margibi, Bong and Grand Bassa counties in Liberia have been violated through the establishment, expansion and operations of natural rubber concessions; Liberia Agriculture Company and Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC)- subsidiaries of SOCFIN/SOCFINAC group a publicly listed company on the Luxemburg stock exchange.  […]