Written by Matthias Daffah
Source: Star Radio Liberia
The multi-million dollar rubber concession company Sime Darby has been accused of criminally exploiting the former Guthrie Rubber Plantation.
Bomi County Representative Tarnue Cooper alleged the company which claims to have assets of 849-Million US dollars is still tapping the old rubber trees it inherited.
Representative Cooper alleged since its inception, Sime Darby has been paying workers from the meager latex obtained from the old rubber trees.
According to the Bomi lawmaker, workers who initially earned three hundred US dollars under the old management now earn fifty US dollars under Sime Darby.
The Senjeh District-Two Representative also accused the company of hiring drivers from Monrovia thus denying citizens of the area employment opportunity.
He said these hired drivers are usually given preferential treatment over their home-based counterpart something Representative Cooper described as unacceptable.
Meanwhile, Bomi County Representative Tarnue Cooper says Sime Darby is still using security people that resemble militia forces on the plantation.
He alleged the company has failed to implement its security program as provided for in the concession agreement.
All efforts to get a response from Government representative and Consultant at Sime Darby Boimah Soni failed as his phone rang endlessly.
