Following recent protests by residents of communities near ArcelorMittal’s mining sites in Nimba, Vice President Jeremiah Koung is calling on the company to prioritize hiring residents of affected communities for unskilled jobs that he claims foreign nationals are currently doing.
ArcelorMittal Suspects Human Error Responsible for Head-on Collision in Nimba
ArcelorMittal has expressed regrets over the Friday morning head-on collision involving two of the company’s locomotives near Ganta, Nimba that left 14 persons injured.
United Workers’ Union of Liberia at ArcelorMittal Gets New Leadership
Workers at ArcelorMittal Liberia have inducted a new crop of leaders to advocate for their rights over the next two years.
Laid Off ArcelorMittal Workers Block Railroad in Demand of Severance Packages
Workers laid off by mining giant ArcelorMittal have entered their third day of peaceful protest against the company for its reported failure to provide them with benefits they say they are due.
55-Year-Old Man Sent to Court for Allegedly Raping Teen in Buchanan
Police in Grand Bassa have sent a 55-year-old man to court for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the county.
After Rep. Samuel Kogar Threatens to Sue Gov’t, US$3.1 Million in Checks Presented to Nimba, Grand Bassa, and Bong
Barely a week after Rep. Samuel Kogar threatened to sue the government for not providing Social Development Fund allotments owed to Nimba, Grand Bassa, and Bong, the Finance Ministry has issued checks worth US$3.1 million to the three counties in which ArcelorMittal operates.
ArcelorMittal Liberia Records First COVID-19 Case in Yekepa
A staff member of ArcelorMittal School System in Yekepa, Nimba has tested positive for the Coronavirus, the company has disclosed in a press statement. The staff, who had prior health issues, died in Monrovia.
ArcelorMittal Suspends All Rail Activities Following Derailment in Nimba
Barely 24 hours after a train belonging to ArcelorMittal was derailed in Zuluyee, Nimba (about 205 km from the Buchanan port), the mining giant has announced a temporary suspension of all rail activities as a team is being mobilized to help recover the losses incurred by the company.