A Rubber Company Supplying Top Tiremakers Faces Troubling Accusations

一家为顶级轮胎制造商供应橡胶的公司面临棘手的指控

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2025-04-17

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For years, a rubber and palm oil company that supplies some of the world’s top tiremakers has been dogged by allegations of sexual coercion at its plantations. Socfin — short for Société Financière des Caoutchoucs — says it has taken steps to improve matters, but an exclusive Bloomberg report shows those claims remain widespread. On today’s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder sits down with Bloomberg’s Sheridan Prasso to discuss her investigation into why the abuse has been so hard to stop — and a new EU law that could give corporations like Socfin a big incentive to reform.Read more: Sex-for-Work Allegations Hang Over Tycoons' Rubber Plantations See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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