By James Taina Karbah/National correspondent
The Sethi Fabro-Fabrik Factory, located near Gardnersville, has been accused of creating poor steel, which reportedly caused the collapse of a newly erected structure in the Chicken Soup Factory Community.
According to Paul Kamara, the owner of the Paynesville business, he bought steel from Sethi Factory for more than $20,000 USD and constructed his office, but the building fell in no time.”I spent almost $20,000 USD on this steel, and look at what it has cost me—I’m upset! To whom should I turn? Just two months after the purchase, Kamara expressed his displeasure.
The Sethi Fabro-Fabrik was recently closed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) due to negligence that resulted in the death of Saah Samukai, one of its employees.
On the morning of February 21, 2025, Samukai passed away in the oxygen plant while generating oxygen under mysterious circumstances.
Since the incident, the company has been fined $5,000 by the EPA for operating without a license prior to the explosion occurrence and maintaining a subpar working environment.
The Sethi Fabro-Fabrik Company has been accused of manufacturing inferior materials, such as plastic chairs, rubber buckets, and bowls, on multiple occasions throughout the years. The company’s steel rods have come under fire for being undurable and designed to take advantage of the populace.
Reports have also surfaced accusing the corporation of mistreating Liberian workers and engaging in terrible labor standards.
Paul Sethi, the CEO of the company, has been charged for evading responsibility for Liberian workers by abusing his power with the government.
Sethi Brothers’ Senior Manager for Operations, Mani Singh, told Liberia Public Radio via a cell phone that they have not received any complaints about selling consumers substandard products. He emphasized that if any newly built structures collapsed, the company is prepared to replace any steel components that might have caused it.
“Neither employees nor clients have complained to us about the inferior steel materials we sell. We’ll set things right if the person can provide us a receipt and show us where the building is,” he said.
