Indonesia
Biomonitoring in electronics facilities in Indonesia reveals workers’ exposure to chemicals
A participatory study conducted in Batam, Indonesia used biological monitoring to evaluate the extent of chemical exposure among workers in the electronics manufacturing industry. Urine samples were collected from workers both before and after their…
Indonesia: Huge Nickel Project Driving Climate, Rights, Environmental Harms
A multi-billion-dollar nickel industrial complex in North Maluku, Indonesia, and its associated nickel mining operations are violating the rights of local communities, causing deforestation, pollution, and emitting greenhouse gases, according to a report by Climate…
Between a mineral and a hard place Indonesia’s export ban on raw minerals
This TNI article examines the challenges faced by resource-rich countries like Indonesia, which possess crucial raw materials for low-carbon technologies. It highlights the delicate balancing act between capital accumulation, social legitimacy, and trade policies, especially in the…
The dirty practices of a Zug-based mining group in Borneo
The increased extraction of nickel in Indonesia, essential for electric batteries, presents a paradoxical situation where the country’s carbon footprint rises due to the reliance on coal-fired smelters for industrial processes, despite being strategically positioned…
Indonesian farmers fight for their land in nickel mining boom
Indonesian farmers on Wawonii Island are using machetes to protect their land against nickel miners, this article reports. The global demand for metals used in electric vehicle batteries and stainless steel has led to a rush by…
Protests erupt as nickel mining company fatalities escalate
Fatalities in a Chinese-owned nickel smelting company in Indonesia have triggered hundreds of workers to strike to demand justice. The strike happened after failed negotiations between the union and the company. The article details the…
Health and safety as a strategic organising tool
Unions in South East Asia met last month to discuss how to use occupational health and safety (OHS) as a strategy to organise workers and build strong unions, protecting workers from a hazardous working environment….
Official Statement of the People and the Sulawesi Alliance, Indonesia to the G20 Summit
Official Statement of the People and the Sulawesi Alliance, Indonesia Related to the G20 Summit Meeting in Nusa Dua Bali “Save the Rainforests and the People of Sulawesi: Stop Financing and Investment in Mines, and…
Tesla reportedly signs US$5 billion Indonesian nickel deal
Tesla, Inc. has signed US$5 billion worth of deals to buy nickel products from Indonesia. According to Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s coordinating minister for maritime affairs and investment, Tesla has signed a five-year contract with…