4 Nov 2024
Labour NGO documents 77 deaths and 120 injuries at Chinese-invested nickel plants in Indonesia since 2016
Summary
Date Reported: 29 Sep 2023
Location: Indonesia
Companies
PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) - OperationProjects
PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) Nickel Smelter - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 1 - Indonesia , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Occupational Health & Safety , Labour RightsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
Action taken: PT GNI expressed condolences to the victim’s family and stated that an investigation is underway in coordination with relevant authorities, while also emphasizing its commitment to strengthening workplace safety and emergency response procedures to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 29 Sep 2023
Location: Indonesia
Companies
PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) - OperationProjects
PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel (ITSS) Nickel Smelter - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 2 - Indonesia , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
Occupational Health & Safety , Injuries , Labour RightsResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: PT ITSS, through PT IMIP management, publicly stated that the incident was caused by a “hot steam burst” rather than an explosion and said that authorities were conducting an investigation into the workplace safety procedures.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 1 Feb 2023
Location: Indonesia
Companies
PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) - OperationProjects
PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) Nickel Smelter - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 1 - Indonesia , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Occupational Health & Safety , Labour RightsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 21 Aug 2023
Location: Indonesia
Companies
PT Obsidian Stainless Steel (OSS) - OperationProjects
PT Obsidian Stainless Steel (OSS) Nickel Smelter - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( Number unknown - Indonesia , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
Protests , Prison Labour , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Wage TheftResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 26 Feb 2024
Location: Indonesia
Companies
PT Obsidian Stainless Steel (OSS) - OperationProjects
PT Obsidian Stainless Steel (OSS) Nickel Smelter - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 1 - Indonesia , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Labour Rights , Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 6 Aug 2024
Location: Indonesia
Companies
PT Obsidian Stainless Steel (OSS) - OperationProjects
PT Obsidian Stainless Steel (OSS) Nickel Smelter - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 1 - Indonesia , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Labour Rights , Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 16 Sep 2024
Location: Indonesia
Companies
PT Obsidian Stainless Steel (OSS) - OperationProjects
PT Obsidian Stainless Steel (OSS) Nickel Smelter - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 1 - Indonesia , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
DeathsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 14 May 2023
Location: Indonesia
Companies
PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) - OperationProjects
Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 1 - Indonesia , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Labour Rights , Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 9 Apr 2024
Location: Indonesia
Companies
Delong Steel Co Ltd - Joint venture participant , Shanghai Decent Investment - Joint venture participant , Dexin Steel Indonesia (JV between Delong Steel Co, Shanghai Decent Investment and PT IMIP) - Operation , PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) - SiteProjects
Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) - SiteAffected
Total individuals affected: 10
Workers: ( 10 - Indonesia , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
Injuries , Occupational Health & Safety , Labour RightsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 13 Aug 2023
Location: Indonesia
Companies
PT. Ocean Sky Metal Industry - Operation , PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) - SiteProjects
PT Ocean Sky Metal Industry nickel smelter in Morowali, Indonesia - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Workers: ( 1 - Indonesia , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Occupational Health & Safety , Labour RightsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 13 Aug 2023
Location: Indonesia
Companies
Delong Steel Co Ltd - Joint venture participant , Shanghai Decent Investment - Joint venture participant , PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) - Joint venture participant , Dexin Steel Indonesia (JV between Delong Steel Co, Shanghai Decent Investment and PT IMIP) - OperationProjects
PT Dexin Steel Indonesia Nickel Plant - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 1 - Indonesia , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Occupational Health & Safety , Labour RightsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 18 Jul 2024
Location: Indonesia
Companies
CNGR Advanced Material - Parent Company , PT CNGR Ding Xing New Energy - OperationProjects
PT CNGR Ding Xing New Energy nickel plant in Morowali, Indonesia - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( 1 - Indonesia , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
Deaths , Labour Rights , Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 13 Aug 2024
Location: Indonesia
Companies
Hangzhou Fudong Engineering Co., Ltd. - Other Value Chain Entity , PT. Indo Fudong Konstruksi - Labour Supplier , PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia - SiteProjects
PT. Borneo Alumina Indonesia SGAR project in West Kalimantan, Indonesia - OperationAffected
Total individuals affected: 1
Workers: ( Number unknown - Indonesia , Metals & steel , Gender not reported )Issues
Labour Rights , Occupational Health & Safety , DeathsResponse
Response sought: Yes, by BHRC
Source type: News outlet
"Work Injuries, Deaths, and Labor Protests in Select Chinese Companies in Indonesia – 11/4 update"
From CLW’s survey of workers in more than a dozen countries from 2021 to 2024, we found that many Chinese multinational companies set up facilities overseas, and recruit migrant workers and send them these facilities where they have little access to support and networks.
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In an effort to continue monitoring and reporting the on-the-ground conditions along China’s Belt and Road Initiative projects in different countries, CLW tracks instances of work injuries, deaths, and labor protests. From 2016 to date, we’ve identified 68 instances of work injuries or deaths in select companies including PT Indonesia Morowali Nickel Industry (PT IMIP), PT Obsidian Stainless Steel (PT OSS), and PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry, involving 120 cases of reported injuries, and 77 cases of reported deaths...
This record cannot fully encompass all work-related injuries and fatalities occurred in the facilities it focuses on. However, through reviewing and monitoring cases reported by news media, court documents, local trade unions and NGOs, and other sources, we hope to reflect larger patterns of problematic corporate governance and labor conduct.