China Labor Watch reports systemic labour rights violations among overseas Chinese workers in Indonesia's nickel projects
Résumé
Date indiquée: 22 Déc 2023
Lieu: Chine
Entreprises
PT Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry (VDNI) - Employer , Jiangsu Delong Nickel Industry Company Ltd. - Other Value Chain EntityConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Chine , Métaux et acier , Gender not reported )Enjeux
Accès à l'information , Contract SubstitutionRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Resource Centre
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: The companies did not respond to the Resource Centre's request for comment.
Type de source: News outlet
Résumé
Date indiquée: 22 Déc 2023
Lieu: Indonésie
Entreprises
Tsingtuo Group - EmployerAutre
Not Reported ( Cabinets de recrutement ) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Chine , Métaux et acier , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Contract Substitution , Accès à l'informationRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Resource Centre
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: The companies did not respond.
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 22 Déc 2023
Lieu: Indonésie
Autre
Not Reported ( Métaux et acier ) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: Chiffre inconnu
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Chine , Métaux et acier , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Intimidation et menaces , Déni de liberté d'expression , Ownership of Property & PossessionsRéponse
Response sought: Non
Type de source: NGO
Résumé
Date indiquée: 22 Déc 2023
Lieu: Indonésie
Entreprises
PT Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry (VDNI) - EmployerConcerné
Nombre total de personnes concernées: 4
Travailleurs migrants et immigrés: ( Chiffre inconnu - Chine , Métaux et acier , Men , Unknown migration status )Enjeux
Withholding Passports , Contract Substitution , Intimidation et menaces , Denial of leaveRéponse
Réponse demandée : Oui, par Resource Centre
Affaire contenant la réponse: (En savoir plus)
Mesures prises: The companies did not respond.
Type de source: NGO
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
"Compounding Vulnerabilities: Chinese Workers In Indonesia" 22 December 2023
This report documents the findings of CLW’s investigation in China’s Belt and Road nickel production projects in Indonesia. It aims to amplify Chinese overseas workers’ voices through diving into their lived experiences in some of the largest nickel production industrial projects in Indonesia backed under ill-regulated Chinese capital...
CLW’s on-site research and correspondence with Chinese workers from 2021 to 2023 has found various egregious labor malpractices which were systematic and widespread:
- Passport confiscation
- Poor contracting practices
- Withholding payment of wages
- Workplace injuries and poor occupational safety
- Absence of Indonesian work permit
- Restriction of movement
- Physical violence against the breaching of workplace rules and regulations.
...some of these issues–such as the restriction of movement, the lack of work permit, and illegal contracting practices–vary before and after the pandemic or by employers. The report highlights how these practices systematically disempower workers, erode their rights and freedom, and transfer companies’ business risks to the bearing of individual workers...