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Global: Social media posts allege multiple instances of labour abuse at Chinese overseas projects
Based on posts published on the social media platform X by the account @BRIChina2023 between January and February 2026, the BHRC identified nine alleged labour rights violations linked to overseas projects involving Chinese companies. Eight of the cases occurred in Indonesia, and one in Laos.
- A serious crowd-related stampede and structural collapse occurred at Section 9 of the Tsingshan Industrial Park in Indonesia. Footage from the scene shows a high concentration of people and chaotic conditions, ultimately resulting in a safety incident. [...]. (Original X post: https://x.com/BRIChina2023/status/2021519820274237517)
- At a Shandong Zhengtai construction site in the Morowali Industrial Park in Indonesia, a Chinese worker was injured, [...] he applied to return to China for further treatment, where he was diagnosed with a fractured rib. So far, he has not received any reimbursement or financial assistance from the company. [...]. (Original X post: https://x.com/BRIChina2023/status/2021507959680020572)
- On February 12, a worker protest took place at PT CSP within the IMIP Industrial Park. During the demonstration, protesting workers were reportedly assaulted by security personnel. [...] triggered by disputes over the company’s employee shuttle bus transportation policy. Workers opposed a ban on the use of open-bed trucks for commuting, [...]. (Original X post: https://x.com/BRIChina2023/status/2022497459411325380)
- Workers have reported that at the Tsingshan Morowali Industrial Park in Indonesia, a project operated by China Machinery Fifth Construction (a subsidiary of Sinomach) has allegedly been involved in withholding migrant workers’ wages. [...]. (Original X post: https://x.com/BRIChina2023/status/2017793506644005245)
- On January 22, dozens of workers at the China 22MCC project site under the “Qingshan Chenxi” project went on strike, demanding payment of wages that had been overdue for five months.[...]. (Original X post: https://x.com/BRIChina2023/status/2016033173801730368)
- On January 4, at the Tsingshan Industrial Park (IMIP) in Morowali, Indonesia, a Chinese worker was struck and run over by a truck and died at the scene. [...] deceased was a 55-year-old Chinese national working for China MCC22 Group (China Metallurgical Group Corporation 22nd Construction Co., Ltd.) [...]. (Original X posts: https://x.com/BRIChina2023/status/2009194084221538645, https://x.com/BRIChina2023/status/2018336457908515039)
- Shenzhen Zhongyu’s overseas project in Laos has been accused of large-scale wage arrears [...] More than 30 workers are reportedly owed a total of over RMB 6 million in unpaid wages. [...]. (Original X post: https://x.com/BRIChina2023/status/2019310218644251117)
- On January 20, at the Bintan Industrial Park in Indonesia, dozens of workers from Shandong Zhengtai Industrial Equipment Installation Co., Ltd. went on strike to demand payment of overdue wages. [...] (Original X post: https://x.com/BRIChina2023/status/2013900059738333546)
- [...] On January 20, several workers returned to the Eleventh Metallurgical Construction (Shiyiye) Lygend project site in North Kalimantan, Indonesia, to pursue unpaid wages. They had completed their work last year and returned to China after the company promised to settle their wages upon their return. However, payment was repeatedly postponed. [...]. It is alleged that a total of approximately RMB 2 million in wages is owed to multiple workers. (Original X post: https://x.com/BRIChina2023/status/2013646172909641923)