#Nickel Workers
Nickel industry crisis prompts calls for stronger worker, environmental protections
Indonesia’s booming nickel industry, a key pillar in the country’s downstreaming agenda, has drawn scrutiny over mounting workplace accidents, pollution, and weak safety standards, amid calls from civil society for stronger oversight and regulatory reform.
Worker injured in workplace incident at PT GNI Nickel Plant, Morowali
A worker at PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI), located in the nickel processing industrial area of North Morowali, Central Sulawesi, lost his left wrist in a workplace accident early Monday morning, sparking renewed calls for corporate accountability and stricter government oversight.