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Freeport Indonesia Workers Plan Month-Long Strike, SMM Reports

iconApr 21, 2017 09:52
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Freeport McMoran Inc Indonesia workers plan to launch a month-long strike against layoff from May 1, as the company slashed production in the time of a contract dispute with Indonesian government.

SHANGHAI, Apr. 21 (SMM) - Freeport McMoran Inc Indonesia workers plan to launch a month-long strike against layoff from May 1, as the company slashed production in the time of a contract dispute with Indonesian government, according to foreign media.

Union member Tri Puspital said the strike at the giant Grasberg copper mine in the eastern province of Papua was intended to disrupt production and that management had already been informed.

Grasberg copper mine produced 482,200 tonnes of copper in 2016.

Grasberg copper mine just resumed operating after last lockout, which started on February 14, but met another strike soon, strengthening expectation over lower global copper supply, SMM says.  

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