Hundreds of Workers Protest at Chinese-Funded Nickel Plant in Indonesia Following Deadly Explosion
19 workers have died following a fatal explosion at the PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel plant situated within the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) on Sulawesi Island, prompting a protest involving hundreds of workers. Of the 19 workers that have lost their lives, 11 are Indonesian and 8 are Chinese. The explosion, which occurred on Sunday morning local time due to a fire ignited as part of furnace repairs, also left dozens more injured. As a result, hundreds of Indonesian workers…