3,000 workers sacked for going on strike
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- Published on Friday, 09 June 2017 06:15
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US company Freeport-McMoRan fired 3,000 workers over the last month at the massive Grasberg copper and gold mine in West Papua.
The firing violates the workers fundamental rights, the collective bargaining agreement and Indonesian law.
The workers had gone on strike in protest against the company's unilateral decision to put them on long-term leave of absence.
The conflict has spread to Java, where over 300 workers have been fired at a joint venture between Freeport and Mitsubishi known as PT Smelting, which processes copper from Grasberg.
The Indonesian government cannot allow Freeport and Mitsubishi to abuse workers in this way.
Mining and metals unions around the globe have demanded Indonesia enforce its own law and defend the right to strike, so far to no avail. IndustriALL global union have called for a massive online campaign in solidarity with the workers.
Please take a moment to show your support:
http://www.labourstart.org/go/freeport
And please share this message with your friends, family and fellow union members.
Thank you very much.
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