China Metals Giant Faces Protest in Indonesia After Fatal Blast
- Death toll from furnace explosion rises to 19: local police
- Labor organizations issue list of demands to management
Workers protest at Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park in Bungku, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Dec. 27.
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Workers at a Tsingshan Holding Group plant in Indonesia staged a demonstration and demanded new working conditions after an explosion on Sunday that killed at least 19 people.
The deadly blast at a furnace run by PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel — which is controlled by the Chinese group — has triggered a police investigation and a halt to the firm’s operations. Tsingshan is the world’s biggest nickel producer and one of Indonesia’s largest foreign investors.