Indonesia: Delong Nickel accused of restricting workers' freedom through 'systematic wage withholding', arbitrary fines and sexual harassment
要約
Date Reported: 2024年5月16日
場所: インドネシア
企業
Jiangsu Delong Nickel Industry Company Ltd. - Employer , PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) - Other Value Chain Entity関連
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - 中国 , 金属及び鉄鋼 , Women , Documented migrants ) , 移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - 中国 , 金属及び鉄鋼 , Men , Documented migrants )課題
Wage Theft , 威嚇及び脅迫 , Restricted mobility , 採用費 , 人種/民族/カースト/オリジン差別 , Contract Substitution , セクシャルハラスメント回答
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
取られた措置: In a comment criticizing Delong for not matching its salary package with the recruitment website, Delong also made an "explanation", according to the article. It said, “Due to the different work content and workload of our different overseas departments and projects, there will be differences in wages. The positions in our other departments have been filled. The salary of the position in the department you applied for is slightly different, and the same workload is also different. Please understand.”
情報源のタイプ: News outlet
要約
Date Reported: 2024年5月16日
場所: インドネシア
企業
Jiangsu Delong Nickel Industry Company Ltd. - Other Value Chain Entityその他
Not Reported ( 金属及び鉄鋼 ) - Employer関連
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - 中国 , 金属及び鉄鋼 , Men , Documented migrants )課題
威嚇及び脅迫 , 採用費 , Wage Theft , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , 食の権利回答
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
取られた措置: In a comment criticizing Delong for not matching its salary package with the recruitment website, Delong also made an "explanation", according to the article. It said, “Due to the different work content and workload of our different overseas departments and projects, there will be differences in wages. The positions in our other departments have been filled. The salary of the position in the department you applied for is slightly different, and the same workload is also different. Please understand.”
情報源のタイプ: News outlet
要約
Date Reported: 2024年5月16日
場所: インドネシア
企業
Jiangsu Delong Nickel Industry Company Ltd. - Employer , PT Obsidian Stainless Steel (OSS) - Other Value Chain Entity関連
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
移住者・移民労働者: ( Number unknown - 中国 , 金属及び鉄鋼 , Men , Documented migrants )課題
Wage Theft回答
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
取られた措置: In a comment criticizing Delong for not matching its salary package with the recruitment website, Delong also made an "explanation", according to the article. It said, “Due to the different work content and workload of our different overseas departments and projects, there will be differences in wages. The positions in our other departments have been filled. The salary of the position in the department you applied for is slightly different, and the same workload is also different. Please understand.”
情報源のタイプ: News outlet
[Summary translation from Chinese to English provided by Business & Human Rights Resource Centre]
Delong, a Chinese company operating nickel industrial parks in Sulawesi, Indonesia, has been accused of systematically withholding wages from its workers, including Chinese migrants, for at least five years since 2019. A video posted on Douyin (Chinese TikTok) in May 2024 alleges that Delong failed to pay wages on its Phase III construction project, reportedly the latest in a pattern of wage withholding from construction, steel, and power plant workers.
According to 2023 reports, Delong's Sulawesi operations employed over 40,000 workers, including nearly 5,000 Chinese migrants. Workers allege that Delong uses wage withholding as a means to control and trap them, as they cannot afford to leave without sacrificing months of unpaid salary. Compounding the abuse, workers report salaries lower than promised, arbitrary fines and deductions, poor living conditions, sexual harassment, and internal corruption.
When workers attempt to demand their pay, Delong managers and security personnel allegedly threaten them with jail time. One worker, Mr. K, described the experience as a scam, leaving workers with little after fines and unable to recoup recruitment fees. He has returned to China but is still trying to claim his unpaid wages.