Indonesia: Delong Nickel accused of restricting workers' freedom through 'systematic wage withholding', arbitrary fines and sexual harassment
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Date Reported: 16 Май 2024
Местонахождение: Индонезия
Компании
Jiangsu Delong Nickel Industry Company Ltd. - Employer , PT Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) - Other Value Chain EntityЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Китай , Металлы и сталь , Women , Documented migrants ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Китай , Металлы и сталь , Men , Documented migrants )Темы
Wage Theft , Запугивание и угрозы , Restricted mobility , Сборы за найм персонала , Дискриминация на основании расы / этнического происхождения / касты / происхождения , Contract Substitution , Сексуальные домогательстваОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: 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.”
Вид источника: News outlet
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Date Reported: 16 Май 2024
Местонахождение: Индонезия
Компании
Jiangsu Delong Nickel Industry Company Ltd. - Other Value Chain EntityДругое
Not Reported ( Металлы и сталь ) - EmployerЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Китай , Металлы и сталь , Men , Documented migrants )Темы
Запугивание и угрозы , Сборы за найм персонала , Wage Theft , Precarious/Unsuitable Living Conditions , Право на питаниеОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: 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.”
Вид источника: News outlet
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 16 Май 2024
Местонахождение: Индонезия
Компании
Jiangsu Delong Nickel Industry Company Ltd. - Employer , PT Obsidian Stainless Steel (OSS) - Other Value Chain EntityЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Китай , Металлы и сталь , Men , Documented migrants )Темы
Wage TheftОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
Принятые меры: 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.”
Вид источника: 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.