Workers at a U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia’s Papua province have ended their nearly two-week old strike after reaching an agreement with management. About 8,000 miners returned to work Wednesday at the Freeport McMorRan mine, two days after officials there agreed to begin negotiating with the miners’ union on pay. The miners, who […]
Indonesian Miners End Walkout at Freeport Mine
Posted July 13th, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
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Labor Strike at Indonesian Mining Giant to End
Posted July 11th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
Officials at a giant U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in Indonesia’s Papua province say they have reached a deal to end a weeklong labor strike. Freeport McMorRan says miners are likely to return to work this week, cutting short a strike that was expected to continue until mid-month. Under the deal, the company says, it […]