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Alkinemokiye – From Struggle Dawns New Hope
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Alkinemokiye – From Struggle Dawns New Hope

September 15, 2011. 8,000 of the 22,000 Freeport Indonesia workers went on strike, demanding a wage increase from US$ 3.5 to US$ 7.5 an hour. ...

Violence Halts Freeport’s Production in West Papua Again

Violence Halts Freeport’s Production in West Papua Again

Freeport McMoRan has suspended operations at its gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia due to fighting among its employees. ...

Workers Still Underpaid, Freeport Resumes its Plunder of West Papua

Workers Still Underpaid, Freeport Resumes its Plunder of West Papua

“Freeport has long been the source of conflict… A majority of Papuans, who have different ethnic and religious roots to their political leaders in Jakarta, want independence.” In the U.S., Occupy P ...

Freeport Miners’ Strike – by traverser11
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Freeport Miners’ Strike – by traverser11

Video from the three month long strike at Freeport Mine in West Papua, police repression and actions in solidarity with the miners. ...

EngageMedia: The Freeport Dispute
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EngageMedia: The Freeport Dispute

A snippet of footage and chatters around the Freeport strike in West Papua. The Freeport workers' union says it is a matter of simple "revenue transparency", the international trade union says the dispute "has nothin ...

OccupyPhoenix and ETAN Demonstrate Against Freeport McMoRan
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OccupyPhoenix and ETAN Demonstrate Against Freeport McMoRan

Occupy Phoenix and East Timor Action Network demonstration against Indonesian police killings at the Freeport McMoRan Grasberg mine in Papua, Indonesia. October 28th, 2011. ...

Freeport Halts Gold Production in West Papua

Freeport Halts Gold Production in West Papua

U.S. mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Cooper & Gold Inc. halted production at its gold and copper mine in Indonesia's restive province of Papua on Monday over security concerns. ...

Indonesian Security Forces Shoot Protester Dead, Wound Three at Freeport Mine

Indonesian Security Forces Shoot Protester Dead, Wound Three at Freeport Mine

Police shot a protester dead as they clashed with more than a thousand striking workers on Monday at a mine run by US company Freeport McMoran in Indonesia’s Papua region, a union official said. ...

Footage of Striking Freeport McMoran Workers
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Footage of Striking Freeport McMoran Workers

Employees of PT. Freeport Indonesia (Freeport McMoran) leave the job site to protest for their basic rights, such as employee welfare, health and education of children... ...

Freeport is emblematic of much that is wrong in West Papua.

Freeport is emblematic of much that is wrong in West Papua.

Indigenous Papuans are waging a four-decade long nonviolent struggle for independence from Indonesia. At the heart of Papuan grievances lies Freeport, the world’s largest gold and copper mine... ...