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[GLOBAL SOUTH] China and the Indonesia Nickel Trade: Measuring the True Labor and Environmental Cost

The China in Africa Podcast

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Nickel Refining in Indonesia: Profits, Challenges, and Stakeholders

Exploring Indonesia's strategy to refine nickel domestically, the chapter discusses the environmental and social challenges arising from this approach. It delves into labor issues, differing public opinions, and the negative impacts on Halmahira Island driven by Chinese investments. The conversation also highlights a new mechanism aiming to address labor rights issues within the Indonesian nickel industry and the complexities of environmental devastation and community impacts.

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