For most of his 57 years on the island of Sulawesi, Jamal was accustomed to scarcity, modest expectations and a grim shortage of jobs.
The factory was built by a company called PT Dragon Virtue Nickel Industry, a subsidiary of a Chinese mining giant, Jiangsu Delong Nickel.
Indonesia had recently banned exports of raw nickel to attract investment into processing plants.
They were eager to secure nickel for factories at home that needed the mineral to make batteries for electric vehicles.
They were intent on moving the pollution involved in the nickel industry away from Chinese cities.
Persons:
Jamal, Jiangsu Delong
Organizations:
Industry
Locations:
Sulawesi, Kendari, Jiangsu, Indonesia