2) Mass employees of Freeport fueled Terminal Culverts
3) Freeport employees are still blockaded on Jalan Timika-Tembagapura
4) OTK seized the weapons of Lanny Jaya Polres
5) French Polynesia votes to become full member of Forum
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1) Fired workers protest against U.S.-owned mining giant Freeport McMoran Inc.
August 19, 2017 | 6:07 PM
by Reuters
Police talk with protesting workers of the Indonesian unit of the U.S. mining giant Freeport McMoran Inc during a labour dispute in Timika, Papua, Indonesia on August 19, 2017. Photo - Reuters
The Indonesian unit of U.S. mining giant Freeport McMoran Inc. has been embroiled in a labour dispute since May, when around 5,000 workers went on strike to protest against mass layoffs.
Freeport says the layoffs were triggered by unexpected revisions earlier this year in government rules on taxes and royalties.
The protests by the ex-workers, who were demanding their jobs back, prompted police personnel to secure the area.
A spokesman for the company said the protests have not had an impact on operations, although employee access to worksites was being affected.
"Some of our employee convoys have been cancelled and we will not be scheduling further convoys until the situation is conducive again. We have urged our workers to avoid this area until further notice," said Freeport Indonesia spokesman Riza Pratama.
The company is a major source of employment and livelihoods in the impoverished eastern-most province of Indonesia.
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2) Mass employees of Freeport fueled Terminal Culverts
Papua No. 1 News Portal I Jubi,
Illustration, action demonstration of PT Freeport Indonesia employees in Timika - IST
Timika, Jubi / Antara - Thousands of employees on strike damaged and burned PT Freeport Indonesia's facility in Terminal Gorong-gorong, Timika, Saturday (19/08/2017) night.
The destruction and burning of the Timika Culvert Terminal facility was triggered by the forced mass dissolution of employees by a strike on PT Freeport's main road linking Amamapare-Timika-Tembagapura Port, near Check Point 28.
The pressed masses then ran for safety on the old Freeport Street and part of the embankment road to the Employee Bus Terminal in the Timika Gorong.
"The employees burned the Terminal Office of Culvert There were no buses on fire," said one of the Mimika Police officers met at the Timika Gorong-terminal Terminal Terminal.
White smoke is seen rising high around the location.
After destroying and burning the Freeport facility at Culvert Terminal, the mass of striking employees walked and then spread to a number of points in Timika City.
They targeted a number of labor supply companies' offices to PT Freeport and Freeport subcontractors who for the last few months recruited new workers.
Some of the suppliers are PT Petrosea, PT Maipagela, and PT Buma Intinaker.
But the destruction and burning action at the PT Petrosea Office was foiled by the apparatus.
Until Saturday night, patrol cars of TNI and Police officers continued to patrol around Timika City. (
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3) Freeport employees are still blockaded on Jalan Timika-Tembagapura
Sabtu, 19 Agustus 2017 — 21:42
Papua No. 1 News Portal I Jubi,
Timika, Jubi / Antara - Thousands of employees of PT Freeport Indonesia and its subcontractors who have been on strike in Timika and their wives until Saturday night (19/08/2017) are still blockading the main road linking Timika to Tembagapura, not far from Check Point 28.
Appealed by Mimika Police Chief, AKBP Victor Dean Mackbon, along with Mimika DPRD Chairman, Elminus Mom, to strike the employees immediately back to their homes and immediately empty the access road Freeport is not ignored by the masses.
Although Mimika Police Chief threatened to forcibly dissolve, but the masses insisted not to leave the site.
"We do not want to move out of here, please have the DPRD and the security apparatus present the management of PT Freeport in this place We have been five months suffering from not receiving salary for being fired unilaterally by the company We ask Freeport to resolve this issue right now," .
Mimika DPRD chairperson, Elminus Mom, told the masses to deliver the local council immediately to write to PT Freeport's management to resolve the strike problem of thousands of employees who have been in place since April and May.
"We have to have a basis for calling Freeport and tonight we will write to Freeport, and if they do not come, there will be security forces who can force them," said Elminus.
While waiting for the negotiation process with PT Freeport management, Elminus invites employees to strike back home. But the request was firmly rejected by the mass of striking employees.
Elminus asks employees to strike not to extend Freeport's destructive and arson activities and maintain security in order not to have their actions ridden by other parties.
While Mimika Police Chief Victor Mackbon threatened to forcibly disperse anarchist acts committed by striking employees.
"I have given up till 17.30 to the brothers to leave this place.Better brothers back home, but there are representatives of the brothers who will meet with the management of Freeport facilitated by Mimika DPRD," advised Mimika Police Chief.
But the appeal was instantly rejected by striking employees.
"No. We stay here, we do not want to be deceived again, for months we have been treated unfairly, why the government and the authorities do not see our suffering as the people but only care about Freeport's interests," the employees shouted.
Until Saturday night at around 19:00 WIT, the masses still occupy the main axis road of Amamapare Port-Timika-Tembagapura not far from Check Point 28 Timika it.
Earlier, on Saturday afternoon at around 14.20 WIT, a mass of strike employees stormed the security post at Check Point 28, next to Mozes Kilangin Airport Timika.
Massa burned a Toyota LWB car behind Check Point 28 security post and damaged the postal facility.
The masses continued to move to the Freeport shaft road linking the Amamapare-Timika-Tembagapura Port and damaging two container trailer truck and water tank trucks and a heavy equipment.
As a result of the burning, thick black smoke soared in that location.
Not only that, the masses cut down trees by the roadside to close the access road.
A number of employed employee motorcycles parked not far from Check Point 28 security post were also damaged and burned by the masses.
Until Saturday night, strike employees continue to arrive to Check Point 28 and the axis road port of Amamapare-Timika-Tembagapura.
At that location, strike employees set up tents.
In order to prevent anarchist action from continuing the strike, hundreds of Brimob and TNI members on alert around the site were equipped with baracuda and panzer vehicles. (*)
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4) OTK seized the weapons of Lanny Jaya Polres
Papua No. 1 News Portal I Jubi,
Jayapura, Jubi / Antara - Unknown person (OTK) seized firearms belonging to Police Lanny, Bripda Ronald Thomas, while in Ibele Village, Jayawijaya Regency, Saturday (19/08/2017).
From the data collected in the field, before taking the firearms of the revolver type, the perpetrator first stabbed the victim while in a long bridge connecting the Trans Wamena-Kimbim road segment.
The incident that happened to Bripda Ronald happened at around 14.30 WIT and currently the victim is still being treated at RSUD Wamena.
Head of Papua Police Public Relations, Senior Commissioner Ahmad Kamal, when confirmed the incident confirmed the incident but has not received a full report.
"I am still waiting for the full report from the Polres," said Head of Public Relations of Papua Police Kombes Kamal. (*)
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5) French Polynesia votes to become full member of Forum
9:48 am on 19 August 2017
French Polynesia's assembly has voted in favour of the territory becoming a full member of the Pacific Islands Forum.
The vote was 47 in favour, with ten members abstaining.
An extraordinary sitting of the assembly was called to advance the formal steps for the territory to join the Forum which needs to be co-ordinated with France as it represents French Polynesia internationally.
The pro-independence opposition, which declined to vote, expressed surprise that Paris authorises French Polynesia to join the Forum while never ceding to it powers in terms of foreign affairs and security.
An opposition politician Richared Tuheiava says his side cannot approve French interests to encroach on French Polynesia's interests.
Mr Tuheiava also expressed his dismay at France continuing to ignore the UN-mandated decolonisation process.
After years of lobbying, the French Pacific territories were admitted as full members last year without the Forum explaining the change and nature of the accession criteria.
Full membership was first suggested by the French president Jacques Chirac in 2003 - seven years after France stopped testing its nuclear weapons in the Pacific.
The next Forum summit will be held in Samoa next month.
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