Thousands of employees of Freeport gold mine block a road at Tembagapura district in Mimika on Aug 28, 2020, which started on August 24 as a protest against restrictions on employees mobility by the company as part of implementation of health protocols amid the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 1,000 workers blocked access to the world's biggest gold mine in protest at a company move to shut down visits to their families over virus concerns. - AFP
JAKARTA, Aug 29 (Reuters): Workers at Indonesia's Grasberg gold and copper mine on Friday (Aug 28) ended a protest demanding an easing of a coronavirus lockdown at the mine operated by a local unit of Freeport-McMoran Inc, a workers' representative and the company said.
Mining operations were disrupted after protesters had blocked access to the world's second-largest copper mine since Monday, calling on the company to resume a bus service to allow them to travel to a nearby town, and for a bonus payment.
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