The following is a summary translation of an article on Project Multatuli, written by journalist Permata Adinda, on the plights of nickel workers at Chinese-owned nickel firm Gunbuster Nickel Industry (GNI) in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. 

At about ten in the evening on January 14, 2023, 23-year-old Umar, an employee of GNI, was called in to come to work by his coworkers. Umar’s mother had advised him not to since there was a strike earlier that day and they all heard that the situation had deteriorated. But, Umar’s friends reminded him of his responsibility as a supervisor, and so he went.