500 Chinese TKAs arrive in southeast Sulawesi postponed, thousands of local workers threatened with layoffs

KENDARI, KOMPAS.com- The management of PT Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry (VDNI) and PT Obsidian Stainless Steel (OSS) spoke about the denial of the arrival of 500 foreign workers (TKA) from China who will work in the Morosi industrial zone, Konawe Regency, south-eastern Sulawesi (Sulawesi Southeast).

PT VDNI Indrayanto’s External Affairs Manager said the reason for the arrival of 500 Chinese TKAs in southeast Sulawesi was to work in 33 OSS smelting furnaces.

The smelting furnace is said to have absorbed more than 3,000 local workers.

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Indrayanto said that the 500 Chinese TKAs were technical workers who worked shift shifts temporarily, not for long.

They are experts in the installation of tools in smelting furnaces, for the production and maintenance of field operations.

Currently, part of construction has to be temporarily stopped due to lack of experience.

“After installation, they will return to China. The longest is three months, maximum six months, experts work longer for 6 months, if it can be faster, for example, 3 months finished, go directly home “, said Indrayanto wrote to Kompas.com, Monday (05/11/2020).

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“However, with consideration of the Permenhub issue No. 25 2020 and requests from relevant agencies to postpone the plan, on April 24, 2020, the company decided to postpone the arrival of the TKA,” he said.