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September 27, 2011

9,000 West Papua Mining Workers Continue Strike 
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More than 9,000 mining workers are continuing to strike at a massive
gold and copper mine in West Papua owned by Freeport Mc Mo Ran. Workers
are threatening to stay off the job for a full month. The strike started
on Sept. 15, just a month after thousands of people rallied in West
Papua calling for independence from Indonesia after more than 40 years.



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