Indonesia: Widodo to meet with cement plant protestors

Indonesia: Widodo to meet with cement plant protestors
18 April 2016


Indonesian president Joko Widodo will meet with nine women who encased their feet in concrete in protest over the construction of a cement factory in Java.

According to reports in JKT Globe, the women are objecting to the planned construction of a Semen Indonesia plant near Mount Kendeng in Rembang district, Central Java. 

"The nine women have been promised a meeting with the president, and they believe that they have achieved their objectives," said Yunita, a lawyer at the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH).

Protestors are concerned about the impact that the plant will have on their livelihoods and the local environment.

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