Mineral extraction for electric vehicle (EV) batteries is driving rapid industrial expansion in nickel reserves-rich Indonesia, but concerns about environmental damage and human rights abuses are growing, a recent joint study by INDIES-APIL reveals.
The Indonesian and Korean civil society organizations have published the Indonesian version of the report “Battery Extracted”, which highlights environmental and social issues in the upstream supply chain of EV batteries and investment activities of Korean companies in Indonesia. The report is based on a field investigation conducted in July 2024 at a nickel mining site in Lameruru Village, Langgikima Sub-district, North…