3 Nov 2014

Freeport strike in Papua called off

8:19 am on 3 November 2014

A union leader at the huge Freeport mine in Indonesia's Papua region says a planned month-long strike has been called off.

10,000 workers were set to strike from Thursday in protest at a series of fatalities.

But the union official has told Reuters that after two days of talks, a win-win solution has been found for everyone.

Four people were killed in September, prompting a protest last month that forced a temporary suspension of operations.

Last year, a training tunnel collapsed at the mine killing 28 miners.

Freeport workers' protest on October 2, 2014 calling for investigation following a recent accident that killed four people.

Freeport workers' protest on October 2, 2014 calling for investigation following a recent accident that killed four people. Photo: AFP