nomadpete Posted March 18 Posted March 18 Yes they make buggie-cars. But they also make real sedans, too. However although it is touted as an 'all African' car manufacturing industry, it was mentioned that it was 'in collaboration ' with two Chinese companies. Hence my question.
red750 Posted April 7 Posted April 7 Did anyone watch the Spotlight report on Channel 7 about the dirty nickel production in Indonesia, run by China for producing EV batteries, with no concern for the workers health or safety, or in environmental destruction? 1
nomadpete Posted April 7 Posted April 7 2 hours ago, red750 said: Did anyone watch the Spotlight report on Channel 7 about the dirty nickel production in Indonesia, run by China for producing EV batteries, with no concern for the workers health or safety, or in environmental destruction? That's how capitalist globalisation works. 1
onetrack Posted April 7 Posted April 7 2 hours ago, red750 said: Did anyone watch the Spotlight report on Channel 7 about the dirty nickel production in Indonesia, run by China for producing EV batteries, with no concern for the workers health or safety, or in environmental destruction? No, I didn't see it, but Indonesia is Corruption Central, and we who have mining industry insights and knowledge, know full well that the Chinese are happy to ignore safety and health issues in other countries, as well as their own, when they set up mining or manufacturing arrangements. I was in partnership at one time with a bloke named Don Blaxell. Don was a boatbuilder and a couple of his sons were, too (Blaxell boats and surfboards). Don owned a property (a vacant city block) in a city in Indonesia, in which city he conducted other business from other premises. He told me one day, the local Police Chief visited him. He was chatty and friendly initially, then the Police Chief talk turned to this block of land that Don owned. "That's a nice block of land", he commented. Don agreed. Next thing the Police Chief says, "I think I should own it". Don, in all innocence, says, "So you want me to sell it to you?" "No, I'm not talking about you selling it to me", came the reply. "I think you need to give it to me. Otherwise, you could possibly end up in some kind of legal troubles". Don got the message fast, and took the next flight out of town, and never went back. He said he wasn't going to risk getting locked up on trumped-up charges, simply because he wouldn't play ball, Indonesian-Police style. They are utterly corrupt - and I also note some recent travel stories about Vietnamese and Thai Police corruption when visiting Vietnamese or Thai hotels and other tourist spots. The Police run the places, and if you give bad reviews, they'll charge you with offences, and lock you up until you remove the bad reviews. https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-tourist-warns-of-common-scam-at-popular-holiday-spot-thousands-of-dollars-per-day-024949201.html 1
red750 Posted April 7 Posted April 7 If you wish to view it, here is the streaming link: https://7plus.com.au/7news-spotlight?autoplay=true 1
octave Posted April 7 Posted April 7 https://techau.com.au/channel-7s-spotlight-on-evs-fails-to-identify-any-ev-maker-that-actually-uses-dirty-nickel-from-indonesia/#google_vignette 1
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