We Remain Poor People on Rich Earth; Community Stories Around A Coal Mine

We still remain poor in a rich soil

Introduction, My name is Marno (not the real name, Ed). I live very close to one of the company mining in a rich Province in Sumatera island. This Province is a rich land for natural resource potential, include mine coal.

Jambi, the name of province that shelter where I was. Not just me. We, rather, born in this Earth "Sepucuk Jambi Sembilan Lurah" since time immemorial. Age I was actually already more than half a century when the company entered into our country endexquisite scenic- the main issue for ancients when praising our ancestral fame.

We just took the grass, not a worker at the mine or a parasite for the company. Wemeet our needs in this way

Sad is not it? Yes, that's our fate. Not to mention if you look at how the collapse of the country today stems because mining activity was located very close to the flow of our rivers. Batanghari River threatened severely damaged friend.

The mine company's bulldozer operates alongside a river Batanghari

Who is actually behind all this? It was the 'prawn behind the rock' it is SinarmasGroup, my friends.... They stood by as a savior as the nation by becoming one of the largest contributors of foreign exchange and was able to improve the welfare ofsociety. In fact, NO!

On the fence wrote the company logo

What are the benefits for us? Of course my friends have seen and felt the large amount of dust and dirt if you on the highway, near the factory, near open spaces and other heat. So, like also in our place. Blazing heat--- Wow! Just like in the soap opera!, Water shortages, dust flying everywhere, emerging diseasesshortness of breath,  and the worst is we lost  our forest and land! And we do not accept it all.  We do not want the state to treat us like this. Who gave them permission to operate unilaterally? Was previously been asked of us agree or not? NEVER!

Not to mention if the car is great and truckloads of coal and other materials ride onpublic roads where passing is also the main access for us. Large trucks that everyday the streets of our country. Badly damaged? Surely. But whether it be a corporate responsibility? Probably not, I'm also not sure it could happen.

Cars were loaded megaton is not accommodated in the existing road capacity

Then a friend who's responsible?

Is this company?

This company destroyer FOREST SYSTEM AND SOCIAL LIFE

Or poor people like us?


My Countries Sell Us For Existence His power.