Workers at the Freeport mine in Indonesia have rejected the company's latest contract offer. Around 8,000 workers have been on strike for the past two months. The newest offer included a 35% pay increase, but the union says that the discussions stalled over an increase of the minimum wage. The union was asking for $4 an hour, but the company offered $1.35. The company is also being pressured by the government to pay more revenue to Indonesia.
See "Striking Freeport workers reject 35% pay rise", Anthony Deutsch, Financial Times, November 8, 2011