Workers on the night shift get shuttled to their jobs one evening at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

A work crew made up of three Chinese and four Indonesian workers sits for a photo. Because they don’t share a common language, these workers have to communicate through gestures. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

A mural in both Chinese and an Indonesian language promotes workplace safety at the industrial park. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

Muhammad Asrul works at the industrial park despite having a law degree. He pays about 800 yuan ($111) a month in rent for an apartment he shares with four friends, where he sleeps on a rug at night. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

Students from a technical school have received training in skills in demand by companies at the industrial park. Some of the companies sponsor the school. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

Job applicants wait to be interviewed and tested at the industrial park’s recruitment center. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

One company manager sings in an ad-hoc karaoke lounge that he built inside a shipping container. Company employees from China spent their own money to outfit the place. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

Workers stand at a dock for a laterite nickel mine at the industrial park. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin

Mining companies have to plant saplings on land that has been laid bare due their activities. Photo: Zhang Ruixue/Caixin