‘We hide while working’: The life of children spraying poison on a pulp plantation
Living in cramped barracks with no access to education, these are the children earning $6 a day at one of Indonesia’s most profitable paper companies.
Author: Tonggo Simangunsong
Tonggo Simangunsong is a journalist based in Medan city, North Sumatra. His work has appeared in VICE, the South China Morning Post, Al Jazeera, New Naratif and DestinAsian, covering environmental issues, culture, politics, life and travel.
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