How many employees does Freeport Indonesia have?

Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) had 6,329 direct employees as of March 2021. This comprised 2,610 Papuan workers (41.24%), 3,576 non-Papuan workers (56.5%), and 143 foreign nationals (2.26%). Including contract workers, a total of 127,875 people worked for PTFI as of March 2021.

PTFI employees and their families who were members of the BPJS Ketenagakerjaan (Indonesian Manpower Social Security Agency) totaled 19,604 individuals. They contributed Rp 241 billion to the Indonesian state between 2015 and 2020.

PTFI's direct contribution to Indonesia through taxes, royalties, and other levies amounted to US$ 21.06 billion between 1992 and 2020. Its direct contribution in the previous year reached US$ 593 million.

PTFI's indirect contributions, including employee salaries, domestic purchases, community development, and construction and investment, totaled US$ 49.1 billion. Therefore, PTFI's total contribution amounted to US$ 60 billion from 1992 to 2020.

According to a study by LPEM-UI (the Institute for Economic and Social Research at the University of Indonesia), the mining company, originally majority-owned by Freeport-McMoRan, contributed 0.78% to Indonesia's national Gross Domestic Product (GDP). PTFI also contributed 34% to Papua's Regional Gross Domestic Product (RGDP) and 67.7% to Mimika Regency's RGDP.

Before the divestment, Freeport-McMoRan held 81.28% of PTFI's shares, PT Inalum held 9.36%, and PT Indocopper Investama (PTII), later renamed PT Indonesia Papua Metal and Mineral (IPPM), held 9.36%. After the divestment, Indonesia became the majority shareholder through PT Inalum (26.24%) and PT IPMM (25%). Freeport-McMoRan retained 48.76%.