Attracted but scared—perhaps the best way to describe foreign investors' feelings toward Indonesian workers. Attracted because the wages are relatively low. Scared because when workers stage rallies, companies could lose everything. To avert such an awful fate, investors are formulating strategies.

Virginia Company (Vico), a production-sharing contractor with Pertamina that has its operations in Muara Badak, Kutai, East Kalimantan, choos