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Surviving the Fall

The grounds of the Texmaco textile plant at Kiarapayung village, in West Java, are now overrun with wild grass. Once guarded by 800 security personnel, the site has been turned into a grazing ground for local residents raising goats and cows.

Ten years ago the plant was one of the biggest money-making machines of Texmaco, a company owned by Marimutu Sinivasan. Textiles produced by this company, established in the 1950s, dominated the market.

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