HOLLYWOOD, Fla., Feb 27 (Reuters) - Shareholders are pressuring miner Freeport-McMoRan FCX.N to stand up to the Indonesian government over changes the southeast Asian country wants to make to the U.S. miner's contract of work, Freeport's chief executive said on Monday.
Rio Tinto Plc RIO.L , which is a partner in Freeport's massive Grasberg copper and gold mine in Indonesia, is also supportive of Freeport's tougher approach towards Jakarta, Adkerson told a mining conference in Hollywood, Florida.