A wastewater treatment process in the production of nickel cobalt hydroxide includes the following steps: S1. subjecting a laterite nickel ore acid-leaching solution successively to iron-aluminum removal and nickel-cobalt precipitation to obtain wastewater; S2. subjecting the wastewater successively to chromium ions, manganese ions, and silicon ion removal treatments to obtain a suspension; and S3. reusing portion of the suspension and continuing iron-aluminum removal; subjecting the remaining suspension successively to homogenizing, alkali adjusting, standing still, CCD counter-current washing, and solid-liquid separation to obtain a supernatant and a residue phase, collecting the residue phase, and discharging the supernatant after neutralization. This method used to treat the laterite nickel ore wastewater can meet the discharge standard, with high safety.