Tuesday, 23 November 2010 22:09
Buthidaung, Arakan State: Villagers have been required to work in the army cantonment as retribution for their support of the opposition party in November 7 elections, said a local businessman.
Ten days after the national election, instances of forced labour have been rising in northern Buthidaung, with local residents saying that at least 50 villagers are required to work without pay every day at the No 564 army cantonment.
Work is reported to include clearing brush, digging trenches and other tasks, and Kyi Nute Thee village, which strongly supported the National Democratic Party for Development, has been specifically targeted for forced labor, said one resident.
Workers are forced to toil from 6am until sunset, as well as supply their own food.
Families in the village have begun to suffer as their principal workers have been conscripted into forced labor, the resident said.
Source:http://www.kaladanpress.org/v3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2912:buthidaung-villagers-targeted-for-forced-labor-&catid=128:november-2010&Itemid=2
Buthidaung, Arakan State: Villagers have been required to work in the army cantonment as retribution for their support of the opposition party in November 7 elections, said a local businessman.
Ten days after the national election, instances of forced labour have been rising in northern Buthidaung, with local residents saying that at least 50 villagers are required to work without pay every day at the No 564 army cantonment.
Work is reported to include clearing brush, digging trenches and other tasks, and Kyi Nute Thee village, which strongly supported the National Democratic Party for Development, has been specifically targeted for forced labor, said one resident.
Workers are forced to toil from 6am until sunset, as well as supply their own food.
Families in the village have begun to suffer as their principal workers have been conscripted into forced labor, the resident said.
Source:http://www.kaladanpress.org/v3/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2912:buthidaung-villagers-targeted-for-forced-labor-&catid=128:november-2010&Itemid=2
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