Forced labour [in Shan State] - Shan Human Rights Foundation Monthly Newsletter, February 2011

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Commentary : Forced Labour... Situation of forced labour in construction and maintenance of infrastructure... Mass forced labour in road construction in Nam-Zarng... Mass forced labour used in repairing roads, building a military camp, in Lai-Kha and Kae-See... People forced to build fences around lamp posts and pylons in Murng-Nai and Nam-Zarng... People forced to clear the sides of the roads in Lai-Kha... The use of forced labour in agriculture sector... Villagers forced to cultivate dry season rice for military in Murng-Nai... Routine forced labour in physic nut plantations in Kun-Hing... Villagers forced to grow corn for military on their own farm lands in Murng-Nai... People forced to grow hardwood trees for military in Murng-Ton... The use of civilian vehicles in forced labour... Civilian mini-tractors forced to transport military rations and troops in Kaeng Tawng sub-township,in Murng-Nai... Villagers? motorcycles forcibly used to power communication device in Kun-Hing... Villagers? ox-carts forcibly conscripted for forced labour in Kae-See.

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Shan Human Rights Foundation (SHRF)

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2015-10-26

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