ဖော်ပြချက်/အကြောင်းအရာ:
Contents:
News:
(1) Authorities in Ye Township
seize land ostensibly for
community development;
development remains
absent...
Commentary:
Minority Rights in Ethnic
States of Burma...
Report:
?Sitting on the fire?:
forced labor demands
during Kanbauk to
Myaing Kalay Pipelien
expansion:- Introduction; History of forced labor; Ongoing forced labor on the pipeline; Economic impacts; Conclusion ["Since 2000 the use of forced labor
in the construction of the Kanbauk
to Myaing Kalay gas pipeline has
been a key catalyst in the
commission of crimes against
humanity by Burmese soldiers along
the pipeline. Now, as construction
has begun again in January 2011, residents around the pipeline, already battered by years of abuse and
economic hardship, face continued forced labor demands by Burmese soldiers.
Working without compensation or support, villagers must not only cover the cost of food, construction
materials and tools, but also spend the day working in grueling labor conditions, along a notoriously dangerous
pipeline, or in guarding pipes or pipeline that, if attacked or damaged, can lead to the torture, imprisonment
or execution of the laborer by the supervising battalion. Denied the preferred opportunity to avoid labor
demands by paying a fee, communities? attempts to negotiate their own economic instability are slashed.
Such changes in informal policy represent a step back for communities who build their local financial stability
around improvised methods to best improve their financial stability.
The use of forced labor in both southern and northern areas of the Kanbuak to Myaing Kalay pipeline reveals
a continued ignorance or intentional disregard for the conventions of the ILO working to ban the use of
forced labor by Burmese military forces. Though reporting on abuses like those documented here remains
dangerous for residents and victims of labor ordered by military forces, the recent renewal of the ILO
convention for the 2011 to 2012 year promises an opportunity in which the ILO may be able to assist
communities in addressing these abuses. HURFOM hopes that communities and Burmese government
forces are able to work effectively with the ILO this year to curtail the potential use of forced labor in projects
in resource extraction, industrial development, and construction already in their nascent stages in southern
Burma"]
ရင်းမြစ်:
Human Rights Foundation of Monland (HURFOM)
Date of Publication:
2011-02-28
Date of entry:
2011-03-18
Grouping:
- Individual Documents
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