ILO extends forced labour ‘understanding’
Jan 20, 2010 (DVB), The International Labour Organisation has agreed the extension of a 'supplementary understanding' with the Burmese government regarding illegal use of forced labour in the country. The[…]
Two child soldiers facing execution
Oct 16, 2009 (DVB), Two child soldiers in Burma have been put on death row after being accused of killing another child soldier during a fight, the sister of one[…]
Burmese woman trafficked to China escapes
Sept 2, 2009 (DVB), A Burmese woman who fell victim to human trafficking on the China-Burma border has escaped from a guesthouse in China, while her friend who was also[…]
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Human trafficking in Burma ‘a major problem’
June 17, 2009 (DVB), Human trafficking within Burma remains "significant", whilst trafficking of young women into forced labour and commercial sexual exploitation is a "major problem", according to a US[…]
Youth sold to Burmese army for $US20
June 9, 2009 (DVB), Teenagers are being kidnapped and sold to the Burmese army for as little as $US20, while those caught trying to escape are often shot or poisoned,[…]
Thousands of Burmese flee offensive to Thai border
June 8, 2009 (DVB), Following a series of offensives over the weekend by government troops against the Karen National Union, over 3000 Karen villagers, many of whom are women and[…]
ILO condemns Burmese law allowing forced labour
June 8, 2009 (DVB), A United Nations group has called for a revision of a clause in the Burmese constitution that apparently justifies the use of forced labour, and has[…]
Karen villagers flee rumoured Burmese offensive
June 5, 2009 (DVB), Around 700 villagers from Burma's eastern Karen state have fled to the Thai border to avoid forced recruitment into the Burmese army following rumours of an[…]
Forced labour victim denied medical care
June 2, 2009 (DVB), A woman who broke her collar bone whilst being forced by Burmese authorities to work on the construction of a road in Irrawaddy division has said[…]
UN forced labour report condemns Burma
May 13, 2009 (DVB), A United Nations body has condemned the ongoing use of forced labour by the Burmese government whilst estimating that exploitative labour practices cost workers worldwide upwards[…]
Environment Features (OLD) Politics
Ground control: militarization and the theft of Burma’s land
Rosalie SmithApr 23, 2009 (DVB), In the last two decades Burma has aggressively expanded its military, doubling army personnel to the point where now there is one troop for every[…]
Environment Features (OLD) Politics
Ground control: militarization and the theft of Burma’s land
Rosalie SmithApr 23, 2009 (DVB), In the last two decades Burma has aggressively expanded its military, doubling army personnel to the point where now there is one troop for every[…]
Family of forced labour victims receive legal threats
Apr 23, 2009 (DVB), The family of two brothers who died during a forced labour incident are being threatened with legal action by village authorities after they complained about the[…]
Villagers afraid to report forced labour to ILO
Mar 31, 2009 (DVB), The International Labour Organisation has stated that complainants of forced labour in Burma are at greater risk of imprisonment if they have affiliations with political opposition[…]
Regime should be referred to ICHR
Mar 2, 2009 (DVB), Burma’s government should be referred to the International Court of Human Rights for human rights abuses following Cyclone Nargis, the first independent report of the regime's[…]
No reduction in forced labour, says ILO
Feb 27, 2009 (DVB), There has been no reduction in the use of forced labour in Burma despite work done by the International Labour Organisation to eradicate it, says ILO's[…]
Chin villagers forced to work as army porters
Feb 20, 2009 (DVB), State Peace and Development Council troops have been forcing local people to work as porters during offensives against Arakan Liberation Party fighters in Paletwa township, Chin[…]
Chin locals forced to work on road reconstruction
Feb 19, 2009 (DVB)-Locals in Chin state’s Htantalan township are being forced to work on the reconstruction of an old road and donate money towards the project in order to[…]
Two die during forced labour session in Bago
Feb 16, 2009 (DVB), Two brothers from Gwaygon village in Kyauktada township, Bago division, died on 3 February when the pit they were working in collapsed, according to rights lawyer[…]
Man crushed during forced construction work
Feb 9, 2009 (DVB), A 50-year-old man from Kyauktalone village in Bago division was crushed to death on 6 February when the roof of a pit where he had been[…]
Grassroots activist pressured by police
Feb 6, 2009 (DVB), Grassroots activist Than Soe, who helped local farmers in Magwe's Aung Lan township report land seizures, has gone into hiding after being threatened with arrest by[…]
Bean farms flooded by authorities in Bago
Jan 9, 2009 (DVB)-About 60 acres of bean plants were destroyed in Bago division’s Nyaung Lay Pin province when authorities opened the nearby floodgates, allegedly to force farmers to grow[…]
Villagers forced to work on school reconstruction
Jan 5, 2009 (DVB), Local authorities in Natsinchaung village in Rangoon's Zeegone township have been forcing local people to contribute to reconstruction work on a school destroyed by Cyclone Nargis,[…]
Mohyin residents forced into construction work
Jan 2, 2009 (DVB), Local people from Mohyin township in northern Burma's Kachin State have been forced to take part in the construction of an artillery base and radar station.[…]
Chauk villagers forced to work for army officer
Jan 1, 2009 (DVB), An army officer has been forcing villagers from Swepaukkan tract in Chauk township to leave their farm work to attend meetings and run errands for him,[…]
Bago farmers forced to grow sunflowers
Dec 16, 2008 (DVB), Authorities in Bago division’s Nyaunglebin district have been forcing farmers to grow sunflowers and threatening to confiscate lands of those who refuse to comply, according to[…]
Rights group highlights abuse of children in conflict
Nov 19, 2008 (DVB), The Human Rights Education Institute of Burma has published accounts of numerous violations of the rights of children due to armed conflict, in a new report[…]
Bogalay residents forced to work on reconstruction
Oct 21, 2008 (DVB), Residents of cyclone-affected areas of Bogalay township in the Irrawaddy delta have been forced to take part in reconstruction work or pay a fine, a local[…]
Cotton farmers forced to grow sugar cane
Oct 20, 2008 (DVB), Cotton farmers in Magwe’s Aung Lan township said they have been forced by a local military officer to grow sugar cane, even though the land is[…]
Forest clearance for dam project drives out wildlife
Oct 10, 2008 (DVB), Wild animals have been forced to flee to the jungles of India from Sagaing division by forest clearance for the Htamanthi dam project which has destroyed[…]
