Entrenched Abuse: Forced Labor in Burma
By: WITNESS Media Archive
Posted: Jun 19 08
Witnessed: 2147 times
Regions: Asia, Myanmar
Issues: Internally displaced persons, Landmines & unexploded ordnances, Minorities
Tags: Children and Youth, forced labor, indigenous people, military
Running Time: 10:49
"Entrenched Abuse: Forced Labor in Burma" is a product of the video documentation and advocacy work of Burma Issues, a WITNESS partner based in Thailand. Produced by WITNESS in collaboration with Burma Issues, the video documents use of forced labor in three different areas in 2003 and offers an insight into the impossible choices facing ordinary civilians of all ethnicities under the military dictatorship in Burma.
©2004 , Burma Issues / Witness .
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