“The villagers are forced to work in the Kwanthipin Nasaka camp of Maungdaw Township, doing road building near the camp, constructing new buildings and renovating barracks in the camp, as well as constructing latrines, cleaning up the camp compound and renovating fences in the compound,” he said.
Ten residents from each village have to go to the Nasaka camp every day to work, while providing their own food. The villagers have to be there by 8:00 am and are released after 5:00 pm.
The villagers from Kwanthipin Village Tract and Kurkhali (Lakeya) Village are forced to work in the Nasaka camp at Maungdaw north without any help from the Nasaka.
Villagers are also forced to report for sentry duty. Previously, four villagers had to go to each sentry post. However, eight villagers have to go to each of the three to four sentry posts in each village per night now. The sentries are not able to work the next day because they could not sleep, according to a local trader who asked not to be named.
The Rohingya community is being forced to work without compensation for government troops despite claims by local people and members of the international community that there has been movement toward democratic change in Burma since the new government came into power.
In reality, there has been no positive change for the Rohingya community according to a businessman from Maungdaw. However, they hope something will change in future, he said.
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