The civilians were asked to do such work as digqirlg trenches and building walls (. . .). ‘There dre about 20,000 of them Wrl;ing at any given time and they dre rotated. Over the (six-month) period, about 200,000 people have been forced to work (. . . I. This must stop’ (. . .) he SCI~.~. Deputy Foreign Minister of Malaysia, H.E. ABDUL KADIR SHEIKH FADZIR sdid that ASEAN had not gathered the information from the tripartite resistance coali- tion, but ‘from many sources’ (. . .). Forcing civilians to work in war zones was incredsing Kampuchean hdtred of the VietnJmose.” i3) 4. In its issue of April 30, 1985, Thai rlewspaper “The Nation”, in an article entitled “10,000 wounded Khmers treated in Phnom Penh” wrote: “About 10,005 Khmer people are now hospitalized in Phnom Penh and outlying towns for malaria, mine injl.ries and gunshot wounds, suggesting that they have been forced to work in jungles and embattled zones close to the Thai- Kampuchean border. International aid workers based in the? Khmer capi ta1 and international Press visitors have also noted that the degree of the forced labour has peaked this year, “The Nation” learned yesterday. The international aid agencies and Press sources have also sdld that the number of Khmer people under the forced labour programme this year is higher tha’: the total from 1979, wher; the Heng Samrin regime was installed, to last ye&r. Out of the 10,000 Khmers, 5,500~6,000 have? malaria, including about 3,400 cases of celebral malaria, while about 4,000 others have lost limbs because of landnrine explosions or gunshots. Among the ldtter, about 500 people sustained gunshot wounds, according to the sources, who have access to information from nurses at hospitals. A/40/750 S/17565 Englieh Page 4 
**Analysis**
The text appears to describe the situation of civilians in a war zone, specifically the forced labor of 200,000 people and the dire humanitarian consequences, including injuries and illnesses. It seems that the category that best fits this text is one that relates to humanitarian aid and relief, as well as human rights.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Employment