forced labour definition

forced labour means labour or services obtained or maintained through force, threat of force, or other means of coercion or physical restraint;
forced labour means labour or services obtained or maintained through threats, the use of force, intimidation or other forms of coercion, or physical restraint;
forced labour means forced or compulsory labour as defined in Article 2 of the Convention on Forced Labour, 1930 (No. 29) of the International Labour Organization, including forced child labour;

Examples of forced labour in a sentence

  • These are the National Council on Health and Safety at Work, the National Commission on Forced Labour and National Committee on Child Labour.

  • The International Labour Organisation’s Conventions: No 29 concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour of 10 June 1930, No 138 concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment of 26 June 1973, No 105 concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour of 25 June 1957, No 182 concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour of 17 June 1999.

  • David Palmer, “History Wars: Japan’s Industrial Heritage Listings Fuel Controversy over Korean Forced Labour in WW II,” Asian Currents, July 20, 2015.

  • Supply Chain Accountability Director’s ObligationsPenalties and OffencesCommentaryApplicable Risk Management ProcessApplicable DateFighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act, S.C. 2023, c.


More Definitions of forced labour

forced labour means work or service, including overtime work, that is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and is not offered voluntarily, but does not include–
forced labour means all work or service, not voluntarily performed, that is extracted from an individual under threat of force or penalty.
forced labour means labour or services of a person obtained by: (i) threats of serious harm to, or physical restraint against, that person or another person; (ii) any scheme, plan, or pattern intended to cause the person to believe that, if the person did not perform such labour or services, that person or another person would suffer serious harm or physical restraint; or
forced labour means all work or service that is extracted from any person under the threat of any penalty and is not offered voluntarily, but does not include—
forced labour means forced or compulsory labour as defined in Article 2 of the Convention on Forced Labour, 1930 (No. 29) of the International Labour Organization, including forced child labour; (a) ‘forced labour’ means all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself or herself voluntarily in accordance with Article 2 of the Convention on Forced Labour, 1930 (No. 29) of the International Labour Organization, including forced child labour; whereby forced labour can occur along the value chain;
forced labour means all work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself voluntarily, provided that the term “forced labour” shall not include-
forced labour means all work or service, not voluntarily performed that is exacted from an individual under threat of force or penalty;