What is Forced Labour?
Forced labour can be understood as work that is performed involuntarily and under the menace of any penalty. It refers to situations in which persons are coerced to work through the use of violence or intimidation, or by more subtle means such as manipulated debt, retention of identity papers or threats of denunciation to immigration authorities.
Definition of Forced Labour
“All work or service which is exacted from any person under the threat of a penalty and for which the person has not offered himself or herself voluntarily.”