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Prohibition of forced labour
Cap. 297, s. 158 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) No person shall impose or permit the imposition of 100
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 157(b) and (c) no person shall impose or permit the imposition of forced or compulsory labour–
(a) as a means of political coercion or as a punishment for holding or expressing political views or views ideologically opposed to the established political, social or economic system;
(b) as a method of mobilising and using labour for purposes of economic developments;
(c) as a means of labour discipline;
(d) as a punishment for having participated in strikes;
(e) as a means of racial, social, national or religious discrimination.
(3) Any person who imposes or permits the imposition of forced labour commits an offence.
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