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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Article 5 - Slavery / Forced Labour

Article 5 - Slavery / Forced Labour

1. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude.
2. No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
3. Trafficking in human beings is prohibited.

  • Text:

    The right in Article 5(1) and (2) corresponds to Article 4(1) and (2) of the ECHR, which has the same wording.
    It therefore has the same meaning and scope as the ECHR Article, by virtue of Article 52(3) of the Charter. Consequently:

    - no limitation may legitimately affect the right provided for in paragraph 1;
    - in paragraph 2, "forced or compulsory labour" must be understood in the light of the "negative" definitions contained in Article 4(3) of the ECHR:

    "For the purpose of this article the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include:
    (a) any work required to be done in the ordinary course of detention imposed according to the provisions of Article 5 of this Convention or during conditional release from such detention;
    (b) any service of a military character or, in case of conscientious objectors in countries where they are recognised, service exacted instead of compulsory military service;
    (c) any service exacted in case of an emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the community;
    (d) any work or service which forms part of normal civic obligations."

    2. Paragraph 3 stems directly from the principle of human dignity and takes account of recent developments in organised crime, such as the organisation of lucrative illegal immigration or sexual exploitation networks. The annex to the Europol Convention contains the following definition which refers to trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation: "traffic in human beings: means subjection of a person to the real and illegal sway of other persons by using violence or menaces or by abuse of authority or intrigue with a view to the exploitation of prostitution, forms of sexual exploitation and assault of minors or trade in abandoned children". Chapter VI of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, which has been integrated into the "acquis communautaire", in which the United Kingdom participates and Ireland has requested to participate, contains the following wording in Article 27(1) which refers to illegal immigration networks: " The Contracting Parties undertake to impose appropriate penalties on any person who, for financial gain, assists or tries to assist an alien to enter or reside within the territory of one of the Contracting Parties in breach of that Contracting Party's laws on the entry and residence of aliens." On 19 July 2002, the Council adopted a framework decision on combating trafficking in human beings (OJ L 203, 1.8.2002, p. 1) whose Article 1 defines in detail the offences concerning trafficking in human beings for the purposes of labour exploitation or sexual exploitation, which the Member States must make punishable by virtue of that framework decision.

    Source:
    Official Journal of the European Union C 303/17 - 14.12.2007
    Preamble - Explanations relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights:
    These explanations were originally prepared under the authority of the Praesidium of the Convention which drafted the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Although they do not as such have the status of law, they are a valuable tool of interpretation intended to clarify the provisions of the Charter.

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    Country:
    Latvia

    106. (…) Forced labour is prohibited. Participation in the relief of disasters and their effects, and work pursuant to a court order shall not be deemed forced labour.

  • Latvijas Republikas Satversme
    Country:
    Latvia

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    Country:
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    Country:
    Hungary

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  • The Fundamental Law of Hungary
    Country:
    Hungary

    Article III (Freedom and Responsibility) (1) No one shall be subject to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, or held in servitude. Trafficking in human beings shall be prohibited. […]

  • Constitution of the Hellenic Republic
    Country:
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    Article 22(4) Any form of compulsory work is prohibited. Special laws shall determine the requisition of personal services in case of war or mobilization or to face defence needs of the country or urgent social emergencies resulting from disasters or liable to endanger public health, as well as the contribution of personal work to local government agencies to satisfy local needs. (...)

  • Το Σύνταγμα της Ελλάδας
    Country:
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    Country:
    Germany

    Article 12 (1) All Germans shall have the right freely to choose their occupation or profession, their place of work and their place of training. The practice of an occupation or profession may be regulated by or pursuant to a law. (2) No person may be required to perform work of a particular kind except within the framework of a traditional duty of community service that applies generally and equally to all. (3) Forced labour may be imposed only on persons deprived of their liberty by the judgment of a court. Article 12 a(1) Men who have attained the age of eighteen may be required to serve in the Armed Forces, in the Federal Border Police, or in a civil defence organisation. (2) Any person who, on grounds of conscience, refuses to render military service involving the use of arms may be required to perform alternative service. The duration of alternative service shall not exceed that of military service. Details shall be regulated by a law, which shall not interfere with the freedom to make a decision in accordance with the dictates of conscience, and which shall also provide for the possibility of alternative service not connected with units of the Armed Forces or of the Federal Border Police. (...) 

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    Country:
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    Country:
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  • The Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
    Country:
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    Article 10
    1. No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
    2. No person shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.
    3. For the purposes of this Article the term "forced or compulsory labour" shall not include -
    (a) any work required to be done in the ordinary course of detention imposed according to the provisions of Article 11 or during conditional release from such detention;
    (b) any service of a military character if imposed or, in case of conscientious objectors, subject to their recognition by a law, service exacted instead of compulsory military service;
    (c) any service exacted in case of an emergency or calamity threatening the life or well-being of the inhabitants.

  • Tο Σύνταγμα της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας
    Country:
    Cyprus

    ΑΡΘΡΟΝ 10
    1. Ουδείς τελεί εις κατάστασιν δουλείας ή υποτελείας.
    2. Ουδείς εξαναγκάζεται εις εκτέλεσιν αναγκαστικής ή υποχρεωτικής εργασίας.
    3. Ο εν τω παρόντι άρθρω όρος «αναγκαστική ή υποχρεωτική εργασία» δεν περιλαμβάνει:
    (α) οιανδήποτε εργασίαν επιβαλλομένην κατά την κανονικήν διάρκειαν της κρατήσεως συμφώνως ταις διατάξεσι του άρθρου 11 του Συντάγματος ή κατά την διάρκειαν της υπό όρον απολύσεως από τοιαύτης κρατήσεως,
    (β) οιανδήποτε τυχόν επιβληθησομένην στρατιωτικού χαρακτήρος υπηρεσίαν ή, προκειμένου περί των κατά συνείδησιν εναντιουμένων εις αυτήν και υπό την προϋπόθεσιν της αναγνωρίσεως αυτών υπό νόμου, υπηρεσίαν επιβαλλομένην αντί της στρατιωτικής υποχρεωτικής υπηρεσίας, και
    (γ) οιανδήποτε υπηρεσίαν επιβαλλομένην εις περίπτωσιν καταστάσεως εκτάκτου ανάγκης ή συμφοράς απειλούσης την ζωήν ή την ευημερίαν του λαού.

  • Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria
    Country:
    Bulgaria

    Art. 48. [...] (4) No one shall be compelled to do forced labour.[...]

  • КОНСТИТУЦИЯ на Република България
    Country:
    Bulgaria

    Чл. 48. [...] (4) Никой не може да бъде заставян да извършва принудителен труд.[...]

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