Definition: Forced labour

Crime statistics

Unlawful work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the person has not offered themselves voluntarily.

Source:
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), "International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes (ICCS), version 1.0", Vienna, 2015

Created:
2017-12-05

Updated:
2019-05-10