An Analysis on Constitutional Prohibition against Forced Labour and Legal Issues in the Context of Bangladesh

Abstract

Forced labour or compulsory labour or in some cases slavery refers to perform involuntary work under the menace any of penalty or coerced to work under violence or intimidation, or manipulated debt, threats etc. While the major portion of forced labour is out of sight, the conditions that create forced labor are clearly visible. They are the most vulnerable and come from impoverished communities or from areas of conflicts and disasters. That is why, traditionally, most of the time they cannot be attracted by the existing law and prohibition. They deprive of their constitutional rights and other legal protections. The goal of this research is to determine which parts of Bangladesh's constitution guarantee the prohibition against forced labour and regarding with this what are the other constitutional and legal rights which they are actually deprived of. The research also tries to identify possible reforms that the government may implement in compliance with international legal regime. To that end, this research looked at the effectiveness of existing legal frameworks concentrating on constitutional law and concluded with a thorough scenario on the topic.