Constitution of Lesotho, 1993
Freedom from slavery and forced labour
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9. Freedom from slavery and forced labour
(1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude.
(2) No person shall be required to perform forced labour.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the expression "forced labour" does not include -
(a) any labour required in consequence of the sentence or order of a court;
(b) any labour required of any person while he is lawfully detained that, though not
required in consequence of the sentence or order of a court, is reasonably required
in the interests of hygiene or for the maintenance of the place at which he is
detained;
(c) any labour required of a member of a disciplined force in pursuance of his duties as
such or, in the case of a person who has conscientious objections to service as a
member of a military or air force, any labour that that person is required by law to
perform in place of such service;
(d) any labour required during any period when Lesotho is at war or a declaration of
emergency under section 23 of this Constitution is in force or in the event of any
other emergency or calamity that threatens the life or well-being of the community,
to the extent that the requiring of such labour is reasonably justifiable, in the
circumstances of any situation arising or existing during that period or as a result of
that other emergency or calamity, for the purpose of dealing with that situation; or
(e) any labour reasonably required by law as part of reasonable and normal community
or other civic obligations.
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