Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995
Protection from slavery, servitude and forced labour.
Status: in_forceRetrieved: 2026-08-17T14:15:14.334813+00:00Release: constitutions-global-20260821-v2
(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 article, “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 that person is lawfully
detained which, though not required in consequence of the
sentence or order of a court, is reasonably necessary in the
interests of hygiene or for the maintenance of the place at which
the person is detained;
(c) any labour required of a member of a disciplined force as part of
that member’s duties as such or, in the case of a person who has
conscientious objections to service as a member of a naval,
military or air force, any labour which that person is required by
law to perform in place of that service;
(d) any labour required during any period when Uganda is at war or
in case of any emergency or calamity which threatens the life and
well-being of the community, to the extent that the requiring of
the labour is reasonably justifiable in the circumstances of any
situation arising or existing during the period or as a result of the
emergency or calamity, for the purpose of dealing with that
situation; or
(e) any labour reasonably required as part of reasonable and normal
communal or other civic obligations.
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