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The Labour Act also prohibits all forms of forced or bonded labour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the Human Trafficking Act, forced labour is a form of exploitation and is a criminal offence. It is an offence for an employer to exact or cause to be exacted, or permit to be exacted, for his or her benefit forced labour from any worker. An employer convicted of an offence is liable to a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units. Employers are prohibited from employing a trafficked person or a victim of trafficking as defined by the Human Trafficking Act of 2005.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §16 of the Constitution of Ghana 1992, with Amendments through 1996; §116-117 of the Labour Act 2003 (Act 651); Human Trafficking Act 2005 (Act 694), last amended by Act 784 2009; Regulation 21 of the Labour Regulations 2007\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Freedom to Change Jobs and Right to Quit\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>Workers have the right to change jobs after serving due notice on their employer. For more information on this, please refer to the section on employment security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §15 & 17 of the Labour Act 2003 (Act 651)\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Inhumane Working Conditions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>Working time may be extended beyond normal working hours of forty hours per week and eight hours a day. However, total hours of work inclusive of overtime are not specified by the law. For more information on this, please refer to the section on compensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: § 33-35 of the Labour Act 2003 (Act 651)\u003C\u002Fp>\n        \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n    \n\n\n        \n      \n    \n\n    \n      \n    \n      \u003Cdiv class=\"regulations\">\n        \u003Ch2>Regulations on Forced Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n        \u003Cul>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Constitution of Ghana 1992\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Labour Act, 2003 (Act651)\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Labour Regulations 2007 (LI 1833)\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Human Trafficking Act 2005\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n        \u003C\u002Ful>\n      \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n    \n    \n      \n    \n    \u003Cdiv class=\"related\">\n      \u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          _ll_fairtreatment_URL_\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n    \n\n  \n\n    \n    \n\n  \n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\n  \n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","Your rights: forced labour in Ghana – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-03\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Prohibition on Forced and Compulsory Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The Constitution prohibits all forms of forced labour. The Labour Act also prohibits all forms of forced or bonded labour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the Human Trafficking Act, forced labour is a form of exploitation and is a criminal offence. It is an offence for an employer to exact or cause to be exacted, or permit to be exacted, for his or her benefit forced labour from any worker. An employer convicted of an offence is liable to a fine not exceeding 250 penalty units. Employers are prohibited from employing a trafficked person or a victim of trafficking as defined by the Human Trafficking Act of 2005.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §16 of the Constitution of Ghana 1992, with Amendments through 1996; §116-117 of the Labour Act 2003 (Act 651); Human Trafficking Act 2005 (Act 694), last amended by Act 784 2009; Regulation 21 of the Labour Regulations 2007\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Freedom to Change Jobs and Right to Quit\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Workers have the right to change jobs after serving due notice on their employer. For more information on this, please refer to the section on employment security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §15 & 17 of the Labour Act 2003 (Act 651)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Inhumane Working Conditions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Working time may be extended beyond normal working hours of forty hours per week and eight hours a day. However, total hours of work inclusive of overtime are not specified by the law. For more information on this, please refer to the section on compensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: § 33-35 of the Labour Act 2003 (Act 651)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Regulations on Forced Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n            Constitution of Ghana 1992\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n            Labour Act, 2003 (Act651)\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n            Labour Regulations 2007 (LI 1833)\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n            Human Trafficking Act 2005\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment'>Fair Treatment\u003C\u002Fa>\n      \n    \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cstyle>\n\n      h1, h2, h3 {\n      font-weight: bold;\n      margin-top: 20px;\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      }\n      \n      .related a {\n        display:block;\n        border: 1px solid transparent;\n      }\n\n      ul ol, ol ol, ol ul {\n      font-size: 100%;\n      }\n\n    \u003C\u002Fstyle>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>",[],{"text":43,"link":44},"Contact Us",{"title":43,"url":45,"description":43,"rel":46,"type":47,"id":48},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,{"id":50,"first_name":51,"last_name":52,"email":53,"image":54,"function":55,"external":56},2,"Gunjan","Pandya","gunjanpandya@wageindicator.org","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FGunjan-Pandya-ED_PhPZSyI.width-400.jpg","IT Specialist and Global Webmaster",false,[58],{"id":50,"first_name":51,"last_name":52,"email":53,"image":54,"function":55,"external":56},true,[61,65,69,73,77,81,85,89,93,97,101,105,109,113,117,120,124,128,129],{"id":62,"short_title":7,"title":63,"url":64},733,"Work and Wages","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Fwork-and-wages",{"id":66,"short_title":7,"title":67,"url":68},734,"Compensation and Working Time","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcompensation-and-working-time",{"id":70,"short_title":7,"title":71,"url":72},735,"Annual Leave and Holidays","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Fannual-leave-and-holidays",{"id":74,"short_title":7,"title":75,"url":76},736,"Contracts and Dismissals","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals",{"id":78,"short_title":7,"title":79,"url":80},737,"Notice and Severance","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals\u002Fnotice-and-severance",{"id":82,"short_title":7,"title":83,"url":84},738,"Family Responsibilities","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffamily-responsibilities",{"id":86,"short_title":7,"title":87,"url":88},739,"Maternity and Work","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work",{"id":90,"short_title":7,"title":91,"url":92},740,"Job Protection","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection",{"id":94,"short_title":7,"title":95,"url":96},741,"Breastfeeding","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fbreastfeeding",{"id":98,"short_title":7,"title":99,"url":100},742,"Health and Safety","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Fhealth-and-safety",{"id":102,"short_title":7,"title":103,"url":104},743,"Sick Leave","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave",{"id":106,"short_title":7,"title":107,"url":108},744,"Work Injury Benefits","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave\u002Fwork-injury-benefits",{"id":110,"short_title":7,"title":111,"url":112},745,"Social Security","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security",{"id":114,"short_title":7,"title":115,"url":116},746,"Unemployment Benefits","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security\u002Funemployment-benefits",{"id":118,"short_title":7,"title":26,"url":119},747,"\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment",{"id":121,"short_title":7,"title":122,"url":123},748,"Sexual Harassment","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fsexual-harassment",{"id":125,"short_title":7,"title":126,"url":127},749,"Minors and Youth","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fminors-and-youth",{"id":4,"short_title":7,"title":6,"url":9},{"id":130,"short_title":7,"title":131,"url":132},751,"Trade Unions","\u002Fen-gh\u002Fwork-in-ghana\u002Flabour-law\u002Ftrade-unions",[],"\u003Cp>MyWage is WageIndicator. 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