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The Act(s) prohibit sexual and labour exploitation among other exploitative practices. Labour exploitation is\nsubjecting the person to forced labour (including forcing him or her to beg);\nforcing the person to render services to another person; or\nenslavement of the person or subjecting him or her to servitude or a similar condition or state. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forced labour provisions are equally applicable to children. Forced labour means “a work or service which is exacted from a person under the menace of any penalty and for which the person has not offered himself\u002Fherself voluntarily. The Acts prescribe long imprisonment terms and a fine at the discretion of the court for trafficking a person to exploit his\u002Fher labour. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Section 23 of the Employment Permits Act 2006 makes it an offence for employers to retain workers’ passports, identity papers, qualification documents, driving licences, or to make deductions from their wages to pay recruitment fees, travelling expenses or other fees related to obtaining a job in Ireland.\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>There is no provision in the Irish Legislature which restricts workers from changing or quitting their jobs. If a worker decides to terminate employment\u002Fthey may resign by giving notice to the employer as specified in the employee’s contract of employment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §4-8 Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act 1973\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>The maximum average weekly working hours (including overtime) over a 4-month period cannot exceed 48 hours.\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            Industrial Relations Act 1990\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 Ireland – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-17\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Prohibition on Forced and Compulsory Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The main legislation in Ireland on Forced Labour is the Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) Act 2008 and its further amendment in 2013. The Act(s) prohibit sexual and labour exploitation among other exploitative practices. Labour exploitation is\nsubjecting the person to forced labour (including forcing him or her to beg);\nforcing the person to render services to another person; or\nenslavement of the person or subjecting him or her to servitude or a similar condition or state. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forced labour provisions are equally applicable to children. Forced labour means “a work or service which is exacted from a person under the menace of any penalty and for which the person has not offered himself\u002Fherself voluntarily. The Acts prescribe long imprisonment terms and a fine at the discretion of the court for trafficking a person to exploit his\u002Fher labour. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Section 23 of the Employment Permits Act 2006 makes it an offence for employers to retain workers’ passports, identity papers, qualification documents, driving licences, or to make deductions from their wages to pay recruitment fees, travelling expenses or other fees related to obtaining a job in Ireland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Freedom to Change Jobs and Right to Quit\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>There is no provision in the Irish Legislature which restricts workers from changing or quitting their jobs. If a worker decides to terminate employment\u002Fthey may resign by giving notice to the employer as specified in the employee’s contract of employment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §4-8 Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act 1973\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Inhumane Working Conditions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The maximum average weekly working hours (including overtime) over a 4-month period cannot exceed 48 hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Regulations on Forced Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n            Industrial Relations Act 1990\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-ie\u002Fwork-in-ireland\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,"\u003Cp>MyWage is WageIndicator. 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