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The Employment Act defines forced and compulsory labour as any work or service which is extracted from any person under the threat of any penalty, including the threat of a loss of rights or privileges, which is not offered voluntarily by the person doing the work or performing the service.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Act prohibits all forms of forced or compulsory labour. A person who contravenes the provisions of this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of at least 500,000 shillings or to imprisonment for a term of at least two years or both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Counter Trafficking in Persons Act, forced labour means the extraction of work or services from any person for the purpose of exploitation and is a criminal offence. A person who traffics another person for exploitation commits an offence punishable by at least 30 years of imprisonment, a fine of no less than 30 million shillings, or both. For repeat offences, the penalty is life imprisonment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §30 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010; §2 & 4 of the Employment Act 2007; §2 & 3 of the Counter Trafficking in Persons Act, last amended in 2023; §266 of the Penal Code of Kenya 1930, last amended in 2023\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 to their employer. For more information, please refer to the section on employment security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §35-36 of Employment Act 2007\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 normal weekly working hours are 52 hours per week. Inclusive of overtime, the weekly working hours can be extended to 58 hours per week (116 hours over a two-week period). \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For more information, please refer to the section on compensation.\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 Kenya, 2010\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Employment Act, 2007\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 Kenya – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-27\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Prohibition on Forced and Compulsory Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The Constitution of Kenya prohibits forced labour. The Employment Act defines forced and compulsory labour as any work or service which is extracted from any person under the threat of any penalty, including the threat of a loss of rights or privileges, which is not offered voluntarily by the person doing the work or performing the service.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Act prohibits all forms of forced or compulsory labour. A person who contravenes the provisions of this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of at least 500,000 shillings or to imprisonment for a term of at least two years or both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Counter Trafficking in Persons Act, forced labour means the extraction of work or services from any person for the purpose of exploitation and is a criminal offence. A person who traffics another person for exploitation commits an offence punishable by at least 30 years of imprisonment, a fine of no less than 30 million shillings, or both. For repeat offences, the penalty is life imprisonment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §30 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010; §2 & 4 of the Employment Act 2007; §2 & 3 of the Counter Trafficking in Persons Act, last amended in 2023; §266 of the Penal Code of Kenya 1930, last amended in 2023\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 to their employer. For more information, please refer to the section on employment security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §35-36 of Employment Act 2007\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Inhumane Working Conditions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The normal weekly working hours are 52 hours per week. Inclusive of overtime, the weekly working hours can be extended to 58 hours per week (116 hours over a two-week period). \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For more information, please refer to the section on compensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Regulations on Forced Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n            Constitution of Kenya, 2010\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n            Employment Act, 2007\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\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},921,"Work and Wages","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Fwork-and-wages",{"id":66,"short_title":7,"title":67,"url":68},922,"Compensation and Working Time","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcompensation-and-working-time",{"id":70,"short_title":7,"title":71,"url":72},923,"Annual Leave and Holidays","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Fannual-leave-and-holidays",{"id":74,"short_title":7,"title":75,"url":76},924,"Contracts and Dismissals","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals",{"id":78,"short_title":7,"title":79,"url":80},925,"Notice and Severance","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals\u002Fnotice-and-severance",{"id":82,"short_title":7,"title":83,"url":84},926,"Family Responsibilities","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffamily-responsibilities",{"id":86,"short_title":7,"title":87,"url":88},927,"Maternity and Work","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work",{"id":90,"short_title":7,"title":91,"url":92},928,"Job Protection","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection",{"id":94,"short_title":7,"title":95,"url":96},929,"Breastfeeding","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fbreastfeeding",{"id":98,"short_title":7,"title":99,"url":100},930,"Health and Safety","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Fhealth-and-safety",{"id":102,"short_title":7,"title":103,"url":104},931,"Sick Leave","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave",{"id":106,"short_title":7,"title":107,"url":108},932,"Work Injury Benefits","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave\u002Fwork-injury-benefits",{"id":110,"short_title":7,"title":111,"url":112},933,"Social Security","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security",{"id":114,"short_title":7,"title":115,"url":116},934,"Unemployment Benefits","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security\u002Funemployment-benefits",{"id":118,"short_title":7,"title":26,"url":119},935,"\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment",{"id":121,"short_title":7,"title":122,"url":123},936,"Sexual Harassment","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fsexual-harassment",{"id":125,"short_title":7,"title":126,"url":127},937,"Minors and Youth","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\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},939,"Trade Unions","\u002Fen-ke\u002Fwork-in-kenya\u002Flabour-law\u002Ftrade-unions",[],"\u003Cp>MyWage is WageIndicator. 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