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The Penal Code also prohibits forced or compulsory labour and considers it a punishable offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person who contravenes the provisions of this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction be liable to imprisonment of not more than 20 years or a fine. However, if a child is involved in forced labour, the perpetrator is liable to either imprisonment of a term not exceeding 30 years and a fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §11 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka 1978; §358 of the Penal Code, 1885\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>Source: §31 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1950\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 five hours per week and eight hours a day. The Factories Ordinance states that the normal working hours must not exceed 09 hours per day, inclusive of intervals allowed for meals and rest.\u003Cbr \u002F>\nFor more information on this, please refer to the section on compensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: Regulation 6 & 7 of The Shop and Office Employees Act of 1954\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            Shrama Vasna Fund Act 2019 (Act No. 15)\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children’s Act of 1956, last amended in 2021 (Act No. 2)\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 Sri Lanka – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2025-01-18\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Prohibition on Forced and Compulsory Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Forced or compulsory labour is prohibited in the Constitution. The Penal Code also prohibits forced or compulsory labour and considers it a punishable offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person who contravenes the provisions of this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction be liable to imprisonment of not more than 20 years or a fine. However, if a child is involved in forced labour, the perpetrator is liable to either imprisonment of a term not exceeding 30 years and a fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §11 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka 1978; §358 of the Penal Code, 1885\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>Source: §31 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1950\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 five hours per week and eight hours a day. The Factories Ordinance states that the normal working hours must not exceed 09 hours per day, inclusive of intervals allowed for meals and rest.\u003Cbr\u002F>\nFor more information on this, please refer to the section on compensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: Regulation 6 & 7 of The Shop and Office Employees Act of 1954\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Regulations on Forced Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n            Shrama Vasna Fund Act 2019 (Act No. 15)\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n            Employment of Women, Young Persons and Children’s Act of 1956, last amended in 2021 (Act No. 2)\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-lk\u002Fwork-in-sri-lanka\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>Salary.lk is WageIndicator. 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