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Learn how the law safeguards freedom and fair working conditions.","Labour Laws South Sudan: Forced Labour","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fforced-labour","labourlaw.labourlawpage","en_SS","2025-07-26T08:26:03.309114+00:00","2026-04-09T13:05:12.895371+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F303\u002Fedit\u002F",[18,21,24,27,30],{"title":19,"slug":20},"South Sudan","en-ss",{"title":22,"slug":23},"Work in South Sudan","work-in-south-sudan",{"title":25,"slug":26},"Labour Law","labour-law",{"title":28,"slug":29},"Fair Treatment","fair-treatment",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":32,"description":9,"image":33,"canonical":34,"robots":35,"og_type":36,"twitter_card":37,"locale":20,"created_at":38,"last_modified_at":39},"Forced Labour, Slavery - South Sudan","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fforced-labour\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2025-07-26T10:26:03.309114+02:00","2026-04-09T15:05:13.072856+02:00","\u003Cdiv class=\"cobra-ll-view\">\n\n  \n\n    \n    \n  \n  \u003Ch1>Forced Labour\u003C\u002Fh1>\n  \u003Cspan class=\"lastupdated\">This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-23\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\n  \n\n    \n\n    \n      \n        \n          \n    \n    \n    \n        \u003Cdiv class=\"teaserItem\">\n          \u003Ch2>Prohibition on Forced and Compulsory Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n          \u003Cp>Forced Labour, slavery and the slave trade are prohibited under the Constitution. No person can be required to perform forced or compulsory labour except as a penalty upon conviction by a competent court of law. In accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code, whoever unlawfully compels any person to labour against the will of that person commits an offence and, upon conviction, is sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or with a fine or with both. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person with intent that such person may be unlawfully compelled to labour against his or her will commits an offence, and upon conviction, is sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or with a fine or with both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Labour Act, a person cannot engage in the recruitment or use of forced labour, or assist any person in engaging in so. Furthermore, it is illegal to make use of forced labour as a means of political coercion, economic development, labour discipline, punishment for participation in strikes, and discrimination. However, certain activities do not constitute forced labour: military service (recruitment of children in armed conflict is still considered forced labour); normal civic obligations of citizens; work extracted from a person as a consequence of a conviction from a court of law; work required in case of an emergency; and performance of community service.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §13 of the Constitution of South Sudan, 2011; §277-279 of the Penal Code Act 2008; §10 of the Labour Act, 2017\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        \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 working hours are 8 hours a day and 48 hours a week. On mutual consent, a worker may work up to 3 hours overtime in a day and 10 hours in a week. Thus, the maximum working hours, inclusive of overtime, are 50 hours a week \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §56 and 57 of the Labour Act, 2017 \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 Sudan, 2019\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Sudan Labour Act, 1997\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            Minimum Standard of Wage Act, 1974\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n          \u003Cli>\n            The Sudanese Higher Council for Wages Act, 2004\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 South Sudan – .","\u003Cdiv>\n\n\u003Cspan>This page was last updated on:\n      2026-04-23\u003C\u002Fspan>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Prohibition on Forced and Compulsory Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>Forced Labour, slavery and the slave trade are prohibited under the Constitution. No person can be required to perform forced or compulsory labour except as a penalty upon conviction by a competent court of law. In accordance with the provisions of the Penal Code, whoever unlawfully compels any person to labour against the will of that person commits an offence and, upon conviction, is sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or with a fine or with both. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person with intent that such person may be unlawfully compelled to labour against his or her will commits an offence, and upon conviction, is sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or with a fine or with both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Labour Act, a person cannot engage in the recruitment or use of forced labour, or assist any person in engaging in so. Furthermore, it is illegal to make use of forced labour as a means of political coercion, economic development, labour discipline, punishment for participation in strikes, and discrimination. However, certain activities do not constitute forced labour: military service (recruitment of children in armed conflict is still considered forced labour); normal civic obligations of citizens; work extracted from a person as a consequence of a conviction from a court of law; work required in case of an emergency; and performance of community service.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Source: §13 of the Constitution of South Sudan, 2011; §277-279 of the Penal Code Act 2008; §10 of the Labour Act, 2017\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\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Inhumane Working Conditions\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The normal working hours are 8 hours a day and 48 hours a week. On mutual consent, a worker may work up to 3 hours overtime in a day and 10 hours in a week. Thus, the maximum working hours, inclusive of overtime, are 50 hours a week \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sources: §56 and 57 of the Labour Act, 2017 \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Regulations on Forced Labour\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\n            Constitution of Sudan, 2019\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n            Sudan Labour Act, 1997\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n            Minimum Standard of Wage Act, 1974\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\n            The Sudanese Higher Council for Wages Act, 2004\n          \u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Related Items\u003C\u002Fh2>\n      \n          \u003Ca href='\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment'>Labour Laws South Sudan: 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":45,"link":46},"Contact Us",{"title":45,"url":47,"description":45,"rel":48,"type":49,"id":50},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,{"id":52,"first_name":53,"last_name":54,"email":55,"image":56,"function":57,"external":58},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,[60],{"id":52,"first_name":53,"last_name":54,"email":55,"image":56,"function":57,"external":58},true,[63,67,71,75,79,83,87,91,95,99,103,107,111,115,119,122,126,130,131],{"id":64,"short_title":7,"title":65,"url":66},286,"Work and Wages","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fwork-and-wages",{"id":68,"short_title":7,"title":69,"url":70},287,"Compensation and Working Time","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcompensation-and-working-time",{"id":72,"short_title":7,"title":73,"url":74},288,"Annual Leave and Holidays","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fannual-leave-and-holidays",{"id":76,"short_title":7,"title":77,"url":78},289,"Contracts and Dismissals","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals",{"id":80,"short_title":7,"title":81,"url":82},290,"Notice and Severance","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fcontracts-and-dismissals\u002Fnotice-and-severance",{"id":84,"short_title":7,"title":85,"url":86},291,"Family Responsibilities","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffamily-responsibilities",{"id":88,"short_title":7,"title":89,"url":90},292,"Maternity and Work","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work",{"id":92,"short_title":7,"title":93,"url":94},293,"Job Protection","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fjob-protection",{"id":96,"short_title":7,"title":97,"url":98},294,"Breastfeeding","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fmaternity-and-work\u002Fbreastfeeding",{"id":100,"short_title":7,"title":101,"url":102},295,"Health and Safety","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fhealth-and-safety",{"id":104,"short_title":7,"title":105,"url":106},296,"Sick Leave","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave",{"id":108,"short_title":7,"title":109,"url":110},297,"Work Injury Benefits","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsick-leave\u002Fwork-injury-benefits",{"id":112,"short_title":7,"title":113,"url":114},298,"Social Security","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security",{"id":116,"short_title":7,"title":117,"url":118},299,"Unemployment Benefits","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Fsocial-security\u002Funemployment-benefits",{"id":120,"short_title":7,"title":28,"url":121},300,"\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment",{"id":123,"short_title":7,"title":124,"url":125},301,"Sexual Harassment","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fsexual-harassment",{"id":127,"short_title":7,"title":128,"url":129},302,"Minors and Youth","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ffair-treatment\u002Fminors-and-youth",{"id":4,"short_title":7,"title":6,"url":11},{"id":132,"short_title":7,"title":133,"url":134},304,"Trade Unions","\u002Fen-ss\u002Fwork-in-south-sudan\u002Flabour-law\u002Ftrade-unions",[],"\u003Cp>MyWage is WageIndicator. 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