(1) Forced (compulsory) labor is prohibited.

(2) Forced labor (compulsory) means any work or service imposed on a person under threat or without his consent.

(3) The use in any form of forced (compulsory) labor is prohibited, namely:

a) as a means of political or educational influence or as a punishment for supporting or expressing political opinions or beliefs contrary to the existing political, social or economic system;

b) as a method of mobilization and use of labor for economic purposes;

c) as a means of maintaining work discipline;

d) as a means of punishment for participating in the strike;

e) as a means of discrimination on the grounds of social, national, religious or racial affiliation.

(4) Forced labor (compulsory) includes:

a) violation of the established deadlines for payment of the salary or its partial payment;

b) the requirement of the employer towards the employee to fulfill his work obligations in the absence of collective or individual protection systems or in case the accomplishment of the required work may endanger the life or health of the employee.

(5) The following are not considered forced labor (compulsory):

a) military service or the activities carried out in its place by those who, according to the law, do not fulfill the compulsory military service;

b) the work of a convicted person performed under normal conditions during the period of pre-trial detention or parole;

c) the benefits imposed in the situation created by calamities or other danger, as well as those that are part of the normal civil obligations established by law.