Ethique et Sante
Volume 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-7

Can institution work be qualified as forced labor? [Le travail des malades en milieu institutionnel peut-il être qualifié de travail forcé ou obligatoire?] (Article)

Godfryd M.*
  • a Psychiatre des Hôpitaux, Chef de Service, DEA de Droit Public, France, Hôpital Robert Ballanger, Service de Psychiatrie, Bld Robert Ballanger, 93602 Aulnay-sous-Bois, France

Abstract

Forced labor is prohibited both on moral grounds and by national and international legislation. Could the work done by certain patients within the framework of a therapeutic and/or social reinsertion protocol be considered as forced labor? We discuss in this article the jurisprudence on this issue and discuss pertinent elements. © Masson, 2006.

Author Keywords

Psychiatry Mandatory labor Treatment Institutions Forced labor handicap

Index Keywords

mental hospital morality law manual labor Article human rights institutional care human jurisprudence ethics
Link
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DOI: 10.1016/S1765-4629(06)70556-6
ISSN: 17654629
Original Language: French