Prisoners for Hire: Towards A Normative Justification of the ILO’s Prohibition of Private Forced Prisoner Labor

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Abstract

The article discusses the International Labour Organization's (ILO's) Forced Labour Convention (No. 29) which reportedly prohibits private forced prisoner labor as of October 2013, focusing on criminal punishment and the author's development of a normative justification for banning this type of forced labor. Concerns about abuses of power and unfair competition between prisoners are addressed, along with various types of employment arrangements. Prison privatization is also examined.
Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)1619-1682
Number of pages64
JournalFordham international law journal
Volume36
Issue number6
StatePublished - 2013

Keywords

  • International Labour Organisation
  • Convict labor laws
  • Forced labor (International law)
  • Normativity (Ethics)
  • Legal status of prisoners
  • Unfair competition
  • Prison privatization
  • Justification (Ethics)

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