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Limitations of Welfare to Work: the Prohibition of Forced Labour and the Right to Freely Chosen Work

par Dermine, Elise
Editeur scientifique Eleveld, Anja;Arts, J.;Kampen, T.
Référence Welfare to Work in Contemporary Europe. Legal, Sociological and Philosophical Perspectives on Justice and Domination, Policy Press, Bristol, page (67-88)
Publication Publié, 2020

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Welfare-to-work programmes imply a legal duty to perform work, often accompanied by sanctions which can be questioned from the angle of human rights and the freedom of work. The chapter examines the conformity of those programmes with the prohibition of forced labour and the right to freely chosen work proclaimed in international human rights instruments. It shows that the mandatory character of those programmes does not violate per se the prohibition of forced labour, neither the right to freely chosen work. However, those fundamental rights set limits and frames the development of welfare to work measures. Through a rigorous analysis of the emerging international case law, the chapter identifies six criteria for assessing the conformity of welfare-to-work programmes with those rights.