Section 16, The Employment Act, 2023

(1) A worker shall not be required to perform forced orcompulsory labour. (2) A person who exacts or imposes forced labour or causes or permits forced labour for his own benefit or for the benefit of another person, commits an offence is liable, on conviction, to a fine of not less than 30 months national minimum wage or to imprisonment for a period of not less than 12 months or to both fine and imprisonment and pay compensation to the victim of forced labour.