Dimensions and indicators of forced labour10
| Dimension of forced labour | Indicator | ||
| Unfree recruitment | Involuntariness | Strong indicators | Recruitment linked to debt (advance or loan) |
| Deception about the nature of the work | |||
| Medium indicators | Deceptive recruitment | ||
| Penalty | Strong indicators | Denunciation to authorities | |
| Confiscation of identity or travel documents | |||
| Sexual or physical violence | |||
| Withholding assets (cash or other) | |||
| Threats against family members | |||
| Medium indicators | Exclusion from community and social life | ||
| Financial penalties | |||
| Work and life under duress | Involuntariness | Strong indicators | Forced overtime (beyond legal limit) |
| Limited freedom of movement and communication | |||
| Degrading living conditions | |||
| Medium indicators | Multiple dependency on employer (housing) | ||
| Penalty | Strong indicators | Denunciation to authorities | |
| Confiscation of identity or travel documents | |||
| Confiscation of mobile phone | |||
| Isolation | |||
| Locked in workplace/living quarters | |||
| Sexual/physical violence | |||
| Withholding assets (cash or other) | |||
| Threats against family members | |||
| Medium indicators | Dismissal | ||
| Financial penalties | |||
| Impossibility of leaving employer | Involuntariness | Strong indicators | No freedom to resign |
| Forced to stay longer than agreed while waiting for wages due | |||
| Forced to work for indeterminate period in order to repay outstanding debt or wage advance | |||
| Medium indicators | N/A | ||
| Penalty | Strong indicators | Denunciation to authorities | |
| Confiscation of identity or travel documents | |||
| Locked in workplace/living quarters | |||
| Sexual/physical violence | |||
| Constant surveillance | |||
| Withholding of assets (cash or other) or of wages | |||
| Threats against family members | |||
| Medium indicators | Dismissal | ||
| Financial penalties | |||