A mandatory retraining programme for people on Dutch unemployment benefit does not amount to forced labour. The ruling was given by the Occupations Advisory Board (CRB), the highest court for social security cases in the Netherlands.
A 45-year-old man from Amsterdam brought the case after his benefit was reduced in 2006 when he refused to retrain for work. He claimed the retraining programme was forced labour.
The CRB disagrees, arguing that no physical or psychological pressure was brought to bear on the man. The CRB says the case is important as it is the first test in the courts for international treaties on forced labour.
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