Article 44 of the Constitution of Moldova

Verbatim text

(1) Forced labour shall be prohibited. (2) There is not considered forced labour: a) any service of military nature or activities performed instead thereof by those who, ac cording to the law, are exempted from compul sory military service; (b) the work of a sentenced person, carried out under normal conditions within the period of detention or of conditional release; (c) services required to deal with calamities or other dangers as well as those which are part of normal civil obligations, laid down by the law.

What this means

The index files this text under article 44 of the Constitution of Moldova.
The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER II — FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AND DUTIES”.
The row is titled “Prohibition of Forced Labour”.
The passage runs to about 86 words.
Read plainly, it mentions arrest and detention — it deals with arrest or detention, and the conditions attached to holding a person (the words used: “detention”); it mentions forced labour and servitude — it forbids slavery, servitude or being forced to work (the words used: “Forced labour”).

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Constitution of Moldova, article 44 (“Prohibition of Forced Labour”), Portable Lawyer, https://www.portablelawyer.app/provision/948efea9-6cd1-491d-a1ef-c2e698287d56 (accessed 25 October 2026).

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