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Forced labor crime, a relatively young crime in terms of its legal definition.
It mainly started during the reform and opening up period, when many private enterprise owners, driven by profit maximization, forced their employees to work through various means.
Thus, in 1997, the crime of forced labor of workers was incorporated into the law.
By the 21st century, illegal kilns and other entities without the qualifications to employ labor, were also engaged in extremely serious forced labor practices.
So, after an evolution, Article Eight of the criminal law amendments in 2011 officially revised it to the current crime of forced labor, removing the limitation to formally recognized employers.
And the term "serious circumstances" was made an aggravating factor rather than a constituent element of the crime.
In other words, theoretically, as long as you have engaged in the act of forcing others to labor, you are likely to have committed this crime.
