Indentured servitude
Consensual or punitive unpaid labor
Summary
Indentured servitude is a form of labor in which a person is contracted to work without salary for a specific number of years. The contract, called an "indenture", may be entered voluntarily for a prepaid lump sum, as payment for some good or service, purported eventual compensation, or debt repayment. An indenture may also be imposed involuntarily as a judicial punishment. The practice has been compared to the similar institution of slavery, although there are differences.
Originally created by Ed Poor
9/25/2003, 6:56:34 PM
Modified
6/6/2026, 12:05:01 AM
Recent revisions
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Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1355295362|1355295362]] by [[Special:Contributions/~2026-30390-07|~2026-30390-07]] ([[User talk:~2026-30390-07|talk]]) Citation still needed.
/* America */ Citation is not needed, relevant information can be found in page for the thirteenth amendment. I’d add a connection to private prisons in America but idk how, I’m new to editing.
/* Caribbean */ I am changing few words
Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contribs/~2026-19688-69|~2026-19688-69]] to version by Steel1943. [[WP:CBFP|Report False Positive?]] Thanks, [[WP:CBNG|ClueBot NG]]. (4498170) (Bot)
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/* South Asia */ fix common [[MOS:REFSPACE]] spacing errors, replaced: . <ref → .<ref
/* America */This might be a better title as it's British America and then the USA
/* United States */Rename as this only covers USA
/* Caribbean */Header
/* Contracts */Moved here
/* Caribbean */Moving this up
Combine short paragraphs. Remove novel info not mentioned in article body, with unclear relevance in any case, per [[MOS:LEDE]]. Mention this in the body of it's relevant for the lede.
/* Legal status */Tag
/* Oceania */Combine short paragraphs
/* South Asia */CEs, tagging unsourced sections, combining short sections
/* Caribbean */CEs
/* Caribbean */CEs, combine short paragraphs.
