Draft bill #10157 of October 17, 2023 

Cosponsors: a group of 13 MPs from the Servant of the People faction 

Status: sent for the review to the dedicated parliamentary committee  

Who is affected: convicts, private entrepreneurs, legal entities, the State Criminal-Executive Service of Ukraine, and correctional centers 

Summary: 

  • not only those sentenced to imprisonment but also those sentenced to other restrictions on liberty will have the right to work under a term employment or civil law contract and receive remuneration 
  • a private entrepreneur or legal entity that has entered into a contract with a convict will pay 25% of the convict’s actual wages to the correctional center 
  • it will be allowed for convicts to work at a correctional center under an employment contract if they want to. 

What is right: 

  • convicts will have the opportunity to work under an employment contract with third parties 
  • convicts will have the opportunity to work at correctional centers.