Civil conscription
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Civil conscription is conscription
used for forcing people to work in non-military projects.
Civil conscription is used by various governments around the world, among them Greece
., where it has been used numerous times and it is called πολιτική επιστράτευση. Temporary conscription for payment, typically of taxes, is known as corvée
.
Conscription
Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
used for forcing people to work in non-military projects.
Civil conscription is used by various governments around the world, among them Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
., where it has been used numerous times and it is called πολιτική επιστράτευση. Temporary conscription for payment, typically of taxes, is known as corvée
Corvée
Corvée is unfree labour, often unpaid, that is required of people of lower social standing and imposed on them by the state or a superior . The corvée was the earliest and most widespread form of taxation, which can be traced back to the beginning of civilization...
.