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Breach of contract
During World War Two, workers were not permitted to leave or change their job. Labour service was compulsory and had a similar significance to military service. Anyone in contravention of the rules was reported by designated labour supervisors (»Trustees of Labour«) for »disloyalty«, »breach of contract« or »slacking«. A few days’ absence was enough to incur a punishment. Offenders faced prison or being sent to a concentration camp or a »work education camp«, another type of forced labour facility.