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... (d) Any work or service exacted in cases of emergency, that is to say,
in the event of war or of a calamity or threatened calamity, such as fire,
flood, famine, earthquake, violent epidemic or epizootic diseases,
invasion by animal, insect or vegetable pests, and in general any
circumstance that would endanger the existence or the well-being of the
whole or part of the population; ...
... 2. For the purposes of subparagraph (c) of the preceding paragraph, the
regulations provided for in article 23 of this Convention shall fix the
proportion of the resident adult able-bodied males who may be taken at any
one time for forced or compulsory labour, provided always that this
proportion shall in no case exceed 25 per cent. In fixing this proportion
the competent authority shall take account of the density of the
population, of its social and physical development, of the seasons, and of
the work which must be done by the persons concerned on their own behalf
in their locality, and, generally, shall have regard to the economic and
social necessities of the normal life of the community concerned. ...
... 1. The normal working hours of any person from whom forced or compulsory
labour is exacted shall be the same as those prevailing in the case of
voluntary labour, and the hours worked in excess of the normal working
hours shall be remunerated at the rates prevailing in the case of overtime
for voluntary labour. ...
... 1. The normal working hours of any person from whom forced or compulsory
labour is exacted shall be the same as those prevailing in the case of
voluntary labour, and the hours worked in excess of the normal working
hours shall be remunerated at the rates prevailing in the case of overtime
for voluntary labour. ...
... 2. In the case of labour to which recourse is had by chiefs in the
exercise of their administrative functions, payment of wages in accordance
with the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be introduced as soon
as possible. ...
... 2. In any case it shall be an obligation on any authority employing any
worker on forced or compulsory labour to ensure the subsistence of any
such worker who, by accident or sickness arising out of his employment, is
rendered wholly or partially incapable of providing for himself, and to
take measures to ensure the maintenance of any persons actually dependent
upon such a worker in the event of his incapacity or decease arising out
of his employment. ...
... 1. Except in cases of special necessity, persons from whom forced or
compulsory labour is exacted shall not be transferred to districts where
the food and climate differ so considerably from those to which they have
been accustomed as to endanger their health. ...
... 2. In no case shall the transfer of such workers be permitted unless all
measures relating to hygiene and accommodation which are necessary to
adapt such workers to the conditions and to safeguard their health can be
strictly applied. ...
... 4. In cases where such workers are required to perform regular work to
which they are not accustomed, measures shall be taken to ensure their
habituation to it, especially as regards progressive training, the hours
of work and the provision of rest intervals, and any increase or
amelioration of diet which may be necessary. ...
... (4) That, in case of illness or accident causing incapacity to work of a
certain duration, the worker is repatriated at the expense of the
administration; ...
... (a) that such labour shall only be employed for the purpose of
facilitating the movement of officials of the administration, when on
duty, or for the transport of Government stores, or, in cases of very
urgent necessity, the transport of persons other than officials, ...
... Adequate measures shall in all cases be taken to ensure that the
regulations governing the employment of forced or compulsory labour are
strictly applied, either by extending the duties of any existing labour
inspectorate which has been established for the inspection of voluntary
labour to cover the inspection of forced or compulsory labour or in some
other appropriate manner. Measures shall also be taken to ensure that the
regulations are brought to the knowledge of persons from whom such labour
is exacted. ...