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... 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. ...
... 2. In fixing the maxima referred to under (c), (d ) and (e) in the
foregoing paragraph, the competent authority shall have regard to all
relevant factors, including the physical development of the population
from which the workers are recruited, the nature of the country through
which they must travel and the climatic conditions. ...