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... Having been convened at Geneva by the Governing Body of the
International Labour Office, and having met in its fourteenth session on
10 June 1930, and Having decided upon the adoption of certain proposals
with regard to forced or compulsory labour, which is included in the first
item on the agenda of the session, and ...
... (e) Minor communal services of a kind which, being performed by the
members of the community in the direct interest of the said community, can
therefore be considered as normal civic obligations incumbent upon the
members of the community, provided that the members of the community or
their direct representatives shall have the right to be consulted in
regard to the need for such services. ...
... (d) That the work or service will not lay too heavy a burden upon the
present population, having regard to the labour available and its capacity
to undertake the work. ...
... (c) That the work or service will not lay too heavy a burden upon the
present population, having regard to the labour available and its capacity
to undertake the work; ...
... 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. ...
... 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. ...
... 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. ...