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... For the purposes of this Convention the term "competent authority"
shall mean either an authority of the metropolitan country or the highest
central authority in the territory concerned. ...
... 1. The responsibility for every decision to have recourse to forced or
compulsory labour shall rest with the highest civil authority in the
territory concerned. ...
... 2. A weekly day of rest shall be granted to all persons from whom forced
or compulsory labour of any kind is exacted and this day shall coincide as
far as possible with the day fixed by tradition or custom in the
territories or regions concerned. ...
... 1. Any laws or regulations relating to workmen's compensation for
accidents or sickness arising out of the employment of the worker and any
laws or regulations providing compensation for the dependants of deceased
or incapacitated workers which are or shall be in force in the territory
concerned shall be equally applicable to persons from whom forced or
compulsory labour is exacted and to voluntary workers. ...
... The annual reports that Members which ratify this Convention agree to
make to the International Labour Office, pursuant to the provisions of
article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation,
on the measures they have taken to give effect to the provisions of this
Convention, shall contain as full information as possible, in respect of
each territory concerned, regarding the extent to which recourse has been
had to forced or compulsory labour in that territory, the purposes for
which it has been employed, the sickness and death rates, hours of work,
methods of payment of wages and rates of wages, and any other relevant
information. ...
... The annual reports that Members which ratify this Convention agree to
make to the International Labour Office, pursuant to the provisions of
article 22 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organisation,
on the measures they have taken to give effect to the provisions of this
Convention, shall contain as full information as possible, in respect of
each territory concerned, regarding the extent to which recourse has been
had to forced or compulsory labour in that territory, the purposes for
which it has been employed, the sickness and death rates, hours of work,
methods of payment of wages and rates of wages, and any other relevant
information. ...
... 1. Each Member of the International Labour Organisation which ratifies
this Convention undertakes to apply it to the territories placed under its
sovereignty, jurisdiction, protection, suzerainty, tutelage or authority,
so far as it has the right to accept obligations affecting matters of
internal jurisdiction; provided that, if such Member may desire to take
advantage of the provisions of article 35 of the Constitution of the
International Labour Organisation, it shall append to its ratification a
declaration stating: ...
... (1) The territories to which it intends to apply the provisions of this
Convention without modification; ...
... (2) The territories to which it intends to apply the provisions of this
Convention with modifications, together with details of the said
modifications; ...