11. (1)
Only adult able-bodied males who are of an apparent age of not
less than 18 and not more than 45 years may be called upon for forced or
compulsory labour. Except in respect of the kinds of labour provided for in Article
10 of this Convention, the following limitations and conditions shall apply:
(a) whenever possible prior determination by a medical officer appointed
by the administration that the persons concerned are not suffering from
any infectious or contagious disease and that they are physically fit for the
work required and for the conditions under which it is to be carried out;
(b) exemption of school teachers and pupils and officials of the
administration in general;
(c) the maintenance in each community of the number of adult able-bodied
men indispensable for family and social life;
(d) respect for conjugal and family ties.
11. (2)
For the purposes of subparagraph © 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.
Article 12
12. (1)
The maximum period for which any person may be taken for forced
or compulsory labour of all kinds in any one period of twelve months shall not
exceed sixty days, including the time spent in going to and from the place of
work.
12. (2)
Every person from whom forced or compulsory labour is exacted
shall be furnished with a certificate indicating the periods of such labour which he
has completed.
Article 13
13. (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.
13. (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