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1931. NEW ZEALAND.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS. INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE. DRAFT CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY THE CONFERENCE AT ITS FOURTEENTH SESSION, 10th-28th JUNE, 1930.

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

Geneva, Ist August, 1930. The Draft Convention concerning forced or compulsory labour, the Recommendation concerning indirect compulsion to labour, the Recommendation concerning the regulation of forced or compulsory labour, the Draft Convention concerning the regulation of hours of work in commerce and offices, the Recommendation concerning the regulation of hours of work in hotels, restaurants, and similar establishments, the Recommendation concerning the regulation of hours of work in theatres and other places of public amusement, and the Recommendation concerning the regulation of hours of work in establishments for the treatment or the care of the sick, infirm, destitute, or mentally unfit, here reprinted, were adopted on 28th June, 1930, by the International Labour Conference at its Fourteenth Session, Geneva, 10th to 28th June, 1930. The texts of the Draft Conventions and Recommendations as here presented are true copies of the texts authenticated by the signatures of the President of the International Labour Conference and of the Director of the International Labour Office, and deposited with the Secretary-General of the League of Nations. Eric Drummond, Secretary-General of the League of Nations.

CONTENTS.

Page Draft Convention concerning forced or compulsory labour .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Recommendation concerning indirect compulsion to labour .. .. .. .. .. .. 7 Recommendation concerning the regulation of forced or compulsory labour .. .. .. .. 8 Draft Convention concerning the regulation of hours of work in commerce and offices .. .. .. 9 Recommendation concerning the regulation of hours of work in hotels, restaurants, and similar establishments .. 12 Recommendation concerning the regulation of hours of work in theatres and other places of public amusement .. 12 Recommendation concerning the regulation of hours of work in establishments for the treatment or the care of the sick, infirm, destitute, or mentally unfit .. .. .. .. .. .. 13

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