ARTICLE I
On Compulsory Labor
1. All citizens of the Russian Socialist Federated Soviet Republic, with the exception stated in sections 2 and 3, shall be subject to compulsory labor.
2. The following persons shall be exempt from compulsory labor:
- (a) Persons under 16 years of age;
- (b) All persons over 50 years;
- (c) Persons who have become incapacitated by injury or illness.
3. Temporarily exempt from compulsory labor are:
- (a) Persons who are temporarily incapacitated owing to illness or injury, for a period necessary for their recovery;
- (b) Women, for a period of 8 weeks before and 8
weeks after confinement.
4. All students shall be subject to compulsory labor at the schools.
5. The fact of permanent or temporary disability shall be certified after a medical examination by the Bureau of Medical Survey in the city, district or province, by the accident insurance office or its agencies, according to the place of residence of the person whose disability is to be certified.
Note I. Rules for the examination of disabled workmen are appended hereto.
Note II. Persons subject to compulsory labor but not engaged in useful public work may be summoned by the local Soviets for the execution of public work, on conditions determined by the Department of Labor in agreement with the local Soviets of trade unions.
6. Labor may be performed in the form of—
- (a) Organized cooperation;
- (bl Individual personal services;
- (c) Individual special jobs.
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