As well as the " Besthaupt " ( best head , that is, head of cattle ), the payment from a serf s estate upon his death to the Wildenburg of his best head of cattle, there were also the " Schatzung " ( a direct tax ), the " Bede " ( ground rent ), endless tithes and compulsory labour for the lord.
42.
The bridge was exploded by German forces near the end of the World War II . It was re-built in 1947 48, under the direction of French occupying forces and with the use of German prisoners of war obligated to undertake compulsory labour, so that large quantities of logs from the Black Forest that had to be delivered as war reparations could be transported out.
43.
In June 1998 the International Labour Conference adopted a Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and its Follow-up that obligates member States to respect, promote and realize freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour, the effective abolition of child labour, and the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
