Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention Convention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
Book contents
- Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword by Peter Maurer
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Preamble
- Part I General Provisions
- Part II General Protection of Prisoners of War
- Part III Captivity
- Section I Beginning of captivity
- Section II Internment of prisoners of war
- Section III Labour of prisoners of war
- Article 49 General observations on labour of prisoners of war
- Article 50 Authorized Work
- Article 51 Working Conditions
- Article 52 Dangerous or Humiliating Labour
- Article 53 Duration of Labour
- Article 54 Working Pay. Occupational Accidents and Diseases
- Article 55 Medical Supervision
- Article 56 Labour Detachments
- Article 57 Prisoners Working for Private Employers
- Section IV Financial resources of prisoners of war
- Section V Relations of prisoners of war with the exterior
- Section VI Relations between prisoners of war and the authorities
- Part IV Termination of Captivity
- Part V Information Bureaux and Relief Societies for Prisoners of War
- Part VI Execution of the Convention
- Book part
- Sources
- Index
- References
Article 53 - Duration of Labour
from Section III - Labour of prisoners of war
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 August 2021
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Book contents
- Commentary on the Third Geneva Convention
- International Committee of the Red Cross
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword by Peter Maurer
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Preamble
- Part I General Provisions
- Part II General Protection of Prisoners of War
- Part III Captivity
- Section I Beginning of captivity
- Section II Internment of prisoners of war
- Section III Labour of prisoners of war
- Article 49 General observations on labour of prisoners of war
- Article 50 Authorized Work
- Article 51 Working Conditions
- Article 52 Dangerous or Humiliating Labour
- Article 53 Duration of Labour
- Article 54 Working Pay. Occupational Accidents and Diseases
- Article 55 Medical Supervision
- Article 56 Labour Detachments
- Article 57 Prisoners Working for Private Employers
- Section IV Financial resources of prisoners of war
- Section V Relations of prisoners of war with the exterior
- Section VI Relations between prisoners of war and the authorities
- Part IV Termination of Captivity
- Part V Information Bureaux and Relief Societies for Prisoners of War
- Part VI Execution of the Convention
- Book part
- Sources
- Index
- References
Summary
The length of working hours is an important part of the labour regime ofprisoners of war as the main purpose of having them work is to maintain themin a good state of health. Article 53 aims to ensure that the duration ofdaily labour is not excessive and obliges the Detaining Power to grantprisoners a period of rest daily and for a full day once weekly, coupledwith eight consecutive days of rest for those who have worked for a year. Italso touches on methods of labour such as piecework.
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- Commentary on the Third Geneva ConventionConvention (III) relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, pp. 1015 - 1019Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
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