Prisoners of war shall be
paid a
fair working rate of
pay by the
detaining authorities direct. The
rate shall be fixed by the said
authorities, but shall at no
time be less than one-fourth of one
Swiss franc for a full
working day. The
Detaining Power shall inform
prisoners of war, as well as the
Power on which they depend, through the
intermediary of the
Protecting Power, of the
rate of daily
working pay that it has fixed.
Working pay shall likewise be
paid by the
detaining authorities to
prisoners of war permanently detailed to
duties or to a
skilled or semi-
skilled occupation in
connection with the
administration,
installation or
maintenance of
camps, and to the
prisoners who are required to carry out
spiritual or
medical duties on behalf of their
comrades.
The
working pay of the
prisoners'
representative, of his advisers, if any, and of his
assistants, shall be
paid out of the
fund maintained by
canteen profits. The scale of this
working pay shall be fixed by the
prisoners'
representative and
approved by the
camp commander. If there is no such
fund, the
detaining authorities shall
pay these
prisoners a
fair working rate of
pay.