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ARTICLE-51
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... The
Detaining Power
, in utilizing the
labour
of
prisoners of war
, shall ensure that in
areas
in which
prisoners
are employed, the
national legislation
concerning
the
protection
of
labour
, and, more particularly, the
regulations
for the
safety
of
workers
, are duly applied. ...
...
Prisoners of war
shall
receive
training
and be provided with the means of
protection
suitable to the
work
they will have to do and similar to those accorded to the
nationals
of the
Detaining Power
.
Subject
to the
provisions
of Article
52
,
prisoners
may be submitted to the
normal
risks
run by these
civilian
workers
. ...
ARTICLE-53
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... The
duration
of the daily
labour
of
prisoners of war
,
including
the
time
of the
journey
to and fro, shall not be
excessive
, and must in no
case
exceed that permitted for
civilian
workers
in the
district
, who are
nationals
of the
Detaining Power
and employed on the same
work
. ...
...
Prisoners of war
must be allowed, in the middle of the
day
's
work
, a
rest
of not less than one hour. This
rest
will be the same as that to which
workers
of the
Detaining Power
are entitled, if the latter is of longer
duration
. They shall be allowed in
addition
a
rest
of twenty-four consecutive hours every
week
, preferably on Sunday or the
day
of
rest
in their
country of origin
. Furthermore, every
prisoner
who has worked for one
year
shall be
granted
a
rest
of eight consecutive
days
, during which his
working
pay
shall be
paid
him. ...
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