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9.19.1.2 Labor Assignment – Officers and Persons of Equivalent Status. Ifofficers or persons of equivalent status ask for suitable work, it shall be found for them, so far aspossible, but they may in no circumstances be compelled to work. 3779.19.1.3 Labor Assignment – POWs Who May Not Be Compelled to Do OtherWork. Retained personnel and persons treated like retained personnel (e.g., POWs trained asmedical personnel who are directed to provide medical care for fellow POWs), however, may notbe compelled to carry out any work other than that concerned with their medical or religiousduties. 378POW Representatives and their assistants also shall not be required to perform any otherwork, if the accomplishment of their duties is thereby made more difficult. 3799.19.2 Types of Labor Assignments.9.19.2.1 Unhealthy or Dangerous Labor. Unless the POW is a volunteer, he orshe may not be employed on labor that is of an unhealthy or dangerous nature. 380For example, the removal of landmines or similar devices is considered dangerouslabor. 381 “Similar devices” may be understood to include booby-traps and other devices that aresimilar to landmines. 382When employing POWs on dangerous or unhealthy activities, the Protecting Power or theICRC should assist in verifying the voluntariness of the employment, and the suitability of thePOW for such hazardous activities (e.g., any special skills or training in relation to the hazards)should be considered. 3839.19.2.2 Prohibited Labor Assignments. No POW shall be assigned to labor thatwould be looked upon as humiliating for a member of the Detaining Power’s own forces. 384377 GPW art. 49 (“If officers or persons of equivalent status ask for suitable work, it shall be found for them, so far aspossible, but they may in no circumstances be compelled to work.”).378 Refer to § 7.9.5.6 (No Other Compulsory Duties); § 4.5.2.2 (Members Trained as Medical Personnel, but NotAttached to the Medical Service); § 4.5.2.3 (Members Who Are Ministers of Religion Without Having Officiated asChaplains to Their Own Forces).379 Refer to § 9.24.4.1 (Limitations on Other Work Assignments); § 9.24.4.2 (Assistants for the POWRepresentatives).380 GPW art. 52 (“Unless he be a volunteer, no prisoner of war may be employed on labour which is of an unhealthyor dangerous nature.”).381 GPW art. 52 (“The removal of mines or similar devices shall be considered as dangerous labour.”).382 Refer to § 6.12.2 (Definition of Booby-Trap); § 6.12.3 (Definition of “Other Devices” Similar to Mines).383 For example, 2004 UK MANUAL 8.85 footnote 251 (“Argentinian PW who were specialist engineers were usedin mine-clearance operations at the end of the Falklands conflict, but all were confirmed by the ICRC to bevolunteers.”).384 GPW art. 52 (“No prisoner of war shall be assigned to labour which would be looked upon as humiliating for amember of the Detaining Power’s own forces.”).563