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9.19.2.3 Labor Assignments That May Be Compelled. POWs, like other enemynationals, may not be compelled to take part in operations of war directed against their owncountry. 385 POWs may be compelled to do only such work as is included in the followingclasses:• POW camp administration, installation, and maintenance;• agriculture;• industries connected with the production or the extraction of raw materials, andmanufacturing industries, with the exception of metallurgical, machinery, and chemicalindustries;• public works and building operations having no military character or purpose;• transport and handling of stores not of a military character or purpose;• commercial businesses, including arts and crafts;• domestic services; and• public utilities having no military character or purpose. 386Should the above provisions be infringed, POWs shall be allowed to exercise their rightof complaint, in conformity with Article 78 of the GPW. 3879.19.3 Suitable Work Conditions. POWs must be granted suitable working conditions,especially as regards accommodation, food, clothing, and equipment. 388 For example, POWsmust be given additional rations or appropriate clothing, as necessary, for their work. 389POWs’ working conditions shall not be inferior to those enjoyed by nationals of theDetaining Power employed in similar work. 390 Account shall also be taken of climaticconditions. 391385 Refer to § 5.27 (Prohibition Against Compelling Enemy Nationals to Take Part in the Operations of War DirectedAgainst Their Own Country).386 GPW art. 50 (“Besides work connected with camp administration, installation or maintenance, prisoners of warmay be compelled to do only such work as is included in the following classes: (a) agriculture; (b) industriesconnected with the production or the extraction of raw materials, and manufacturing industries, with the exceptionof metallurgical, machinery and chemical industries; public works and building operations which have no militarycharacter or purpose; (c) transport and handling of stores which are not military in character or purpose; (d)commercial business, and arts and crafts; (e) domestic service; (f) public utility services having no military characteror purpose.”).387 GPW art. 50 (“Should the above provisions be infringed, prisoners of war shall be allowed to exercise their rightof complaint, in conformity with Article 78.”). Refer to § 9.23 (POW Requests, Complaints).388 GPW art. 51 (providing that “[p]risoners of war must be granted suitable working conditions, especially asregards accommodation, food, clothing and equipment;”).389 Refer to § 9.13.1.2 (Additional Food for Certain Groups); § 9.13.4.2 (Appropriate Clothing for Work).564