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POWs must be allowed, in the middle of the day’s work, a rest of not less than onehour. 398 This rest will be the same as that to which workers of the Detaining Power are entitled,if the latter is of longer duration. 399 POWs shall be allowed, in addition, a rest of 24 consecutivehours every week, preferably on Sunday or the day of rest in their country of origin. 400Furthermore, every POW who has worked for one year shall be granted a rest of eightconsecutive days, during which his or her working pay shall be paid to him or her. 401If methods of labor, such as piece work, are employed, the length of the working periodshall not be rendered excessive thereby. 402 Piece work refers to the practice of assigning andcompensating for tasks as opposed to compensating based on the amount of time worked. 403Thus, the limits on the number of hours of daily work cannot be circumvented by assigning workon the basis of tasks completed as opposed to requiring POWs to work a certain number ofhours. 4049.19.4 Working Pay. The working pay due to POWs shall be fixed in accordance withthe provisions of Article 62 of the GPW. 405POWs shall be paid a fair working rate of pay by the detaining authorities directly. 406The rate shall be fixed by these authorities, but shall at no time be less than one-fourth of oneSwiss franc for a full working day. 407 The Detaining Power shall inform POWs, as well as the398 GPW art. 53 (“Prisoners of war must be allowed, in the middle of the day’s work, a rest of not less than onehour.”).399 GPW art. 53 (“This rest will be the same as that to which workers of the Detaining Power are entitled, if the latteris of longer duration.”).400 GPW art. 53 (“They shall be allowed in addition a rest of twenty-four consecutive hours every week, preferablyon Sunday or the day of rest in their country of origin.”).401 GPW art. 53 (“Furthermore, every prisoner who has worked for one year shall be granted a rest of eightconsecutive days, during which his working pay shall be paid him.”).402 GPW art. 53 (“If methods of labour such as piece work are employed, the length of the working period shall notbe rendered excessive thereby.”).403 DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY PAMPHLET 20-213, History of Prisoner Of War Utilization By The United StatesArmy, 1776-1945, 120 (Jun. 24, 1955) (“On 26 April 1944, the Secretary of War approved an incentive pay plan forpiecework which compensated the PW’s according to the number of units completed, up to a maximum of $1.20 perday. The objectives of this plan were to reward hard workers; to penalize laggards; and to encourage a greaterdegree of teamwork among PW laborers.”).404 LEVIE, POWS 248 (“With respect to hours of daily work, it must be noted, too, that the limitations contained inthe Article cannot be circumvented by the adoption of piecework, or some other task system, in lieu of a statednumber of working hours, the third paragraph of Article 53 of the Convention specifically prohibiting the renderingof the length of the working day excessive by the use of this method.”).405 GPW art. 54 (“The working pay due to prisoners of war shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions ofArticle 62 of the present Convention.”).406 GPW art. 62 (“Prisoners of war shall be paid a fair working rate of pay by the detaining authorities direct.”).407 GPW art. 62 (“The rate shall be fixed by the said authorities, but shall at no time be less than one-fourth of oneSwiss franc for a full working day.”).566