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After a working period of six weeks, internees shall be free to give up work at anymoment, subject to eight days’ notice. 27410.17.2 Compulsory Work for the Benefit of the Internee Community. The first twoparagraphs of Article 95 of the GC constitute no obstacle to the right of the Detaining Power toemploy interned doctors, dentists, and other medical personnel in their professional capacity onbehalf of their fellow internees, or to employ internees for administrative and maintenance workin places of internment and to detail such persons for work in the kitchens or for other domestictasks, or to require such persons to undertake duties connected with the protection of interneesagainst aerial bombardment or other war risks. 275 Thus, although internees generally may not becompelled to work, there is an exception for tasks that benefit the internee community as awhole. 276No internee may, however, be required to perform tasks for which he or she is, in theopinion of a medical officer, physically unsuited. 277In addition, members of the Internee Committee may not be compelled to do other work,if the accomplishment of their duties is thereby rendered more difficult. 27810.17.2.1 Wages and Working Conditions for Internees Permanently Detailed forWork on Behalf of the Internee Community. Internees permanently detailed for categories ofwork mentioned in the third paragraph of Article 95 of the GC shall be paid fair wages by theDetaining Power. 279 The working conditions and the scale of compensation for occupationalaccidents and diseases to internees thus detailed shall not be inferior to those applicable to workof the same nature in the same district. 280274 GC art. 95 (“After a working period of six weeks, internees shall be free to give up work at any moment, subjectto eight days' notice.”).275 GC art. 95 (“These provisions constitute no obstacle to the right of the Detaining Power to employ interneddoctors, dentists and other medical personnel in their professional capacity on behalf of their fellow internees, or toemploy internees for administrative and maintenance work in places of internment and to detail such persons forwork in the kitchens or for other domestic tasks, or to require such persons to undertake duties connected with theprotection of internees against aerial bombardment or other war risks.”).276 GC COMMENTARY 416 (“The commentary on Article 91 showed that internees must for preference be treated bymedical personnel of their own nationality, and Article 88 refers to detained persons taking part in the protection oftheir quarters. The fact is that nobody could work more zealously on this task than the internees themselves. Suchtasks represent work of human fellowship which they are bound to carry out on behalf of their companions. If theysought to avoid it they would be failing in an elementary duty and it would be right to force them to do it. A similarline of argument led to the inclusion of administrative work and domestic tasks (work in the kitchen, cleaning andcamp maintenance) among the duties which internees may be forced to carry out.”).277 GC art. 95 (“No internee may, however, be required to perform tasks for which he is, in the opinion of a medicalofficer, physically unsuited.”).278 Refer to § 10.22.3.1 (Limitations on Other Work Assignments).279 GC art. 95 (“Internees permanently detailed for categories of work mentioned in the third paragraph of thisArticle, shall be paid fair wages by the Detaining Power.”).280 GC art. 95 (“The working conditions and the scale of compensation for occupational accidents and diseases tointernees thus detailed, shall not be inferior to those applicable to work of the same nature in the same district.”).684