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The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

Article 5 of the Convention. In its previous comments, the Committee asked the Government to provide details of measures taken to ensure that the repatriation expenses (which should include the transportation charges, the accommodation and the food of the seaman during the journey, as well as the maintenance of the seaman up to the time fixed for his departure) are paid to all seafarers irrespective of whether they are awaiting repatriation in locations outside Iraq or in Iraq, or whether they are employed in the public or private sector. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that this matter is still under examination by the competent authorities. The Committee requests the Government to report on any progress made in this respect.