Section 31 - Repatriation.

(1) Any recruited worker who-

(a) becomes incapacitated by sickness or accident during the journey to the place of employment; or

(b) is found on medical examination to be unfit for employment; or

(c) for a reason for which he is not responsible, is not engaged after being recruited; or

(d) is found by an authorised labour officer to have been recruited by misrepresentation or mistake, shall be repatriated at the expense of the recruiter or employer.

(2) Where the family of a recruited worker accompanies him under section 34 or 44 of this Act, sections 27(6) and 28 of this Act ( and any requirements or directions thereunder) shall apply to the family as nearly as may be; and, if the worker-

(a) is repatriated under subsection (1) of this section; or

(b) dies during the journey to the place of employment, the family shall be repatriated at the expense of the recruiter or employer.