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Article 6 1. Each member for which, this Annex is in force which maintains a system of supervision of contracts of employment between an employer, or a person acting on his behalf, and a migrant for employment undertakes to require—(a) That a copy of the contract of employment shall be delivered to the migrant before departure or, if the Governments concerned so agree, in a reception centre on arrival in the territory of immigration ; (b) That the contract shall contain provisions indicating the conditions of work and particularly the remuneration offered to the migrant; (c) That the migrant shall receive in writing before departure, by a document which relates either to him individually or to a group of migrants of which he is a member, information concerning the general conditions of life and work applicable to him in the territory of immigration. 2. Where a copy of the contract is to be delivered to the migrant on arrival in the territory of immigration, he shall be informed in writing before departure, by a document which relates either to him individually or to a group of migrants of which he is a member, of the occupational category for which he is engaged and the other conditions of work, in particular the minimum wage which is guaranteed to him. 3. The competent authority shall ensure that the provisions of the preceding paragraphs are enforced and that appropriate penalties are applied in respect of violations thereof. Article 7 1. The measure taken under Article 4 of this Convention shall, as appropriate, include — (a) The simplification of administrative formalities ; (b) The provision of interpretation services ; (c) Any necessary assistance, during an initial period in the settlement of the migrants and members of their families authorized to accompany or join them ; (d) The safeguarding of the welfare, during the journey and in particular on board ship, of migrants and members of their families authorized to accompany or join them ; and (e) Permission for the liquidation and transfer of the property of migrants for employment admitted on a permanent basis. Article 8 Appropriate measures shall be taken by the competent authority to assist migrants for employment, during an initial period, in regard to matters concerning their conditions of employment; where appropriate, such measures may be taken in co-operation with approved voluntary organizations. Article 9 If a migrant for employment introduced into the territory of a member in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 of this Annex fails, for a reason for which he is not responsible, to secure the employment for which he has been recruited or other suitable employment, the cost of his return and that of the members of his family who have been authorized to accompany or join him, including administrative fees, transport and maintenance charges to the final destination, and charges for the transport of household belongings, shall not fall upon the migrant.

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