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Article 21 of the Convention (review of the rates of long-term cash benefits). In its previous comments, the Committee recalled the need for the Government to provide the statistics requested in the report form in relation to the review of long-term benefits so that it could assess whether the rates of cash benefits are reviewed following changes in the general level of earnings where these result from substantial changes in the cost of living. In view of the fact that the Government has once again failed to provide the requested information, the Committee is bound to hope that the Government will make every effort to include in its next report the requested statistics, as well as information on increases in the rate of benefits provided in the event of permanent incapacity or death. The Committee further requests the Government to provide information on the observations made by the Inter-Union Assembly of Workers–National Convention of Workers (PIT-CNT).

[The Government is asked to reply in detail to the present comments in 2009.]