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The Committee notes the general information supplied by the Government concerning developments related to the application of the Convention.

Article 7 of the Convention. Continuation of right to sickness insurance after termination of engagement. Having noted that section 37 of Supreme Decree
No. 009-97-SA provides for the continuation of the right to sickness insurance after termination of the last engagement, the Committee had previously asked the Government to provide information, including statistics, on the practical application of this provision. In its latest report, the Government states that it has requested statistics from the relevant entities and that it will forward them as soon as received. The Committee expects the Government to supply, in its next report, the requested statistical data on the average interval between successive engagements, as well as on the average period of time during which seafarers benefit in practice from continuation of sickness insurance after the termination of their engagement.

The Committee also notes that, according to section 8 of Supreme Decree No. 020-2006-TR, fishers whose employment relationship has ended, have the right to medical benefits, if and when they have paid two monthly contributions, whether consecutive or non-consecutive, during the six months prior to the contingency. Please clarify how section 8 of Supreme Decree No. 020-2006-TR and section 37 of Supreme Decree No. 009-97-SA, which also provides for the right of fishers to medical benefits in case of unemployment or suspension of the employment relationship, relate to each other.