Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1987, published 74th ILC session (1987)

The Committee notes the information provided in the Government's reports as well as the information given to the Conference Committee in 1986. According to this information the Minister is to appoint a day for the commencement of Employment Injury and Disablement Benefits under the Social Security Scheme which already provides funeral grants and death benefits to surviving dependants. The Committee hopes that this will be done soon and that effect will be given to the following provisions of the Convention:

1. Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The legislation excludes from it scope manual workers whose earnings exceed a certain limit (Workmen's Compensation Ordinance No. 21 of 1955, as amended, section 2 (1) (a)), whereas the Convention provides not for the exclusion of manual workers but only for that of non-manual workers (Article 2, paragraph 2(d)).

2. Article 5. In the event of death or permanent incapacity, the legislation provides only for the payment of a lump sum (Workmen's Compensation Ordinance, section 8(a), (b) and (c), whereas Article 5 of the Convention provides that compensation payable to the injured workman or his dependants in case of permanent incapacity or death, shall be paid in the form of periodical payments; provided that it may be wholly or partially paid in a lump sum if the competent authority is satisfied that it will be properly utilised.

The Committee requests the Government to provide information on any progress made in this respect.