Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2007, published 97th ILC session (2008)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It must therefore repeat its previous observation which read as follows:

For several years, the Committee has been emphasizing the need to amend the Second Schedule to the Zambia National Provident Act in order to ensure to all foreign workers lawfully within the territory, and not only to those residing permanently, treatment that is no less favourable than that which is applied to its nationals in respect of social security, in accordance with Article 6, paragraph 1(b), of the Convention. The Committee notes the information that Act No. 40 of 1996 respecting the national pension scheme has transformed the National Provident Fund into a national pension scheme, which became operational on 1 February 2000. The Committee regrets that the Government has not indicated in its report whether or not this new Act has taken its comments into account and that it has not provided a copy of the above Act. The Committee also notes that the ILO technical assistance project in the field of social security has come to an end. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide a copy of Act No. 40 of 1996.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the very near future.

The Committee is addressing a request directly to the Government on other matters.