Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2011, published 101st ILC session (2012)

Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention (Revised), 1934 (No. 42) - Algeria (Ratification: 1962)

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The Committee notes with regret that the Government’s report does not provide any reply concerning the points to which it has been drawing its attention for many years:

(i) the need for the wording of the various pathological manifestations enumerated in the left-hand column of the schedules of occupational diseases entitled “designation of diseases” to be of an indicative nature, in the same way as the wording for the corresponding types of work in the right-hand column of the schedules;
(ii) the wording of the items pertaining to poisoning by arsenic (Schedules Nos 20 and 21), manifestations caused by the halogen derivatives of hydrocarbons of the aliphatic series (Schedules Nos 3, 11, 12, 26 and 27), and poisoning by phosphorus and certain of its compounds (Schedules Nos 5 and 34) must, pursuant to the Schedule annexed to the Convention, cover in general terms all the manifestations that may be caused by the above substances (such a wording would also make it possible to cover diseases which may be caused by the use of new products);
(iii) the activities in which there is a risk of exposure to anthrax infection should also include the loading, unloading or transport of merchandise in general so as to cover workers (such as dockworkers) who have transported merchandise that has been contaminated by anthrax spores.

The Committee requests the Government to indicate the reasons which have prevented it from bringing the national legislation into conformity with the Convention for over 30 years and once again urges it to take the necessary measures without further ado to bring the schedules of occupational diseases into conformity with the obligations deriving from the Convention.