Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1996, publiée 85ème session CIT (1997)

The Committee notes the comments communicated by the National Confederation of Pensioners of Bolivia (Confederación Nacional de Jubilados y Rentistas de Bolivia), as well as those communicated by the Bolivian Central of Workers (Central Obrera Boliviana) with respect to a new draft Law on pensions. According to these organizations, the draft law would ignore the provisions contained in certain social security conventions, in particular Convention No. 128. These comments were sent to the Government on 28 September 1995 and 2 September 1996, respectively. As the Government's report has not been received, the Committee can only trust that in the elaboration of any new piece of legislation, including a new Pension Law, the requirements of the Convention will be fully taken into consideration. It hopes that the Government's next report will contain a reply to the comments of the aforementioned organizations, as well as the text of the Bill or the Law on pensions, if adopted.

[The Government is asked to send a detailed report in 1997.]