Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2006, publiée 96ème session CIT (2007)

Article 1, paragraph 2, of the Convention. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes the information supplied by the Government that the Committee set up to revise the Social Insurance Code (Acts Nos. 25 and 26 of 1991) has now completed its task, with the collaboration of the ILO. The Government indicates, however, that, for administrative reasons, the draft amendment was subsequently stopped by the General Corporation for Social Security. The Ministry of Labour will therefore coordinate with the latter in order to complete the necessary procedures and, eventually, submit the draft amendment to the competent authorities for its promulgation. In these circumstances, the Committee expresses the firm hope that the Government will, in the very near future, take all necessary measures to guarantee the application of the principle of equal treatment between national and foreign workers in respect of accident compensation by amending section 95 of Act No. 26 of 1991. It would be grateful if the Government would keep it informed of any progress made regarding the adoption of the above draft amendment. The Committee trusts that thereafter the payment of pensions due in the event of occupational accidents to foreign persons who are nationals of a State which has ratified the Convention or their dependants will be guaranteed under the same conditions as to its own nationals, irrespective of the conclusion of any reciprocity agreement.

The Committee also reiterates its requests to the Government to specify, in its next report, the conditions under which pensions may currently be paid to persons injured in an occupational accident or their dependants in the event of residence abroad, in accordance with paragraph 1 of section 95 of Act No. 26 above. Please state whether regulations have been adopted under this provision and, if so, provide a copy of them.

[The Government is asked to reply in detail to the present comments in 2008.]