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Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97) - Zambia (RATIFICATION: 1964)

Article 6, paragraph 1(b), of the Convention. In reply to the Committee's comments, the Government states that the workers excluded from the Zambia National Provident Fund, under paragraph 10 of the Second Schedule to the Zambia National Provident Fund Act, are engaged on short-term contracts of employment and on specific conditions and are already covered by more advantageous social security in their countries of origin. While noting these explanations, the Committee observes that paragraph 10 of the Second Schedule refers to "any person who is employed in Zambia under an employment permit ... under the provisions of the Immigration and Deportation Act", and that under this Act, and as stated in the Government's reports, no foreign national other than established residents is allowed to work without an employment permit, so that the exclusion in paragraph 10 of the Second Schedule covers all foreign workers other than established residents. The Committee hopes that the Government will take the necessary steps to amend paragraph 10 of the Second Schedule to the Zambia National Provident Fund Act so as to expressly provide that the exclusion from the Zambia National Provident Fund applies only to foreign workers engaged on short-term contracts amd specific conditions of work who already benefit from more advantageous social security coverage in their countries of origin.

The Committee requests the Government to indicate in its next report any progress made in this direction.