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

In its comments made for a number of years, the Committee stressed the need to amend the Second Schedule to the Zambia National Provident Act in order to ensure equality of treatment in social security, in conformity with Article 6, paragraph 1(b), of the Convention, and to restrict any exclusion from the Zambia National Provident Fund to foreign workers engaged on short-term contracts and under specific conditions of works who already benefit from more advantageous social security coverage in their countries of origin. The Committee notes the Government's intention, expressed in its last report, to adopt a new social security legislation, including new schemes in which account will be taken of the Committee's comments. It also notes that the Government hopes to be able to report on the progress achieved in its next report.

The Committee requests the Government to provide any information on the measures taken to bring the legislation into conformity with the Convention on this point.