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Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention, 1925 (No. 18) - Zambia (RATIFICATION: 1965)

Article 2 of the Convention. List of occupational diseases. The Government indicates that the current list of occupational diseases is established by the First Schedule to the Workers Compensation Act (Act No. 10 of 1999), the adoption of which had the effect of superseding the previously applicable list of occupational diseases established by the Workmen’s Compensation Regulations of 1969. The Government also indicates that the current list is not exhaustive as the workmen’s compensation scheme established by the above Act uses an open list system. Taking note of this information, the Committee observes that in its current state, Schedule 1 to Act No. 10 of 1999 lists as occupational diseases pneumoconiosis and tuberculosis. The Committee asks the Government to indicate whether workers falling victim of poisoning by lead (alloys, compounds or their sequelae), mercury (amalgams, compounds or their sequelae) or anthrax infection are exempted from having to prove the occupational origin of their disease each time they are employed in the industries or processes listed in the schedule appended to the Convention.