Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925 (No. 17) - Central African Republic (RATIFICATION: 1964)

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The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report that it would like to avail itself of the ILO’s technical assistance in order to ratify the Employment Injury Benefits Convention, 1964 [Schedule I amended in 1980] (No. 121).

Article 7 of the Convention. Additional compensation in cases where injury results in incapacity requiring the constant help of another person. The Committee takes note of the information that the Code of Social Security and other related regulations are currently being revised and that compliance with Article 7 of the Convention will be considered in this context. The Committee requests that the Government provide further information on progress made regarding the reform of the Social Security Code and expects that, in cases where injury resulting from an employment accident requires the constant help of another person, additional compensation is provided to the beneficiary.

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The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that the next report will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous comments.

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Article 7 of the Convention. Additional compensation in cases where injury results in incapacity requiring the constant help of another person. As the Social Security Code of 2006 does not contain provisions to this effect, the Committee requests the Government to indicate whether regulations or other texts exist which guarantee, in accordance with this provision of the Convention, that in cases where injury resulting from an employment accident requires the constant help of another person, additional compensation is provided to the beneficiary.

Recommendations of the Standards Review Mechanism. The Committee notes that, according to the recommendations made by the Tripartite Working Group of the Standards Review Mechanism, as approved by the ILO Governing Body, member States which have ratified the Convention are encouraged to ratify the Employment Injury Benefits Convention, 1964 [Schedule I amended in 1980] (No. 121), and/or the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102), and accept the obligations in its Part VI, as the most up-to-date instruments in this subject area (GB.328/LILS/2/1).The Committee reminds the Government of the possibility of availing itself of ILO technical assistance in this respect.

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Article 7 of the Convention. Additional compensation in cases where injury results in incapacity requiring the constant help of another person. As the Social Security Code of 2006 does not contain provisions to this effect, the Committee requests the Government to indicate whether regulations or other texts exist which guarantee, in accordance with this provision of the Convention, that in cases where injury resulting from an employment accident requires the constant help of another person, additional compensation is provided to the beneficiary.

Recommendations of the Standards Review Mechanism. The Committee notes that, according to the recommendations made by the Tripartite Working Group of the Standards Review Mechanism, as approved by the ILO Governing Body, member States which have ratified the Convention are encouraged to ratify the Employment Injury Benefits Convention, 1964 [Schedule I amended in 1980] (No. 121), and/or the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102), and accept the obligations in its Part VI, as the most up-to-date instruments in this subject area (GB.328/LILS/2/1). The Committee reminds the Government of the possibility of availing itself of ILO technical assistance in this respect.

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The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

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The Committee notes the adoption of Act No. 06/035 of 28 December 2006 issuing the Social Security Code. The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of the new Social Security Code and its implementing regulations. The Government is also asked to provide detailed information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, including extracts from the reports on the inspection services and full statistical data, as envisaged in Part V of the report form (number and nature of the accidents reported, total costs related to benefits in cash and in kind, etc.).

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The Committee notes the adoption of Act No. 06/035 of 28 December 2006 issuing the Social Security Code. The Committee requests the Government to provide a copy of the new Social Security Code and its implementing regulations. The Government is also asked to provide detailed information on the manner in which the Convention is applied in practice, including extracts from the reports on the inspection services and full statistical data, as envisaged in Part V of the report form (number and nature of the accidents reported, total costs related to benefits in cash and in kind, etc.).

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The Committee notes with interest the statistics supplied by the Government in its last report. In view of the importance of supplying such information to an assessment of how the Convention is actually applied in practice, the Committee asks the Government to continue to provide full statistics in its future reports, in accordance with Part V of the report form.

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The Committee notes that the Government’s report has not been received. It recalls that the Government indicated in its report received in 1998 that no new provisions which could affect the application of the Convention had been adopted, and therefore referred to the report sent in 1997. Under these circumstances, the Committee must once again draw the Government’s attention to its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee has been pointing out for some years the need for the Government to supply statistics on the application of the Convention, in accordance with Part V of the report form approved by the Governing Body. In its report, the Government states that statistics concerning the application of the Convention are unavailable, due to the embryonic state of the statistics department of the Social Security Office. The Committee notes this information. The Committee is aware of the difficulties entailed in the collection of statistics; however, it would like to stress the importance of providing such information. A system for gathering statistics is an indispensable tool which provides the authorities with access to important information to assess the effectiveness of their social security scheme, and which helps to verify whether all the persons covered by legislation are actually covered in practice. The Committee therefore hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures to implement a statistical database, possibly with the technical assistance of the International Labour Office.

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The Government indicates in its report received in 1998 that no new provisions which could affect the application of the Convention had been adopted. It therefore refers to the report sent in 1997. Under these circumstances, the Committee must once again draw the Government's attention to its previous direct request which read as follows:

The Committee has been pointing out for some years the need for the Government to supply statistics on the application of the Convention, in accordance with Part V of the report form approved by the Governing Body. In its report, the Government states that statistics concerning the application of the Convention are unavailable, due to the embryonic state of the statistics department of the Social Security Office.

The Committee notes this information. The Committee is aware of the difficulties entailed in the collection of statistics; however, it would like to stress the importance of providing such information. A system for gathering statistics is an indispensable tool which provides the authorities with access to important information to assess the effectiveness of their social security scheme, and which helps to verify whether all the persons covered by legislation are actually covered in practice. The Committee therefore hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures to implement a statistical database, possibly with the technical assistance of the International Labour Office.

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 2000.]

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In reply to the Committee's comments, the Government once again states that there is no reliable statistical information on the application of the Convention in practice due to the embryonic state of the statistical department of the Central African Social Security Office. In view of the importance of a well-developed statistical system for the proper operation in practice of social security schemes, the Committee trusts that the Government will make every effort to establish such a system and that it will therefore be in a position to supply in future reports the information requested under point V of the report form adopted by the Governing Body of the ILO.

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The Committee has been pointing out for some years the need for the Government to supply statistics on the application of the Convention, in accordance with point V of the report form approved by the Governing Body. In its report, the Government states that statistics concerning the application of the Convention are unavailable, due to the embryonic state of the statistics department of the Social Security Office.

The Committee notes this information. The Committee is aware of the difficulties entailed in the collection of statistics; however, it would like to stress the importance of providing such information. A system for gathering statistics is an indispensable tool which provides the authorities with access to important information to assess the effectiveness of their social security scheme, and which helps to verify whether all the persons covered by legislation are actually covered in practice. The Committee therefore hopes that the Government will take the necessary measures to implement a statistical database, possibly with the technical assistance of the International Labour Office.

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The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

The Committee notes the Government's statement that it does not have any reliable statistical information on the application of the Convention in practice. It therefore hopes that the Government will be able to supply the requested information with its next report, in accordance with point V of the report form adopted by the Governing Body.

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The Committee notes the information supplied by the Government for the periods 1985-86 and 1988-89. In particular, it notes the Government's statement that it does not have any reliable statistical information on the application of the Convention in practice. It therefore hopes that the Government will be able to supply the requested information with its next report, in accordance with point V of the report form adopted by the Governing Body.