Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1991, published 78th ILC session (1991)

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

Further to its earlier comments, the Committee notes from the Government's report that the proposed amendment to the Second Schedule to the Zambia National Provident Fund Act will be considered by the appropriate machinery, although the objective of the proposed amendment is already applied in practice. In addition, the Government indicates its intention to establish a comprehensive social security scheme. The Committee hopes that the revision of the legislation that has been announced will provide for equality of treatment in social security, in conformity with Article 6, paragraph 1(b), of the Convention, and that any exclusion from the Zambia National Provident Fund will only apply to foreign workers engaged on short-term contracts and specific conditions of work who already benefit from more advantageous social security coverage in their countries of origin.

The Committee hopes that the Government will make every effort to take the necessary action in the near future. It requests the Government to report any progress accomplished in this respect.