Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Equality of Treatment (Social Security) Convention, 1962 (No. 118) - Central African Republic (Ratification: 1964)

In response to the Committee's previous comments concerning Article 4 (branch (g)) and Article 5 (branch (e)) of the Convention, the Government again indicates that draft texts are being drawn up with a view to making the necessary amendments to bring the national legislation into line with the provisions of the Convention. Given that the Government has referred to the drafts in question since 1993, the Committee is once again obliged to urge the Government to adopt these amendments in the very near future with, if necessary, the technical assistance of the ILO, so as to give full effect to the Convention in relation to the following points.

Article 4 (branch (g)) (employment injury benefit). Section 27 of Act No. 65-66 of 24 June 1965 on industrial accident compensation should be supplemented by an express provision that in the case of a victim of an occupational injury who was a national of a State which has accepted the obligations of the Convention concerning employment injury, his dependants (survivors), even if they were resident abroad at the time of the victim's death and continue to reside abroad, shall receive survivors' benefits, if it is proved that they were actually dependent at the time of his death.

Article 5 (branch (e)) (old-age benefit). The national legislation should be amended to provide for payment of old-age benefit in case of residence abroad, both to nationals of the Central African Republic and to nationals of any other member State that has accepted the obligations of the Convention concerning branch (e).

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 1999.]