Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2000, published 89th ILC session (2001)

Invalidity, Old-Age and Survivors' Benefits Convention, 1967 (No. 128) - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (Ratification: 1983)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its report on Conventions Nos. 102, 121, 128 and 130. However, it understands that the reforms of the health and pensions system which had been envisaged have not been implemented, as the new Government has decided to undertake an overall re-examination of the matter. The Committee therefore hopes that the Government’s next report will contain full information on all measures which have been taken or are envisaged following such examination, and that due account will be taken on that occasion of the obligations deriving from the ratification of the Convention, and particularly the following provisions on which the Committee has been commenting for many years: Articles 10, 17 and 23 (in conjunction with Article 26) (amount of invalidity, old-age and survivors’ benefit); Article 21, paragraph 1 (in conjunction with Article 1(h)(i)) (increase in the age up to which children shall be entitled to a survivors’ pension); Article 29 (review of benefits); Article 32, paragraphs 1(d) and (e) and 2 (suspension of benefit); Article 38 (employees in the agricultural sector).