Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925 (No. 19) - Dominican Republic (Ratification: 1956)

Follow-up to the recommendations of the tripartite committee (representation made under article 24 of the ILO Constitution)

With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes with interest the measures taken by the Government with a view to ensuring equality of treatment between foreign and national workers with respect to social security and reaching an agreement on fair and sustainable solutions for migrant workers. It notes, in particular, the joint tripartite statement by the Government, the Employers’ Confederation of the Dominican Republic (COPARDOM), the National Confederation of Trade Union Unity (CNUS), the Autonomous Confederation of Workers’ Unions (CASC) and the National Confederation of Dominican Workers (CNTD) stating that the Dominican Republic has given serious consideration to the recommendations made by the tripartite committee with a view to extending the coverage of the social security system to foreign workers, generally, and amending sections 3 and 5 of Act No. 87-01 in order to remove the residency condition imposed on foreign workers for coverage against employment injuries, in particular. The Committee further notes that the Social Security Treasury as well as the General Director of Migration have adopted two communications in February 2015 requesting the National Social Security Council (CNSS) to accept the validity of the documents issued to resident or non-resident foreign workers for the purpose of their affiliation to the Dominican social security system and that, in March 2015, a special committee was established within the CNSS to discuss the issue of mobile and casual workers. Finally, the Committee notes the recent ratification of two up-to-date social security standards also grounded on the principle of equality of treatment between foreign and national workers – the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102) (the registration of which is still pending the receipt of the declaration concerning the accepted Parts of the Convention) and the Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183). The Committee asks the Government to provide updated information on the developments which have taken place on the above issues indicating in detail the results achieved in giving effect to each of the recommendations made by the tripartite committee and adopted by the Governing Body of the ILO.

[The Government is asked to reply in detail to the present comments in 2016.]