Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2018, published 108th ILC session (2019)

Social Policy (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947 (No. 82) - Bermuda

The Committee notes the Government’s report, particularly the comprehensive information provided in the 2016 Population and Housing Census: Report and the 2017 National Economic Report of Bermuda. In this regard, it notes the detailed statistics, disaggregated by age and sex, on the economy and demographic trends, which indicate an ageing population, as well as on migration trends, access to health insurance, education levels, and the economically active population. The Committee further notes the Government’s indication that the situation has remained stable in relation to national standards of living and economic performance since its previous report. The Committee requests the Government to keep the Office informed of the impact of measures taken to give effect to the provisions of the Convention, to enable the Committee to assess the progress made over time in realizing the objectives of the Convention. In particular, it invites the Government to continue to provide detailed information, including disaggregated statistical data on the economic and social development of Bermuda, illustrating that the improvement of standards of living has been regarded as the principal objective in the planning of economic development, in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention.