Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2020, published 109th ILC session (2021)

Uganda

Workmen's Compensation (Agriculture) Convention, 1921 (No. 12) (Ratification: 1963)
Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925 (No. 19) (Ratification: 1963)

In order to provide a comprehensive view of the issues relating to the application of ratified Conventions on workers’ compensation, the Committee considers it appropriate to examine Conventions Nos 12 (agriculture) and 19 (equality of treatment) together.

Application of the Conventions Nos 12 and 19 in practice. In reply to the Committee’s previous request for comprehensive information on the manner in which the Workers’ Compensation Act, 2000 (WCA 2000), was implemented, the Government indicates in its report that the WCA 2000 covers all workers suffering occupational injuries and diseases, including workers in agriculture. The Committee requests the Government to provide statistical data on the number of workers covered by the WCA, 2000, including the approximate number of agricultural workers, as well as the number of foreign workers in Uganda, together with their nationality and occupational distribution. The Committee further requests the Government to provide statistical data on the number and nature of occupational accidents reported and compensated, involving, in particular, agricultural and foreign workers. Lastly, the Committee requests the Government to indicate the amount of workers’ compensation paid (1) to Ugandan nationals, in the case of residency outside of Uganda, and (2) to foreign nationals from countries that have ratified the Convention, or to their dependants, who reside abroad.