Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2011, publiée 101ème session CIT (2012)

Convention (n° 19) sur l'égalité de traitement (accidents du travail), 1925 - Nicaragua (Ratification: 1934)

Article 1 of the Convention. Equality of treatment. Application in practice. The Government indicates that in order to establish entitlement to incapacity pension, the insured persons are requested to present their citizen identity cards (cédula de identidad ciudadana del asegurado y de la esposa o compañera de vida). In accordance with section 1 of the Citizens Identification Act, No. 152 of 1993, the citizen identity cards serve to identify the citizens of Nicaragua for electoral or other purposes. In view of the fact that the Social Security Act and related laws and regulations do not differentiate between national and foreign workers employed in the country, the Government is requested to explain how the above requirement is applied in practice in the case of foreign workers and their dependents. Please also supply a copy of the legal provisions establishing the list of documents to be presented in order to qualify for incapacity pension. The Committee further requests that the Government indicate in detail how the principle of equal treatment is effectively applied in practice to the nationals of all countries that have ratified Convention No. 19.