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Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102) - Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (RATIFICATION: 1982)

1. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its reports relating to Conventions Nos. 102, 118, 121, 128 and 130. It notes the adoption of the new Organic Act on the Social Security System, as well as that of the Acts regulating the pensions and health subsystems, which entered into force on 30 December 2002 and 31 December 2001, respectively. The Committee notes that, as stated in its first section, the objective of the new Organic Act is to establish the social security system, establish and regulate its mandate, organization, functioning and financing, the management of its benefit systems and the manner in which entitlement to social security benefits is given effect with regard to persons subject to its scope of application, as a non-profit public service. The Committee requests the Government to provide detailed information on the extent to which its new legislation gives effect to each of the provisions of the Convention, transmitting in this regard the information requested in the report form approved by the Governing Body, including statistics with regard to Parts II and VIII of the Convention. The Committee also requests the Government to transmit the regulations concerning the application of the new legislation.

2. The Committee hopes that the next report will also contain information on the measures adopted to give effect to the following provisions with regard to which it has been making comments for several years: Articles 9 and 48 (scope of application of insurance with regard to medical assistance and maternity benefits); Article 10, paragraph 1(a) (specification in the legislation of the types of medical assistance which must be guaranteed for those persons covered); Article 50 (in relation with Article 65) and Article 52 (duration of maternity benefits).