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Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention, 1925 (No. 18) - Angola (RATIFICATION: 1976)

The Committee notes that the Government’s report does not reply to its previous comments and to the observations made in 2007 by the National Union of Angolan Workers (UNTA). It once again asks the Government to supply details on the manner in which the procedure for recognition of occupational diseases operates, from the time of the medical diagnosis. Please also clarify whether a person who is affected by one of the pathologies listed in Appendix 1 to Decree No. 53/05 is presumed to have a disease of occupational origin. Finally, the Government is requested to indicate the manner in which the burden of proof applies to the recognition of occupational diseases.