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Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925 (No. 19) - Trinidad and Tobago (RATIFICATION: 1963)

Information on the ongoing reform process. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the review of the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Chapter 88:05) of 1960 as amended in 1997 is still on the legislative agenda and that a draft bill of 2015 supposed to replace the latter has been transmitted to stakeholders for comments. According to the report, the primary objective of the Employment Injury Benefits Bill (2015) is to provide prompt and adequate compensation for all employees who suffer injury or illness arising out of their employment. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the reform process and to provide a copy of the Bill or, if it has been approved already, of the new Act, including any implementing regulations that have been adopted concurrently. The Committee requests the Government to specify the manner in which the principle of equality of treatment is implemented in practice in case the beneficiary transfers his or her residence abroad following an employment injury.