Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1998, published 87th ILC session (1999)

Employment Injury Benefits Convention, 1964 [Schedule I amended in 1980] (No. 121) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (Ratification: 1977)

In response to the Committee's previous comments, the Government states that, in particular, if at the end of the treatment, the worker continues to suffer from a reduction in his/her working capacity, the benefits to be disbursed shall, in future, be governed by the Act respecting pensions and the new schedule fixing levels of incapacity. In this respect, the Committee notes the adoption of Act No. 1732 of 1996 and its Regulation established under Supreme Decree No. 24469 of 1997. In light of the fundamental changes introduced into the pension scheme by this new legislation, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide a report containing detailed information in respect of the effect of the new legislation on each of the Articles of the Convention, including statistical data on the scope of application and the level of benefits, as required by the report form approved by the Governing Body.

The Committee also requests the Government to communicate detailed information in respect of the legal provisions or regulations which ensure the application of the provisions of the Convention which do not fall within the scope of the new Act respecting pensions and in particular those relative to medical care (Article 12 of the Convention) and the temporary capacity for work (Article 13).

[The Government is asked to report in detail in 1999.]