Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1999, published 88th ILC session (2000)

Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925 (No. 17) - Portugal (Ratification: 1929)

The Committee notes the information submitted by the Government in its last report as well as that supplied by a Government representative to the Conference Committee in June 1995 and the subsequent discussion. It also notes the comments of the Confederation of Portuguese Industry.

The Government indicates in its report, that the legal regime for the compensation of occupational accidents is now governed by Act 100/97 of 30 September 1997 and its implementing Decree No. 143/99 of 30 April 1999. Compensation for occupational accidents continues to be covered by insurance companies since, under section 37 of the Act, employers are obliged to transfer responsibility for this compensation to the entities legally authorized to undertake such insurance. The Committee takes note of this information. It requests the Government to supply in its next report detailed information on the impact of the new legislation on the application of each Article of the Convention. Please also supply information on methods of calculation of compensation, a point which has given rise to previous comments by the Committee.