Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2013, published 103rd ILC session (2014)

Workmen's Compensation (Accidents) Convention, 1925 (No. 17) - Uganda (Ratification: 1963)

Article 5 of the Convention. Periodical payments. The Committee notes with interest the Government’s indication that the issues raised in its comments for a number of years have been discussed with the social partners and that a consensus was reached on the need to review sections 5 and 6 of the Workers Compensation Act of 2000, which limit the amount of compensation to a lump sum of 60 months’ earnings at most. The issue has been consequently placed on the agenda of the Labour Advisory Board (LAB) for further consideration. The Government also refers to the Workers Compensation Regulations (2012) and the circular letter to the district labour officers for purposes of compliance with the principle of providing compensation in the form of periodical payments. The Committee hopes that, following these developments, the Government will be able to amend the Workers Compensation Act to secure the right to benefit in the form of periodical payments to victims of occupational injuries or their dependants in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention.