Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2006, published 96th ILC session (2007)

Workmen's Compensation (Occupational Diseases) Convention (Revised), 1934 (No. 42) - Suriname (Ratification: 1976)

For many years, the Committee has been drawing the attention of the Government to the need to revise the national list of occupational diseases, so as to comply with the requirements of the Convention. In its last report, the Government indicates that the Ministry of Labour has started the process of the total revision of the Industrial Accidents Act in order to bring the national legislation into conformity with international labour standards.

The Committee takes due note of this information. It recalls that, since the Convention entered into force for Suriname, the Committee has repeatedly emphasized the need to revise section 25 of the Workmen’s Injuries Decree No. 145 of 1947 (as amended), so as to include among the activities likely to cause anthrax infection the “loading and unloading or transport of merchandise” in general, as provided by the Convention. It therefore hopes that the Government will take the opportunity of the ongoing reform of the national legislation to also amend the above Decree and thus give full effect to the provisions of the Convention.