Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1996, published 85th ILC session (1997)

Equality of Treatment (Social Security) Convention, 1962 (No. 118) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (Ratification: 1977)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It must therefore repeat its previous observation which read as follows:

Article 6 of the Convention (Payment of family allowances in respect of children resident abroad). The Committee notes from the information supplied by the Government in its report as also from section 51 of Supreme Decree No. 22578 of 13 August 1990, that the Bolivian social security scheme no longer provides for the payment of family allowances as contemplated under Article 6 of Convention No. 118 and Article 42 of Convention 102 of which it accepted Part VII (Family benefit) when it ratified the Convention. The Committee therefore expresses the hope that the Government will be able to re-examine the situation with a view to re-establishing a scheme of family benefits which complies with Part VII of Convention No. 102 and that on that occasion full account will be taken of Article 6 of Convention No. 118, which specifies that each Member which like Bolivia has accepted the obligations of the Convention in respect of family benefit shall guarantee the grant of family allowances both to its own nationals and to the nationals of any other Member which has accepted the obligations of the Convention for that branch, in respect of children who reside on the territory of any such Member, under conditions and within limits to be agreed upon by the Members concerned.

The Committee draws the Government's attention to the availability of technical assistance of the Office.