Observación (CEACR) - Adopción: 2024, Publicación: 113ª reunión CIT (2025)

Guinea

Convenio sobre la igualdad de trato (seguridad social), 1962 (núm. 118) (Ratificación : 1967)
Convenio sobre las prestaciones en caso de accidentes del trabajo y enfermedades profesionales, 1964 [Cuadro I modificado en 1980] (núm. 121) (Ratificación : 1967)

In order to provide a comprehensive view of the issues relating to the application of ratified Conventions on social security, the Committee considers it appropriate to examine Conventions Nos 118 (equality of treatment, social security) and 121 (employment injury benefit) together.

Article 5 of Convention No. 118. Payment of benefits abroad. The Committee notes the Government’s indication in its report that old-age and survivors’ benefits, death grants and employment injury pensions are only paid if the insured person is a resident in the country. The Government adds that section 215 of the draft Social Security Code provides for the adoption of reciprocity agreements with other countries, particularly for the transfer of the rights of migrant workers. The Committee also observes that, according to the Government’s indications, Guinea adhered in June 2023 to the treaties of the Inter-African Conference on Social Welfare (CIPRES), which are intended to maintain acquired social security rights in the event of residence on the territory of another Contracting Party.

The Committee recalls that, under the terms of Article 5 of the Convention, each Member shall guarantee both to its own nationals and to the nationals of any other Member which has accepted the obligations of the Convention in respect of the branch in question, when they are resident abroad, the provision of invalidity benefits, old-age benefits, survivors’ benefits and death grants, and employment injury pensions, even in the absence of bilateral or multilateral social security agreements. The Committee therefore requests the Government to take the necessary measures, particularly in the context of the revision of the Social Security Code, to ensure the provision of the above benefits abroad to nationals of Guinea and to nationals of Member States that have ratified and accepted the same branch of the Convention, including in the absence of bilateral or multilateral agreements.

Articles 6 and 10 of Convention No. 118. Payment of benefits to families. The Committee notes the absence of specific information in the Government’s report concerning the Committee’s previous request to ensure the provision of family allowances to insured persons whose children are resident abroad, as provided for in Articles 6 and 10 of the Convention. The Committee once again urges the Government to take the necessary measures to ensure the provision of family allowances to insured persons, whether they are nationals of Guinea or nationals of States which have accepted the obligations of the Convention for branch (i) (family benefit) of Article 2(1), whose children are resident on the territory of one of these States, as well as to refugees and stateless persons, without any condition of reciprocity.

Article 22(2) of Convention No. 121. Provision of employment injury benefit to dependants. The Committee observes, according to the Government’s indication, that the new Social Security Code provides for the adoption of a decree setting out the cases and the limits within which, in the event of the suspension of employment injury benefit, part of the benefit shall be provided to the dependants of the beneficiary. The Government indicates that the decree will be provided to the Office once it has been adopted. The Committee hopes that the decree will be adopted in the near future within the context of the revision of the Social Security Code and requests the Government to provide information on any progress achieved in this regard.

The Committee reminds the Government that it may avail itself of the technical assistance of the Office in this regard within the context of the revision of the Social Security Code.

The Committee is raising other matters in a request addressed directly to the Government.