Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1997, published 86th ILC session (1998)

Part V (Old-age benefit), Article 29, paragraph 2, of the Convention. In reply to the Committee's previous comments, the Government indicates that old-age employees' pension requires the beneficiary to fulfil the qualifying period of 25 years under the national pension scheme, but since all those within the age group of 20-59 residing in Japan are obliged to contribute to the national pension, everybody will have fulfilled the qualifying period of 25 years by the time they reach the age of receiving the benefit. The Committee asks the Government to indicate whether the protected person who has completed a qualifying period of 15 years of contribution or employment prior to the age of entitlement to a pension, but who cannot validate 25 years of residence in Japan, having resided abroad, is entitled to a reduced old-age employees' pension in accordance with the above-mentioned provision of the Convention.