Observation (CEACR) - adoptée 1991, publiée 78ème session CIT (1991)

Article 5 of the Convention. Referring to its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government's statement in its report that the Government and the tripartite Labour Legislation Review Committee are working with an ILO expert to finalise the draft workers' compensation legislation. It hopes that this legislation will be adopted in the very near future so as to give full effect to the provisions of the Convention, and in particular to its Article 5, under which compensation payable in case of death or permanent incapacity shall be paid in the form of periodical payment throughout the contingency, provided that it may be paid in a lump sum, if the competent authority is satisfied that it will be properly utilised.

The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate any progress made in this respect.