Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1990, published 77th ILC session (1990)

Invalidity, Old-Age and Survivors' Benefits Convention, 1967 (No. 128) - Libya (Ratification: 1975)

1. In reply to the Committee's previous comments, the Government states that it will supply next year the requested information. The Committee notes this statement. It trusts that the Government's next report will contain a detailed reply to the points that it has been raising for many years and that it sets out again in a request that it is addressing directly to the Government.

2. Part V, Article 29 of the Convention (Review of cash benefits currently payable). For many years, the Committee has been requesting the Government to supply information on how effect is given to this provision of the Convention which lays down that the rates of cash benefits currently payable pursuant to Article 10 (invalidity benefit), Article 17 (old-age benefit) an d Article 23 (survivors' benefit) shall be reviewed following substantial changes in the general level of earnings or substantial changes in the cost of living. In this connection, the Committee also refers to the general observation that it made in 1989 concerning Conventions Nos. 102 and 128 (copies of which are attached), in which it considers that, given the effects of inflation on the general level of earnings and increases in the cost of living, revision of the amount of long-term benefits should receive governments' particular attention, in particular, as concerns the general economic climate of today. The Committee therefore requests the Government to take all possible steps to ensure the application of Article 29 and to supply the statistical data requested under this Article of the Convention in the report form adopted by the Governing Body. [The Government is asked to report in detail for the period ending 30 June 1990.]