Observation (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102) - Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (Ratification: 1977)

In its previous comments the Committee drew the Government's attention to the fact that under section 51 of Presidential Decree No. 22-578 of 13 August 1990, the Bolivian social security system no longer provides for the payment of family benefit within the meaning of Article 42, Part VII (Family benefit) of the Convention. In its reply the Government indicates that the family allowance scheme set out in section 51 of Presidential Decree No. 22-578 will remain in force until the legal standard is amended as part of the reform which it plans to carry out. The Committee notes the Government's statement. It is none the less bound to reiterate the hope that in the context of the planned social security reform the Government will take the necessary measures to establish once again a family benefit scheme which is in keeping with the provisions of Part VII of this Convention. In this connection, the Committee again recalls that the draft Social Security Code, to which the Government has referred in its previous reports and which was prepared with technical assistance from the Office, provides in section 89 for the payment of such family benefits. The Committee hopes that the Government will provide detailed information on progress made in this respect.

[The Government is asked to report in detail for the period ending 30 June 1994.]