Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2002, published 91st ILC session (2003)

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

The Committee regrets to note that for the fourth consecutive year the Government’s report has not been received. It must therefore repeat its previous observation and thus express its deep concern that, since the adoption of the Supreme Decree No. 22-578 of 13 August 1990, the Bolivian social security system no longer provides for the payment of family benefit as prescribed by Article 42, Part VII (Family benefit), of the Convention. It would like to remind once again that in ratifying Convention No. 102 and freely accepting its obligations in respect of Part VII, the Government assumed a legally binding international obligation to guarantee in its national law and practice the provision of the family benefit to the persons protected. In the light of the above, the Committee strongly hopes that the Government will not fail to adopt in the near future the necessary measures to re-establish a family benefit scheme conforming to the provisions of the Convention.

The Committee also refers to its observation on Convention No. 128.