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RS 0.832.27 International Convention no 19 of 5 June 1925 concerning the equal treatment of foreign and domestic workers in the field of compensation for accidents at work

Original Language Title: RS 0.832.27 Convention internationale no 19 du 5 juin 1925 concernant l’égalité de traitement des travailleurs étrangers et nationaux en matière de réparation des accidents du travail

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0.832.27

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Convention n O 19 concerning the equal treatment of foreign and domestic workers in the field of compensation for accidents at work

Adopted in Geneva on 5 June 1925 1
Approved by the Federal Assembly on June 9, 1927 2
Instrument of ratification deposited by Switzerland on 1 Er February 1929
Entry into force for Switzerland on 1 Er February 1929 3

(State on 2 September 2010)

The International Labour Organization General Conference

Convened in Geneva by the Governing Council of the International Labour Office, and meeting on 19 May 1925, at its seventh session,

Having decided to adopt various proposals on the equal treatment of domestic and foreign workers affected by accidents at work, the second item on the agenda of the session, and

Having decided that these proposals would take the form of an international convention,

Adopts, this fifth day of June, nine hundred and twenty-five, the following convention, which will be referred to as the Convention on Equal Treatment (Accidents at Work), 1925, to be ratified by the members of the International Labour Organization in accordance with the The provisions of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization:

Art. 1

1. Any member of the International Labour Organisation which ratifies this Convention undertakes to grant to nationals of any other Member having ratified the Convention who will be victims of accidents at work on his The same treatment as it provides to its own nationals in the field of compensation for accidents at work.

2. This equal treatment will be provided to foreign workers and their dependants without any residency requirement. However, with regard to payments which a member or its nationals would have to make outside the territory of that Member under that principle, the arrangements to be made shall be settled, if necessary, by arrangements Specific to interested members.

Art. 2

For the repair of work accidents which have occurred in temporary or intermittent work in the territory of a member on behalf of a business located in the territory of another Member, it may be provided for Shall be made application of the legislation of the latter by special agreement between interested members 1 .


1 Switzerland has agreed to this with the Netherlands [RO 14 86. RO 1958 1061 art. 26 para. 1]. See also ac. Of 12 Nov 1936 between Switzerland and Germany liberating the railways from each of these countries from being subject to accident insurance in the other country (RS 0.832.291.362 ).

Art. 3

Members who ratify this Convention and where there is no compensation or lump sum accident insurance scheme agree to institute such a scheme within three years from the date of ratification.

Art. 4

The members ratifying this Convention undertake to assist each other with a view to facilitating its implementation, as well as the enforcement of their respective laws and regulations in the field of compensation for accidents at work, and To bring to the attention of the International Labour Office, which will inform the other interested members, any changes to the laws and regulations in force in the field of compensation for accidents at work.

Art. 5

The official ratifications of this Convention under the conditions established by the Constitution of the International Labour Organization shall be communicated to and registered by the Director General of the International Labour Office.

Art. 6

This Convention shall enter into force as soon as the ratifications of two members of the International Labour Organization have been registered by the Director General.

2. It shall bind only those members whose ratification has been registered with the International Labour Office.

3. Thereafter, this Convention shall enter into force for each Member on the date on which its ratification has been registered at the International Labour Office.

Art. 7

As soon as the ratifications of two members of the International Labour Organization have been registered with the International Labour Office, the Director-General of the International Labour Office will notify all members of the The International Labour Organization. It will also notify them of the registration of ratifications, which will subsequently be communicated to it by all members of the organisation.

Art. 8

Subject to the provisions of Art. 6, any member ratifying this Agreement undertakes to apply the provisions of s. 1, 2, 3 and 4 at the latest 1 Er January 1927, and to take such measures as will be necessary to make these provisions effective.

Art.

Any member of the International Labour Organization ratifying this Convention undertakes to apply it to its colonies, possessions or protectorates, in accordance with the provisions of Art. 35 of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization.

Art. 10

Any member who has ratified this Convention may denounce it, at the expiration of a period of ten years after the date of the initial implementation of the Convention, by an act communicated to the Director General of the International Labour Office and By registered. The denunciation shall take effect only one year after being registered at the International Labour Office.

Art. 11 1

Whenever it deems it necessary, the Governing Council of the International Labour Office shall submit to the General Conference a report on the application of this Convention and consider whether it should be included in the agenda of the Conference the question of its total or partial revision.


1 New content according to Art. 1 of June 26, 1961, approved by the Ass. Fed. 2 Oct. 1962 (RO 1962 1404 1403; FF 1962 I 1412).

Art. 12 Scope on 2 September 2010 Reservations

Both the English and French texts of this Agreement shall prevail.

(track signatures)

Scope of application on 2 September 2010 4

States Parties

Ratification Statement of Succession (S)

Entry into force

South Africa

30 March

1926

8 September

1926

Algeria

19 October

1962 S

19 October

1962

Germany

18 September

1928

18 September

1928

Angola

4 June

1976 S

4 June

1976

Antigua and Barbuda

2 February

1983 S

2 February

1983

Argentina

March 14

1950

March 14

1950

Australia

Norfolk Island A

February 8

1996

February 8

1996

Austria

29 September

1928

29 September

1928

Bahamas

25 May

1976 S

25 May

1976

Bangladesh

22 June

1972 S

22 June

1972

Barbados

8 May

1967 S

8 May

1967

Belgium

3 October

1927

3 October

1927

Belize

15 December

1983 S

15 December

1983

Bolivia

19 July

1954

19 July

1954

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2 June

1993 S

2 June

1993

Botswana

3 February

1988

3 February

1988

Brazil

April 25

1957

April 25

1957

Bulgaria

September 5

1929

September 5

1929

Burkina Faso

30 June

1969

30 June

1969

Burundi

March 11

1963 S

March 11

1963

Cameroon

3 September

1962 S

3 September

1962

Cape Verde

18 February

1987

18 February

1987

Chile

8 October

1931

8 October

1931

China

Hong Kong

6 June

1997

1 Er July

1997

Macao A

20 December

1999

20 December

1999

Cyprus

23 September

1960 S

23 September

1960

Colombia

20 June

1933

20 June

1933

Comoros

23 October

1978 S

23 October

1978

Congo, Kinshasa

September 20

1960 S

September 20

1960

Korea (South)

March 29

2001

March 29

2002

Côte d' Ivoire

5 May

1961

5 May

1961

Croatia

8 October

1991 S

8 October

1991

Cuba

August 6

1928

August 6

1928

Denmark

March 31

1928

March 31

1928

Greenland

May 31

1954

May 31

1954

Faroe Islands

March 31

1928

March 31

1928

Djibouti

August 3

1978 S

August 3

1978

Dominica

28 February

1983 S

28 February

1983

Egypt

29 November

1948

29 November

1948

Spain

22 February

1929

22 February

1929

Estonia

April 14

1930

April 14

1930

Fiji

19 April

1974 S

19 April

1974

Finland

September 17

1927

September 17

1927

France

April 4

1928

April 4

1928

Guadeloupe

22 February

1948

22 February

1948

Guyana (French)

22 February

1948

22 February

1948

Martinique

22 February

1948

22 February

1948

New Caledonia

27 November

1974

27 November

1974

French Polynesia

27 November

1974

27 November

1974

Meeting

22 February

1948

22 February

1948

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

27 November

1974

27 November

1974

Gabon

13 June

1961

13 June

1961

Ghana

20 May

1957 S

20 May

1957

Greece

30 May

1936

30 May

1936

Grenada

July 9

1979 S

July 9

1979

Guatemala

2 August

1961

2 August

1961

Guinea-Bissau

21 February

1977

21 February

1977

Guyana

8 June

1966 S

8 June

1966

Haiti

19 April

1955

19 April

1955

Hungary

19 April

1928

19 April

1928

India

September 30

1927

September 30

1927

Indonesia

12 June

1950 S

12 June

1950

Iran

10 June

1972

10 June

1972

Iraq

April 30

1940

April 30

1940

Ireland

July 5

1930

July 5

1930

Israel

5 May

1958

5 May

1958

Italy

15 March

1928

15 March

1928

Jamaica

26 December

1962 S

26 December

1962

Japan *

8 October

1928

8 October

1928

Kenya

13 January

1964 S

13 January

1964

Lesotho

October 31

1966 S

October 31

1966

Latvia

29 May

1928

29 May

1928

Lebanon

1 Er June

1977

1 Er June

1977

Lithuania

28 September

1934

28 September

1934

Luxembourg

April 16

1928

April 16

1928

Macedonia

17 November

1991 S

17 November

1991

Madagascar

10 August

1962

10 August

1962

Malaysia

11 November

1957 S

11 November

1957

Malawi

22 March

1965

22 March

1965

Mali

August 17

1964

August 17

1964

Malta

4 January

1965 S

4 January

1965

Morocco

13 June

1956 S

13 June

1956

Mauritius

2 December

1969 S

2 December

1969

Mauritania

8 November

1963

8 November

1963

Mexico

12 May

1934

12 May

1934

Montenegro

3 June

2006 S

3 June

2006

Myanmar

18 May

1948 S

18 May

1948

Nauru

September 5

1968 S

September 5

1968

Nicaragua

12 April

1934

12 April

1934

Nigeria

17 October

1960 S

17 October

1960

Norway

11 June

1929

11 June

1929

Uganda

4 June

1963 S

4 June

1963

Pakistan

October 31

1947 S

October 31

1947

Panama

19 June

1970

19 June

1970

Papua New Guinea

1 Er May

1976 S

1 Er May

1976

Netherlands

13 September

1927

13 September

1927

Peru

8 November

1945

8 November

1945

Philippines

April 26

1994

April 26

1994

Poland

28 February

1928

28 February

1928

Portugal *

March 27

1929

March 27

1929

Central African Republic

9 June

1964

9 June

1964

Dominican Republic

5 December

1956

5 December

1956

Czech Republic

1 Er January

1993 S

1 Er January

1993

United Kingdom

Anguilla

March 27

1950

15 June

1974

Bermuda

September 5

1966

15 June

1974

Guernsey

6 October

1926

6 October

1926

Isle of Man

6 October

1926

6 October

1926

Falkland Islands

March 27

1950

15 June

1974

British Virgin Islands

March 27

1950

15 June

1974

Jersey

6 October

1926

6 October

1926

Montserrat

March 27

1950

15 June

1974

St. Helena

March 27

1950

15 June

1974

Rwanda

18 September

1962 S

18 September

1962

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

21 October

1998 S

May 31

1995

Saint Lucia

14 May

1980 S

14 May

1980

Solomon Islands

August 6

1985 S

August 6

1985

Sao Tome and Principe

1 Er June

1982 S

1 Er June

1982

Senegal

22 October

1962

22 October

1962

Serbia B

24 November

2000 S

1 Er April

1927

Sierra Leone

13 June

1961 S

13 June

1961

Singapore

25 October

1965 S

25 October

1965

Slovakia

1 Er January

1993 S

1 Er January

1993

Slovenia

29 May

1992 S

29 May

1992

Somalia C

18 November

1960 S

18 November

1960

Sudan

18 June

1957

18 June

1957

Sweden

8 September

1926

8 September

1926

Switzerland

1 Er February

1929

1 Er February

1929

Suriname

15 June

1976 S

15 June

1976

Swaziland

April 26

1978 S

April 26

1978

Syria

30 October

1961 S

30 October

1961

Tanzania

30 January

1962 S

30 January

1962

Thailand

5 April

1968

5 April

1968

Trinidad and Tobago

24 May

1963 S

24 May

1963

Tunisia

12 June

1956 S

12 June

1956

Uruguay

6 June

1933

6 June

1933

Venezuela

20 November

1944

20 November

1944

Yemen

April 14

1969 S

April 14

1969

Zambia

2 December

1964 S

2 December

1964

Zimbabwe

6 June

1980 S

6 June

1980

*

Reservations, see below.

A

Applicable without modification.

B

On 24 November 2000, following the admission of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to the ILO, the Government of Yugoslavia declared that it remained bound by the obligations of the Convention, the provisions of which were previously applicable to Its territory.

C

The obligations under this Convention, which were applicable to the former territory under guardianship, have been extended to the entire national territory of Somalia.


Reservations

Japan

Ratification of Japan does not apply to Korea, Formosa, Karafuto, Kwantung Territory, and the Japanese Pacific Mandate Islands.

Portugal

The ratification does not apply to the Portuguese colonies.


RO 45 20 and RS 14 61; FF 1926 I 851


1 The Convention was adopted at the seventh session of the International Labour Conference and signed by the Chair of the International Labour Conference and the Director-General of the International Labour Office. Each State became a party to the Convention only after having deposited its instrument of ratification (Art. 6). As a result of the dissolution of the League of Nations and the amendment of the Constitution of the International Labour Organization, certain amendments to this Convention have become necessary in order to ensure the performance of the functions of the Of Chancery that were previously assigned to the Secretary General of the League of Nations. These amendments were taken into account in the present text of the 9th oct. 1946 (RS 0.822.719.0 ).
2 Ch. I let. A of the DF of 9 June 1927 (RS 14 65).
3 In the declaration of ratification, Switzerland has declared this Convention applicable to accidents at work which will occur after 31 January 1929.
4 RO 1973 1644, 1975 2488, 1982 1824, 1985 309, 1989 1540, 2004 723 and 2010 4939. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (http://www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).


Status on September 2, 2010