Solicitud directa (CEACR) - Adopción: 1991, Publicación: 78ª reunión CIT (1991)

The Committee notes that the Government's report has not been received. It hopes that a report will be supplied for examination by the Committee at its next session and that it will contain full information on the matters raised in its previous direct request, which read as follows:

I. In its previous comments, the Committee raised a number of questions concerning in particular Part II (Medical care) and Part VIII (Maternity benefit). Since the Government's report contains no reply to the questions that the Committee has been raising since 1982, the Committee trusts that the Government will not fail to provide information on the following points with its next report:

1. Part II (Medical Care), Article 9 of the Convention and Part VIII (Maternity benefit), Article 48. The Committee requests the Government: (a) to indicate which one of the formulas contained in the various paragraphs of the above Articles of the Convention is used to determine the scope of each of the above contingencies, and (b) to supply the corresponding statistics requested in the report form adopted by the Governing Body of the ILO for this Convention under Article 76 (Titles I, II and III, according to the clause which is used).

2. Part II (Medical care). (a) Article 10, paragraph 1. Please describe in detail the different types of medical care listed in section 30 of Act No. 13 of 1980 concerning social security, particularly in respect of sickness and maternity.

(b) Article 11. Please indicate whether any qualifying period is required of insured persons for entitlement to benefit and, if so, please state its duration and the manner in which it is calculated, particular account being taken of the provisions of section 35 of the above Act.

(c) Article 12. Please indicate whether a limit has been set for the period during which the various kinds of medical benefit are granted and, if so, please specify this limit.

(d) Please supply the text of any regulations adopted under sections 12(b) and 30 of Act No. 13 of 1980.

3. Part VIII (Maternity benefit). (a) Article 50. Please indicate whether Article 65 or Article 66 of the Convention is used for the calculation of maternity benefit and please supply the statistics requested in the report form adopted by the Governing Body for this Convention under Titles I and V of the Article selected (particularly the wage of a skilled male manual worker, in the case of Article 65, or the wage of an ordinary adult male labourer, in the case of Article 66.

(b) Please indicate whether any qualifying period is required for entitlement to benefit and, if so, please state its duration and the manner in which it is calculated, particular account being taken of the provisions of section 35 of Act No. 13 of 1980.

(c) Please supply the texts of the regulations issued under section 25, paragraph 2 (other contributors), of Act No. 13 of 1980.

4. Please supply the texts of regulations and decisions adopted under section 35 of Act No. 13 of 1980.

II. The Committee would also be grateful if the Government would provide information on the following points:

1. Part XIII (Common provisions), Article 71, paragraphs 1 and 2. Please state how effect is given to these provisions of the Convention concerning the financing of benefits, providing, in particular, the information required by the report form under this Article of the Convention.

2. Part XIII (Common provisions), Article 71, paragraph 3, and Article 72, paragraph 2. Please provide information on the organisation and operation, in practice, of the Libyan social security system, and, in particular, on the measures taken, if any, to ensure the co-ordination and supervision of the activities of the local people's social security committees set up under section 5 of Act No. 13 of 1980 respecting social security.