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it recommends that member nations should adopt a simple
procedure by which the list of diseases considered occupa-
tional in its national legislation may be revised.!
Action Taken by Member Nations?
For only a few countries has definite information been
found as to their status with respect to this Recommenda-
tion. In most instances the data available merely record
the fact that it was submitted to the competent authorities,
without any further information. Little new legislation
appears to have been enacted. Belgium adopted an act in
1927 which has been recorded as an application measure and
in Finland acts were passed on this subject in July, 1925.
A few countries, however—Tasmania (Australia), Czecho-
slovakia, Poland and Sweden—reported steps taken toward
this end. Three nations, namely Great Britain, Japan, and
Switzerland, stated that the provisions of the Recommenda-
tion were already more or less embodied in existing legisla-
lion or practice. Austria postponed action until passage of
he Workers’ Insurance Act.
EQuALITy OF TREATMENT FOR NATIONAL AND FOREIGN
WorkERS IN COMPENSATION FOR ACCIDENTS
In order to facilitate the application of the Convention
concerning Equality of Treatment for National and Foreign
Workers as regards Workmen’s Compensation for Accidents,
this Recommendation, adopted at Geneva in 1925; proposes
that measures be taken to facilitate the payment of com-
pensation and to ensure the observance of the conditions
of payment.
In case of dispute concerning non-payment, cessation of
payment, or reduction of the compensation due to a person
residing elsewhere than in the territory of the member nation
where the claim to compensation originated, facilities should
be afforded for proceedings in the competent law courts in
such territory without requiring the attendance of the person
concerned.
! International Labor Conference, Seventh Session, 1925, Vol. II, pp. 850-851,
* For references to specific countries see Appendix 1I of this volume.
