The agreement on mutual recognition of the rights to indemnification, caused to workers by the mutilation, occupational disease or other damage of health connected with execution of labor obligations by them

of September 9, 1994

The State Parties of this agreement on behalf of the Governments which are hereinafter referred to as with the Parties

understanding special importance of social protection of persons who sustained the labor injuries, occupational disease or other damage of health connected with execution of labor obligations by them

proceeding from need of settlement in the field of social protection of citizens of the states, agreed as follows:

Article 1

This agreement extends to the companies, organizations and the organizations of the Parties (including the former USSR) irrespective of patterns of ownership (further - the companies).

Payments for indemnification, caused to workers by the mutilation, occupational disease or other damage of health connected with execution of labor obligations by them (further - indemnification), are made to the workers who were earlier working at the companies, and in case of their death - to the persons having the right to indemnification, being citizens and having the permanent residence in the territory of the either party.

Indemnification, caused to workers owing to catastrophic crash on the Chernobyl NPP and other radiation catastrophic crashes, is performed according to the accepted national legal system and special agreements.

Article 2

Indemnification, caused to the worker owing to labor mutilation, other damage of health (including in case of approach of disability as a result of the labor accident connected with execution by workers of labor obligations after moving of the victim on the territory of other Party), death, is made by the employer of the Party which legislation extended to the worker at the time of receipt of mutilation, other damage of health, death.

The employer responsible for damnification makes its compensation according to the national legal system.

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