| Document ID (ISN) | 77071 |
| CIS number |
01-925 |
| Year |
1989 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Act No.16.074 on occupational accidents and diseases [Uruguay] |
| Original title |
Ley N° 16.074 sobre los accidentes de trabajo y enfermedades profesionales [Uruguay] [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Registro nacional de leyes, decretos, etc., p.464-483. Also in: Diario Oficial, 23 Oct. 1989. |
| Internet access |
https://www.parlamento.gub.uy/Leyes/Ley16074.htm [in Spanish]
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| Abstract |
This law obliges employers to join an existing scheme of social security, so that their workers can obtain workmen's compensation in case of an occupational accident or disease. Acts 10.004 of 28 Feb. 1941 and 1.949 of 21 Nov. 1961 are revoked. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Uruguay; notification of accidents and diseases; workmen's compensation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
labour inspectors; responsibilities of employers; industrial physicians; penalties; law; sickness absenteeism |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | Uruguay |
| Subject(s) |
Laws
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| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
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| Browse category(ies) |
Notification of accidents and diseases
Workers' compensation
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