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The minimum disability pension with respect to employment related accidents or occupational diseases for disabled persons in groups I and II is 45.8 per cent of the average wage in the last quarter, and for disabled persons in group III 36 per cent of this wage.

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In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 70,000 disabled workers 49,916 in category I (totally disabled to work) and 14,500 in category II (physical disabilities from work accidents and professionally related health conditions and accidents outside work).

He was wounded in the war, an invalid.

In case of disability caused by injury at work or professional related health condition, it is calculated by the percentage of base pension, regardless of pension seniority, and is more favourable than disability pension for an illness or injury not related to work.

If the accident or disease results in invalidity for the worker, he will be entitled to a life annuity.

Persons disabled under age 30, by illness or job injury, acquire the right to disability pension if their pension seniority covers at least one third of their work life expectancy.

Each person insured by a disability pension acquires the right to such pension when the disability is caused by an injury outside work or an illness, if he she has pension seniority that covers at least one third of his her work life.

Disability pension for an (insured) worker who became disabled

The law guarantees that disability pensions with respect to employment related accidents or occupational diseases will not be lower than 80 per cent of the basis of calculation of a pension for disabled persons in disability groups I and II, and 60 per cent of the basis of calculation of a pension for disabled persons in disability group III.

5.3 Disability pensions are awarded for specific disabilities resulting from military service.

In case of disability caused by an injury at work or by a profession related illness, disability pension is determined as a percentage of the pension principle regardless of the length of the pension service and is more favorable than the disability pension earned in case of disability cased by illness or injury outside of work.

Each person with disability insurance has the right to a pension if the disability was caused by a work related injury or illness, under the condition that he she had pension seniority that covers at least one third of his her working time.

Every party that is insured by pension or disability insurance gains the right to disability pension if the disability is caused by an injury outside of work or by disease under the condition that they have fulfilled a pension service that would cover at least one third of their work service.

An intergovernmental policy working group has been established at MMD to draft policies on disability issues.

Labour accidents resulting in disability

The minimum disability pension for disabled persons in group III is 30 per cent of this wage.

217. During the period under discussion the minimum disability pensions with respect to employment related accidents and occupational diseases have been increased.

Persons with a disability condition before 30 years of age, caused by an illness not related to work, acquire the right to disability insurance on condition that the disability insurance covers at least one third of their working time.

18. INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF DISABLED WORKERS AND CIVILIAN HANDICAPPED

Persons insured voluntarily on the basis of their agricultural activity acquire the right to a disability pension if disability is caused by an injury at work or a professional related health condition, regardless of their length of pension seniority.

Pronouncement of an occupational disease and accidents at work are both reasons for employers to pay out a single workman apos s compensation and higher disability pensions.

215. As was said earlier, accident insurance in Poland also includes such pension benefits as the disability pension for workers and other insured persons who, in consequence of an employment related accident or occupational disease have been placed in one of the disability groups.

Workers who have incurred physical or mental disabilities due to causes unconnected with their jobs or employment are entitled to an invalidity pension if they have paid contributions to the Institute for at least 15 years.

18. International Federation of Disabled Workers and Civilian

(c) Providing training in mobility skills to persons with disabilities and to specialist staff working with persons with disabilities

Persons voluntarily insured on the basis of their agricultural activity, acquire the right to a disability pension if disability was caused by an injury at work or a professional related health condition, regardless of the length of pension seniority.

In the public, private and joint sectors, employers are required to make contributions to social insurance institutions on behalf of their workers in order to cover work injuries, incapacity and old age.

In the public, private and joint sectors, employers are required to make contributions to social insurance institutions on behalf of their workers in order to cover work injury, incapacity and old age.

Parties that have become disabled before they reached the age of 30, and their disability is caused by illness or outside of work gain the right to a disability pension under the condition that the pension service covers at least one third of their work service.

The sickness allowance for every three first days of incapacity for work amounts to 50 per cent of the basis of calculation if the sickness was caused by alcohol abuse, self mutilation or auto intoxication.

The rights to work of the category II disabled are defined under regulations on pension and disabled persons' insurance.

The survey revealed that those who suffer income cuts due to temporary disability receive income support in 50.9 per cent of the countries, while those whose disability is due to on the job injuries or accidents enjoy income support in 29.8 per cent.

The State is supporting mothers who have disabled children as dependents.

186. According to the law in force, a disabled person is a person partly or completely unable to work because of permanent or long term injury.

Noting with appreciation the valuable work of the United Nations Voluntary Fund on Disability in supporting the building of national capacities to promote the Standard Rules in order to create opportunities for sustainable livelihoods by, for and with persons with disabilities,

To support the work of the disability community to advance inclusion, the Government makes direct investments to build the capacity of disability organizations.

It also seeks to assist the disabled and to train the personnel who will be concerned with their rehabilitation.

Disabled people who are completely unable to work are included in disability group II. Persons unable to work who, moreover, require permanent and long term care because they cannot live independently are included in disability group I.

(b) Equal access to work and employment of disabled persons

(iv) Undertakings on behalf of the disabled and elderly people

31. Almost half of Afghanistan s disabled population received their injuries from the war and landmines.

The World Bank has established a cross sectoral, internal working group on disability that helps to mainstream disability in all aspects of the Bank's work.

It is estimated that there are 2 million people living with disabilities in Afghanistan 84 per cent are believed to be unemployed and only 25 per cent are disabled as a result of war, either by direct participation in the war or as a result of landmines.