Schedule 1
(Section 3)
CONVENTION ON SOCIAL SECURITY IN THE ORGANISATION OF
EASTERN CARIBBEAN STATES
The Member States of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States signatories hereto.
Considering that one of the major purposes of the Organisation is to promote cooperation among the Member States of the Organisation;
Bearing in mind that one of the areas of functional co-operation among the Member States is social security;
Recognising that multilateral co-ordination of social security legislation is one of the ways directed to foster such unity and functional co-operation;
Affirming the principles of equality of treatment for residents of the Participating States under the social security legislation of each Participating State, the maintenance of rights acquired or in the course of acquisition, and the principle that benefits under social security legislation should be protected and maintained notwithstanding changes of residence within the territories of the Participating States, principles which underlie several of the Conventions of the International Labour Organisation;
Have agreed as follows—