Labor: The Social Insurance Law will raise the level of living for the working class

Labor: The Social Insurance Law will raise the level of living for the working class



The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani on Wednesday praised the Social Insurance Act, which was voted by the Council of Ministers on Tuesday, indicating that it will raise the level of living of the working class and is a "qualitative leap" to correct the private sector.

The Sudanese said in a press statement received "Economy News", "The Council of Ministers voted on the draft social insurance law under which the private sector employees will receive a pension equivalent to their counterparts in the government sector," noting that "the law will work to move the pension back in the case of The death of the retired worker, and will raise the level of living for the working class. "

Al-Sudani added that "the Ministry of Labor has been keen to make proposals in favor of raising the level of living for workers and alleviate the pressure on the public office in the state." He pointed out that "the law will make the retirement provisions in the public and private sectors unified, and includes the work of the private sector privileges.

He pointed out that "the new law includes the existence of health insurance and insurance in various forms, which constitutes a qualitative leap to correct and support the private sector in Iraq."

For his part, the Director General of the Department of Pension and Guarantee Ali Jafar al-Hilu, said that "the new social insurance law voted by the Council of Ministers equated between the privileges of retired in the public sector and working in the private sector," stressing that "the new law will equal women working in the private sector, Enjoyed by the State employee to enjoy maternity leave and other privileges ".

The Director General of the Department of Retirement, "The law includes several types of insurance will benefit the worker in the private sector, including what is in the public sector, as well as health insurance for the worker and insurance against occupational diseases and work injuries," noting that "the law will activate the cultural insurance And the introduction of new insurance is voluntary insurance for employers and domestic workers. "

"The Social Insurance Law will work to put the unorganized labor sector under the umbrella of a sponsor in order to organize this vital and important sector." He stressed that "the new law will, if implemented, improve the income of private sector workers, Because the workers' sector is the foundation of the country's rise. "

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