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Covid-19 : Communiqués mauritius

- Eligible Self-Employed individuals will receive a financial support of
Rs 5,100 (i.e. 50% of Guaranteed Income) for the period
16th March 2020 to 15th April 2020.
- Self-employed individuals who are either in business (examples: shops,
hawkers, hair

Employment covid19 Published Measures summary http://www.govmu.org/English/Pages/ViewAllCommuniquecovid19.aspx socpro
Policy Responses to COVID-19 thailand

Thailand has initiated a multi-prong package for Thai workers forced to
return from Korea due to the outbreak. This includes: (i) those who are
members of Overseas Workers Fund will be entitled to THB15,000
compensation (also available to member workers who return from other…

Cash transfers, Migration covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19 socpro
INSS vai subsidiar doentes com Covid-19 mozambique

O INSTITUO Nacional de Segurança Social (INSS) vai subsidiar os trabalhadores positivos da Covid-19 com um valor correspondente a 70 por cento do salário médio diário. Segundo o director-geral da instituição, para serem elegíveis, os trabalhadores devem ser contribuintes do sistema de segurança…

Cash sickness benefits covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.jornalnoticias.co.mz/index.php/economia/96747-inss-vai-subsidiar-do… socpro
Thailand unveils $17 billion stimulus package to ease coronavirus impact thailand

Tax measures will include a reduction in the rate of contributions to the social
security fund of employers and employees from a rate of 5% to 0.1% of
wages for 3 months (and maintain the same contribution rate of the
government at 2.75% of wages and reduce the contribution…

Contribution collection and compliance covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/thailand-unveils-us127-billion-stimul… socpro
Face aux effets du Covid-19 : Du baume au cœur des agents économiques mali

(Maintenance of food prices on the local market by strengthening control by the Directorate General for Trade and Competition.)
En ces temps où les offres de produits sont souvent insuffisantes à cause de pratiques commerciales déloyales comme la rétention de produits à des fins de…

Food and nutrition covid19 Published Measures summary https://malijet.com/la_societe_malienne_aujourdhui/la_sante_au_mali/241606-face… socpro
More concessions to public in the face of COVID – 19 outbreak sri lanka

Relief will be given for private sector business who face difficulties in paying salaries for
the workers.

Employment covid19 Published Measures summary http://www.pmdnews.lk/%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE-%E… socpro
Face aux effets du Covid-19 : Du baume au cœur des agents économiques mali

distribution gratuite de 56.000 tonnes de céréales et de 16.000 tonnes d’aliment bétail se dérouleront également sur toute l’étendue du territoire, a assuré le chef de l’État du Mali

Food and nutrition covid19 Published Measures summary https://malijet.com/la_societe_malienne_aujourdhui/la_sante_au_mali/241606-face… socpro
Daily and casual workers’ plight appalling sri lanka

Transfer of LKR 5000 to 1,798,655 people who are the recipients of the
“samurdhi” allowance (the largest cash-transfer program here) and for
600,339 families who have been identified as recipients of the “samurdhi”
allowance and are in the waiting list.

Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2020/04/12/business/daily-and-casual-workers%E2%80… socpro
Face aux effets du Covid-19 : Du baume au cœur des agents économiques mali

Pour anticiper un tel scénario et préserver l’équilibre social et psychologique au sein des ménages, «un fonds spécial de 100 milliards de Fcfa sera alloué aux familles les plus vulnérables, à l’échelle des 703 Communes du Mali», a annoncé le président de la République, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta…

Cash transfers, Social assistance covid19 Published Measures summary https://malijet.com/la_societe_malienne_aujourdhui/la_sante_au_mali/241606-face… socpro
Daily and casual workers’ plight appalling sri lanka

Payment of LKR 5000 for 25,320 people who are the recipients of the kidney
disease allowance and for 13,850 people who are in the waiting LIST.

Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2020/04/12/business/daily-and-casual-workers%E2%80… socpro
http://malijet.co/politique/ibk-face-au-covid-19-les-mesures-salutaires mali

La prise en charge, pour les mois d’avril et de mai 2020, des factures d’électricité et d’eau des catégories relevant des tranches dites sociales, à savoir les plus démunies.
Il s’agit aussi de l’exonération de la Taxe sur la Valeur Ajoutée les factures d’électricité et d’eau, de tous les…

Housing, Social assistance covid19 Published Measures summary http://malijet.co/politique/ibk-face-au-covid-19-les-mesures-salutaires socpro
Policy Responses to COVID-19 vietnam

Cash benefits to: Workers who temporarily stopped working or have been on unpaid leave (VND 1.8 million/person/month); (iv) unemployed workers without unemployment insurance, and self-employed workers (VND 1 million/person/month); (v) households with monthly taxable revenue below VND 100 million…

Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19#U socpro
Policy Responses to COVID-19 vietnam

Each poor household will get a monthly allowance of VND1 million ($43), near-poor household get VND 250,000 per month, while social protection beneficiaries would receive an additional of VND500,000 per month on top of the monthly allowance. Employees, small/household businesses that have had to…

Social assistance, Cash transfers covid19, Emergency grants Published Measures summary https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19#U socpro
The UK will pay workers’ wages during the coronavirus pandemic united kingdom

Employers will be able to contact HMRC (revenue and customs) for a grant
to cover most of the wages of people who are not working that are furloughed
and kept on payroll rather than being laid off. Government grants would
cover 80% of the salary of retained workers to a…

Employment covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/03/sunak-unveils-support-for-workers-self-e… socpro
Search Results Web results U.K. To Offer 3 Month Moratorium On Evictions And Mortgage united kingdom

Temporary suspension of mortgage payments, fuel duty (for a year), and
suspension of new evictions from social or private rented accommodation

Housing covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.forbes.com/sites/amydobson/2020/03/20/evictions-and-mortgage-paymen… socpro
Piñera promulga ley de protección al empleo ante emergencia sanitaria por el coronavirus chile

Extensión del seguro de cesantía para cubrir el paro parcial. El proyecto permite la suspensión de la relación laboral por un plazo de hasta seis meses, pero impide que el empleador termine el vínculo laboral aduciendo motivos de fuerza mayor.

Este miércoles el presidente Sebastián Piñera promulgó la Ley de Protección al Empleo, que permite que la gente acceda al Seguro de Desempleo bajo circunstancias excepcionales. La idea es dar protección a los ingresos laborales de las familias ante la emergencia sanitar

Unemployment covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.fmdos.cl/noticias/presidente-pinera-promulga-ley-para-proteccion-de… socpro
Gobierno presenta medidas de primera respuesta en materia de protección social costa rica

Every woman of legal age, not pregnant with symptoms or possible contagion of COVID19, who does not have health insurance coverage, has the protection of the State to be treated in the health services of the CCSS.

Health covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.presidencia.go.cr/comunicados/2020/03/gobierno-presentamedidas-de-p… socpro
Asamblea aclara que ISSS pagará salarios del personal en cuarentena el Salvador

La Asamblea Legislativa aprobó una interpretación auténtica al decreto 593 de emergencia nacional para aclarar que el Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social "está obligado a cubrir la totalidad del subsidio diario por incapacidad al trabajador o trabajadora con cuarentena".

Cash sickness benefits covid19 Published Measures summary https://diario.elmundo.sv/asamblea-aclara-que-isss-pagara-salarios-del-personal… socpro
Ejecutivo regula temporalmente las modificaciones a la jornada de trabajo ante pandemia de COVID-19 panama

Paid leave for those in quarantine or recovery (limited specifics available)

Cash sickness benefits covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.mitradel.gob.pa/ejecutivo-regula-temporalmente-las-modificaciones-a… socpro
CCSS acuerda medidas para contener morosidad por cuotas de patronos y trabajadores independientes costa rica

The CCSS ordered that the readjustments of payment agreements be made more flexible and that interest rates for payment agreements be reduced. The Board of Directors approved the option of making agreements only with the requirement of paying the contributions of the Worker Protection Law - in…

Contribution collection and compliance, Contribution collection and compliance covid19 Published Measures summary https://semanariouniversidad.com/ultima-hora/ccss-acuerda-medidas-para-contener… socpro
Implementation of Social Support Measures for COVID 19 trinidad and tobago

Additional financial support to recipients of the Public Assistance and Disability Assistance Grants (including the DAG for children), a top up equivalent to the sum of the full three (3) months, depending on the size of the family, to be paid by April 15 2020. Payment for the full three months…

Family benefits, Social assistance, Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary http://www.news.gov.tt/content/implementation-social-support-measures-covid-19#… socpro
Compensarán con $150 a trabajadores de salud y empleados públicos que apoyen emergencia el Salvador

A partir de marzo se dará un bono de $150 dólares mensuales, a todos los empleados del Gobierno que trabajan en Ministerio de Salud, ISSS, ISNA, CONNA, Fosalud (en su totalidad) y los de otras carteras del Gobierno que estén apoyando directamente a combatir la pandemia

Health, Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary https://diario.elmundo.sv/compensaran-con-150-a-trabajadores-de-salud-y-emplead… socpro
Coronavírus: INSS suspende exigências por até 120 dias aos segurados brazil

Some requirements hitherto mandatory to keep the payment of social security and welfare benefits up to date have been temporarily suspended for 120 days.

covid19, Non-contributory Published Measures summary https://www.mixvale.com.br/2020/03/18/coronavirus-inss-suspende-exigencias-por-… socpro
Informe de situación en relación al coronavirus COVID-19 en Uruguay uruguay

Se ha abierto la línea 0800 7263 para que aquellos trabajadores informales que no estén incluidos en ningún sistema de protección social, puedan registrarse y recibir algún tipo de asistencia alimenticia.

Food and nutrition, Extension of coverage covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-salud-publica/comunicacion/noticias/informe-situa… socpro
SPAIN’S €200 BILLION PLAN TO AID ‘AUTÓNOMOS’, EMPLOYERS AND LAID-OFF WORKERS THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS spain

The autónomos who have salaried staff will be able to layoff workers without paying severance packages

Unemployment covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/03/17/spains-e200-billion-plan-to-… socpro