The challenge of extending full access to social security coverage to all those who have a right to it is an issue across all branches of social security, and permeates all institutions to various degrees. These guidelines identify administrative solutions to improve access to contributory social security programmes for populations that are difficult to cover; the so-called hard to reach.
The Abu Dhabi Pension perform the process of annual declaration on yearly basis by communicating all pensioners/beneficiaries members in order to visit the Abu Dhabi Pension headquarter and to recognize their confirmation to the terms of eligibility (or not) and to provide the required documents from the courts, health authorities, universities and others entities.
According to the law on “Family Protection” which came into force in April 2013, if the widow(es) of a deceased insured man gets/get married, her/their entitlement to survivors benefit wouldn’t cease anymore, and the benefit that has been stopped for that reason could be awarded again from the abovementioned date
Regarding the provisions on insurance coverage extension to female-headed households which are supported by “Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation” (IKRF) and “State Welfare Organization”(SWO) with the aim of reducing poverty and avoiding social injuries, the Iranian Social Security Organization (ISSO) launched to provide the self-employed insurance coverage to the above-mentioned households since 2011, in the case of being introduced by relevant protective entities (IKRF & SWO).
The insured people who are 60 years old (for men) or 55 (for women) with at least 10 years of contribution payment, can receive adjusted benefits according to the years of contribution. Those with less than 10 years of past contribution years can pay the difference and become eligible to reduced pension benefit. Similarly, those who are recognized as disabled by pertinent authorities but were not eligible to receive the disability pension benefit, by paying the difference up to 10 year-contribution, would be eligible to receive reduced disability benefit with no age requirements
The General Organization for Social Insurance "GOSI" in Saudi Arabia broadly covers workers in private sector and a group of workers in public sector who are not covered by the Public Pension Agency "PPA". GOSI has a strategic objective, which is to enhance participation and coverage in insurance schemes, and this is aligned with the Saudi Vision 2030 to reduce unemployment rates, enhance practical experiences of the youth and encourage them to explore freelance work.
According to ILO Conventions including No. 19- Equality of Treatment (accident compensation), No. 118- Equality of Treatment (social security), and No. 157- Maintenance of social security rights, providing equal access to social security protection for the migrants has always been one of the major concerns of the Iranian Social Security Organization(ISSO).
Aiming to resolve the problems in construction industry, such as high work-related injury risks, flexible employment and high mobility of construction workers, China has implemented the “Tongzhou Program”, i.e. the specific social insurance expansion program for the construction industry workers. The program requires the construction industry to join the social insurance coverage in terms of each building project, exploring a new coverage pattern of dynamic real-name registration management.
Targeting at building a social security system that covers the urban and rural residents in an all-round way, the Chinese government has formulated and implemented a universal social security enrolment programme focusing on the old-age insurance and medical insurance. By the end of 2017, the registration of all the targeted groups across China has been basically completed through the measures of policy optimizing, publicity, strict law enforcement, service improvement and registration at every address.
India has a federal structure of Governance, where Health is a provincial subject and the Social Security and Labour fall in the concurrent list. Healthcare, Cash Compensation for Employment Injury in the formal sector is provided by the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) whereas the Pension and Provident Fund by Employees Provident Fund. The employees of factories & establishments in the formal sector are entitled to benefits of Social Security through ESI Scheme.
