Social Security Insurance To Cover Whole Population
All members of the public may now be able to access social security following the promulgation of new legislation.
President Choummaly Sayasone recently issued a presidential ordinance announcing the new law after the National Assembly approved the bill in July last year.
The law expands the government’s social security scheme to cover the whole of society, including those who are self-employed and those who volunteer to participate in the scheme, unlike two previous prime ministerial decrees that only afforded limited coverage…..