Result achieved
Outcome summary
The National Institute for Social Security was established.
Outcome achieved
The Government of Timor-Leste established the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) which took office in January 2019. The INSS is established for social security management implementation following the approval of the Social Security Law (2016) for Timor-Leste’s first contributory social protection schemes. It manages and supervises the contributory social security in Timor Leste, and has on its board representatives of social partners.
The new social security system offer protection for old age, death, disability, maternity/paternity, to more than 70,000 workers registered and contributing so far, in the public and private sectors, while covering over 1,000 employers (As of August 2019).
The design of the National Institute of Social Security (INSS) and its provisions is also guided by Convention 102 on Social Security (Minimum Standards), and related conventions, particularly those that relate to the social security provisions that Timor-Leste has in the contributory scheme
The INSS has been established and operationalizaed taking gender equality into consideration both in the delivery of its programmes to beneficiaries and also on its recruitment processes.
ILO's contribution to the outcome
The ILO provided technical support concerning the programmes that are under the oversight of the INSS, in particular through the analysis of the contributory social protection system. The ILO also provided significant feedback on the organic rules governing the INSS, and provided financing for the hiring of two consultants who supported TL on: a) the identification of the immediate needs for the operationalization of the INSS; and b) the development of the underlining software necessary for the underlining software necessary for the functioning of the Contributory Social Security system which is the main responsibility of the INSS.
ILO technical support given to the creation of the INSS, through a number of consultations ensured that the INSS mechanisms and programmes were also guided by Convention 102 on Social Security (Minimum Standards), Recommendation 202. Technical support was also guided by the best practices from the International Social Security Association.
The ILO supported and gave extensive feedback on the documents formalizing the operationalization of the INSS to ensure that the INSS takes into account gender inequality issues both in the delivery of its programmes and also in its human resources procedures and rules.
Gender equality & non-discrimination
Some of the policies analysed in the Assessment-Based National Dialogue Report and the National Social Protection Strategy target women directly. Furthermore, one of the Priority Activities of the new National Social Protection Strategy involves the assessment of the impact of benefits on the most vulnerable groups (including women) and assess the adequacy of existing measures and opportunities to improve the social protection system efficiency.
Impacts
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Number of persons effectively covered(related SDG indicator 1.3.1)
Total: 87 000