Madagascar

Bangladesh

• 1. The first social security scheme on employment injury protection (on a pilot format) has been operationalized by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MOLE) since 21 June 2022 for 4 million workers in the Ready Made Garments (RMG) sector under the t...
  2022 BGD301

Cambodia

• The RGC on 8th August 2022 established the Social Security Regulator (SSR) via the Sub Decree on Social Security Regulation under the Non-Banking Financial Service Act to improve oversight of the social security system and all social security operations...
  2023 KHM226
• The Royal Government of Cambodia, Council of Ministers, on 20 September 2023 approved the National Strategy on Informal Economic Development. It was officially launched on 10 October 2023. It aims to promote and strengthen formalization in Cambodia to e...
  2023 KHM226
• The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) promulgated the Sub-Decree on Conditions, Formalities and Procedures for Implementing the Voluntary Social Security Scheme on Healthcare on 28 August 2023. This Sub-Decree provides the legal basis for the creation ...
  2022 KHM226
• The Pension Scheme of the National Social Security Fund as been approved
  2021 KHM226
  IMPACTS:

  • Number of persons entitled to social protection by law
• A child grant has been introduced
  2020 KHM226
• An emergency COVID-19 cash transfer programme was launched
  2020 KHM226
  IMPACTS:

  • Number of persons effectively covered(related SDG indicator 1.3.1)

Lao PDR

• Garment sector workers benefitted from a one-time partial unemployment cash benefit
  2021 LAO226
  IMPACTS:

  • Number of persons effectively covered(related SDG indicator 1.3.1)
• A Mother and Early Childhood Grant programme was launched
  2021 LAO226
  IMPACTS:

  • Number of persons effectively covered(related SDG indicator 1.3.1)
• The National Social Protection Strategy was officially launched
  2020 LAO226
• The National Health Insurance Verification Guideline was endorsed
  2020 LAO226

Ethiopia

Indonesia

• The Government issued a regulation on the Implementation of (un)Employment Insurance
  2021 IDN103
• The Government adopted the Law on job creation which includes provisions on an (un)employment insurance
  2020 IDN103
  IMPACTS:

  • Number of persons entitled to social protection by law
• COVID-19 response programmes have been launched
  2020 IDN103
  IMPACTS:

  • Number of persons effectively covered(related SDG indicator 1.3.1)

Viet Nam