Myanmar’s Workers Social Security Benefits

The social security benefits of Myanmar’s Workers are provided in the Social Security Act, 1954.

According to this Act, employers with more than five workers have the obligation to insure his employees and the employees also have a responsibility to contribute depending on the employee’s salary.

The social security benefit of the worker are:

(1) Free Medical Care – sickness, maternity and employment injury,

(2) Cash Benefits         -  sickness cash benefit, maternity cash benefit and funeral grant

(3) Employment Injury Benefit – Temporary Disability Benefits, Permanent Disability Benefits and Survivors Pension.

There are detail benefits such as how much cash benefit for sickness cash benefit.

But the Social Security Act(1954) is out of date, its benefits do not match with modern time and it does not have the enforcement power. So,……………..

However, Hluttaw try to establish New Social Security Act, now. When it establish, I will try to share the knowledge about it.

Oh, don’t forget that “if you have any question, feel free to contact me.”