First law: 1947.
Current laws: 1984 and 1990.
Type of program: Social insurance system.
Exchange rate: U.S.$1.00 equals 570 CFA francs.
Employees, public officials, military, self-employed, clergy, members of production cooperatives, students and other groups.
Insured person: 4.5% of earnings.
Employer: 21.5% of earnings.
Government: No less than 25% of annual social security receipts.
Old age pension: Age 60 and 120 months of contributions of which 60 were in the 10 years immediately preceding retirement.
Required period of contributions reduced for public officials and members of the military who were between 50 and 60 years old when the law was first implemented.
Disability pension: Substantial inability to perform all types of work or total inability to perform usual occupation.
Partial disability: Partial inability to perform usual occupation.
Survivors' pension: Deceased was insured or pensioner at death.
Old age pension: 40% of average salary in last two years. Increase of 2% for each year of contribution over 10 years, up to 80% of average salary.
Disability pension: Disabled for all types of work: 40% of base salary.
Constant attendance supplement: 80% of base salary.
Partial disability: 40% of base salary payable for 6 months.
Survivor pension: 40% of base salary payable to widow with children, widow over age 30 or disabled. If the deceased was a pensioner, 80% of pension of deceased. Childless widow under age 30 receives pension for 24 months only. Also payable to dependent widower.
Orphans: 20% of base salary up to age 14 (no limit if student or disabled). Benefit is doubled if there is no surviving spouse.
Funeral grant: 2 months of base salary.
Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Women's Welfare.
Social Security Institute, administration of program.
First law: 1947.
Current laws: 1984 and 1990.
Type of program: Social insurance.
Employees, public officials, military, self-employed, clergy, members of production cooperatives, students and other groups, insured's family members, pensioners and the disabled.
See Old Age, Disability, Death, above.
Temporary disability: One year of contributions immediately prior to incapacity. Payable to insured and wife of insured.
Maternity benefit: One year of contributions immediately prior to birth.
Temporary disability: 50% of base salary, payable from the fourth day of incapacity.
Maternity benefit: 75% of base salary 6 weeks before and 6 weeks after confinement.
Medical Benefits: Medical care up to 26 weeks, according to fee schedule. Free medicine during hospitalization and during pregnancy and post-natal period. In all other cases, insured pays 50% of cost of medicine.
Medical benefits for dependents: Same as for insured.
Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Women's Welfare.
Social Security Institute administers system and provides medical assistance according to agreements with public and private medical and pharmaceutical facilities.
First law: 1947.
Current laws: 1984 and 1990.
Type of program: Social insurance system.
Employees, public officials, military, self-employed, clergy, members of production cooperatives, students and other groups.
See Old Age, Disability, Death, above.
Work-injury benefits: No minimum qualifying period.
Temporary disability benefit: Same as for sickness benefits.
Permanent disability pension: Total incapacity for all work, 50% of base salary. Inability to perform usual occupation: 50% of base salary, payable for 48 months.
Partial disability pension: Inability to perform usual occupation: 50% of base salary, payable for 24 months.
Constant attendance supplement: 100% of base salary.
Medical benefits: Free medical care and medicines.
Survivor pension: 50% of base salary.
Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Women's Welfare.
Social Security Institute, administration of program.
First law: 1950.
Current laws: 1984 and 1990.
Type of program: Social insurance system.
Employees, public officials, military, self-employed, clergy, members of production cooperatives, students and other groups.
See Old Age, Disability, Death, above.
Family allowances: Insured must be married, widow with children, or single with natural children. Dependents related to insured, if under 14 years of age, student or disabled may also qualify.
Family allowances: Determined according to a family point system set by regulation.
Ministry of Labor, Social Security and Women's Welfare.
Social Security Institute, administration of program through Family Fund.