Social Security Organization

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Social Security Organization
سازمان تامین اجتماعی
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Agency overview
Formed 1975
Jurisdiction Islamic Republic of Iran
Headquarters Tehran, Iran
Agency executive
Parent agency Ministry of Welfare and Social Security (Iran)
Website www.tamin.ir

Social Security Organization (SSO) is a social insurer organization in Iran which provides coverage of wage-earners and salaried workers as well as voluntary coverage of self-employed persons. In 1975, the Social Security Law was approved and the SSO was established.[1]

Iran did not legislate in favor of a universal social protection, but in 1996, the Center of the Statistics of Iran estimated that more than 73% of the Iranian population was covered by social security.[2] Membership in the social security system is compulsory for all employees.[3]

SSO is a nongovernmental organization and it is solely financed by contributions (with participation of insured (7%), employer (20–23%) and government (3%)).[1][4][5] Social protection is extended to the self-employed workers, who voluntarily contribute between 12% and 18% of income depending on the protection sought. SSO provides the following services:[6]

  1. Retirement, disability and death;
  2. Unemployment;
  3. Old-age;
  4. Helplessness, loss of caretaker and social vulnerabilities;
  5. Accidents and injuries;
  6. Physical, mental and psychic disability;
  7. Health care and medical insurance;
  8. Protecting mothers especially during the maternity period and child-rearing;
  9. Protecting orphan children and unprotected women;
  10. Planning particular insurance system for widows, old women and self-dependent women;
  11. Poverty and inequity alleviation;
  12. Assistance and rescue.

Civil servants, the regular military, law enforcement agencies, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s second major military organization, have their own pension systems.

Statistics

  • Number of insured (18–65 years old): 12 million (2014) [7]
  • Number of whole beneficiaries: 37 million (2014) [7]
  • Retirees and beneficiaries: 2 million (old age, disabilities and survivors) (2013)[7]

Affiliated institutions

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See also: Tehran Stock Exchange
  • The Social Security Investment Company (SSIC aka "SHASTA")[8]
    • Sadere Tamin Company (Tile and Ceramic)
    • Tamin Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Company
    • Tamin Gas and Oil Investment Company
    • Tamin Pharmaceutical Investment Company
    • Tamin Nourishment Investment Company
    • Pars Hotels Investment Company
    • Saba Tamin Company
  • Iran Khanesazi Investment Company (housing)
  • Refah Bank
  • The Tamin ICT & Management Consultancy Service Company
  • Social Security Auditing Company
  • Social Security Real Estate Agency
  • Kar & Tamin Company
  • Homa Hotel Group
  • The SSO Milad-e-Salamat Health and Medical Institute
  • Hekmat Medical Group Company (ltd.)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www2.tamin.org.ir/web/sso-en/gi/history
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  4. ↑ http://www2.tamin.org.ir/web/sso-en/finance/resource
  5. ↑ https://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2004-2005/asia/iran.html
  6. ↑ http://www2.tamin.org.ir/web/sso-en/gi/comprehens
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 http://www.tamin.ir/News/Item/607/2/607.html
  8. ↑ http://www.tehran.sso.ir/web/sso-en/sp/sso/affiliate/investment

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