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SOCIAL SECURITY\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>A. OLD AGE PENSION\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Over 85% (100 of 115) countries provide old age pension through a contributory social insurance system. Five countries, Bangladesh, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and South Africa, provide a non-contributory (universal or social assistance based) old age pension. Eight countries provide a state administered provident fund or a mandatory individual account system for old age pensions. Malawi and Nigeria have a non-state administered provident fund and\u002For mandatory individual account system for old age pensions.  \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"384\">\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Table 40: Old Age Pension\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"156\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Contributory Old age pension (Social Insurance)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Non-Contributory Old age pension (Universal + social assistance (mt))\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>State Administered (Provident Fund & Mandatory Individual Account)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Non-State Administered (PF & MIA)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">29\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">12\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">26\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">32\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">100\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">8\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>B. DEPENDANTS’\u002FSURVIVORS’ PENSION\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>More than 100 countries require a social insurance-based dependants\u002Fsurvivors’ pension system. There is a provision of a non-contributory survivors’ pension in four countries, Bangladesh, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Norway have a non-contributory (universal or social assistance) survivors’ pension.  El Salvador, Malawi and Nigeria provide a non-state administered provident fund or mandatory individual account system for survivors’ pension. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd colspan=\"6\" width=\"384\">\u003Cstrong>Table 41: Dependants’\u002FSurvivors’ Pension\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Contributory Survivors’ pension (Social Insurance)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Non-Contributory Survivors’ pension (Universal + social assistance (mt))\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>State Administered (Provident Fund & Mandatory Individual Account)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Non-State Administered (PF & MIA)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">14\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">27\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">31\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">103\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>C. UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>More than 50% (62 of 115) countries provide for a state administered unemployment benefit. Australia, Brazil and Romania have a state administered system which is means-tested. While 40 countries have severance pay in the event of contract termination or loss of employment, Burundi, Ghana and Singapore have neither severance pay nor unemployment benefit.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" colspan=\"7\" width=\"448\">\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Table 42: Unemployment Benefits\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"69\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Means tested\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Non-State Administered\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>State Administered \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Severance Pay only\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>No Provision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">26\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">17\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">12\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">33\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">62\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">44\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>D. SICKNESS BENEFIT\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Nearly 65% (75 of 115) countries require a sickness benefit of at least 6 months. A similar number of countries provide state administered sickness benefits. 36 countries require sickness benefit to last less than six months and make it an employer liability i.e., require the employer to pay wages during the period of sickness. It must be emphasised however that though the number of countries remains the same in above referred cases, the actual countries might be different. Burkina Faso, Ghana, Korea Rep., and Senegal do not provide any statutory sickness benefit. In provision of sickness benefit, waiting periods were also considered. 17 countries have waiting periods of over 10 days to access sickness benefits. 13 of these countries are in Europe. Azerbaijan, Brazil, Namibia and New Zealand also require a waiting period of more than 10 days to access sickness benefits. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>i)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"384\">\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Table 43: Sickness Benefit – Duration\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong><6 months\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>6 months\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>>6 months\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>No Provision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">13\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">10\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">8\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">17\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">7\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">22\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">36\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">45\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>ii)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"320\">\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Table 44: Sickness Benefit – Source\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"156\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Employer Liability\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>State Administered Sickness Benefits (Universal, Social insurance)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>No Provision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">21\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">10\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">13\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">0\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">13\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">16\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">36\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">75\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>iii)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"320\">\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Table 45: Sickness Benefit – Waiting Period\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"52\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl70\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>≤10 days waiting period\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>>10 days \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>No Provision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">7\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">26\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">12\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">20\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">16\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">13\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">45\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">17\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">53\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>E. INVALIDITY PENSION\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>Similar to old age pension and survivors’ pension, most of the countries (100 of 115) provide for a contributory social insurance invalidity pension. Four countries, Bangladesh, Botswana, New Zealand, and South Africa have a non-contributory (universal or social assistance based) invalidity pension. Bolivia, Kenya, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Uganda provide for a state administered provident fund or a mandatory individual account-based invalidity pension. El Salvador, Malawi and Nigeria have a non-state administered invalidity pension.  Angola, Lesotho, and the United Arab Emirates have no provision for invalidity pension. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" colspan=\"7\" width=\"448\">\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Table 46: Invalidity Pension\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"156\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Contributory Invalidity pension (Social Insurance)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Non-Contributory Invalidity pension (Universal + social assistance (mt))\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>State Administered (Provident Fund & Mandatory Individual Account)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Non-State Administered (PF & MIA)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>No Provision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">26\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">13\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">26\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">100\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","light",{"text":47,"link":48},"Contact us",{"title":47,"url":49,"description":47,"rel":50,"type":51,"id":52},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[],[],[],[],false,"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. 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