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one covering health and one covering employment-related insurance, will
ultimately cover all workers regardless of employment sector. Analysts and labor
observers described the new bill as a significant improvement over the previous
system.
Although labor law and ministerial regulations provide workers with a variety of
benefits, it was estimated that, aside from government officials, only 10 percent of
workers received social security benefits. Persons who worked at formal sector
companies often received health benefits, meal privileges, and transportation,
which was rarely provided for workers in the informal sector. The Manpower Act
also requires employers to provide a safe and healthy workplace and to treat
workers with dignity. Enforcement of health and safety standards in smaller
companies and in the informal sector tended to be weaker or nonexistent.
The country’s worker safety record was poor. The state-owned insurance agency
reported approximately 99,000 workplace accidents during the year, an average of
271 incidents per day. Additionally, workers who sought to leave an unsafe
workplace could not avail themselves of this right.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2011
United States Department of State • Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor