Social Security Organization

The Social Security Organization (SSO) is a social insurance organization in Iran which provides coverage of wage-earners and salaried workers as well as voluntary coverage of self-employed persons. In 1975, the laws Social Security Law[2] was approved and the SSO was established.[3]

Social Security Organization
سازمان تامین اجتماعی
Sazman-e Tamin-e Ajtema'i
Agency overview
Formed1950 [1]
JurisdictionIslamic Republic of Iran
HeadquartersTehran, Iran
Agency executive
  • Mir-Hashem Mousavi
Parent agencyMinistry of Welfare and Social Security (Iran)
Websitewww.tamin.ir

Iran did not legislate in favor of a universal social protection, but in 1996, the Center for Statistics of Iran[4] estimated that more than 73% of the Iranian population was covered by social security.[5] Membership in the social security system is compulsory for all employees.[6]

SSO is a non-governmental organization and it is solely financed by contributions (with the participation of insured (7%), employer (20–23%) and government (3%)).[3][7][8] Social protection is extended to the self-employed workers, who voluntarily contribute between 12% and 18% of income depending on the protection sought. Civil servants, the regular military, Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran’s second major military organization, have their own pension systems.

Services

SSO provides the following services:[9]

  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.

Early retirement

It is possible people 60 years old and above who have record history of less than 10 year of social security pension insurance payment upon a early retirement program may receive 10 days out of 30 days payment per month.[10]

Statistics
  • Number of insured (18–65 years old): 12 million (2014)[11]
  • Number of whole beneficiaries: 37 million (2014)[11]
  • Retirees and beneficiaries: 2 million (old age, disabilities and survivors) (2013)[11]

Affiliated institutions
See also: Tehran Stock Exchange
  • The Social Security Investment Company (SSIC aka "SHASTA")[12]
    • 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
    • RighTel (Telecom)
  • 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. "مدیران عامل سازمان تامین اجتماعی از بدو تاسیس تاکنون" [Managers of the Social Security Organization since its establishment]. Tamin.ir (in Persian). May 14, 2013. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. "سازمان تامين اجتماعي - Home". www2.tamin.org.ir. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. "سازمان تامين اجتماعي - History". www2.tamin.org.ir. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. http://amar.sci.org.ir/index_e.aspx
  5. "Development Progress". World Bank. June 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-12. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Rouznameh, Rasmi (November 20, 1990). "Labour Code". International Labour Organization. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  7. "سازمان تامين اجتماعي - Resources". www2.tamin.org.ir. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. "Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2004 - Iran". Ssa.gov. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  9. "سازمان تامين اجتماعي - Comprehensive Social Security and Welfare System". www2.tamin.org.ir. Archived from the original on 31 May 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  10. https://www.etemadonline.com/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C-23/634785-%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82%D9%87-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AE%D8%AA-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%AA%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B9%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B3%D8%AA%DA%AF%DB%8C
  11. "درباره سازمان تأمین اجتماعی". Tamin.ir. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  12. "سازمان تامين اجتماعي - the SSO Investment Company". www.tehran.sso.ir. Archived from the original on 7 June 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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