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<h1>Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2009</h1>
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<h1>Senegal</h1>
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<div class="exchangeRate">Exchange rate: <abbr class="spell">US</abbr>$1.00 equals 479.50 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs.</div>
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<h2>Old Age, Disability, and Survivors</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First and current law:</span> 1975 (compulsory insurance).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Private-sector and government employees who are not civil servants, including household, seasonal, and day workers.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage for previously covered employees aged 40 or older with at least 5 years of contributions.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons.</p>
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<p>Special system for civil servants.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> 5.6% of covered monthly earnings; 8% for managers.</p>
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<p>The maximum monthly earnings for contribution calculation purposes are 256,000 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs; 768,000 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs for managers.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 8.4% of covered monthly payroll; 10.8% on behalf of managers.</p>
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<p>The maximum monthly earnings for contribution calculation purposes are 256,000 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs; 768,000 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs for managers.</p>
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<p>Contributions are paid monthly by employers with 20 or more employees and quarterly by employers with 1 to 19 employees.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension:</span> At least age 55 (age 60 for managers), according to a point system. (The pensionable age is to rise gradually to age 60 for all workers.) The minimum number of points required for a pension is 400. Retirement from employment is necessary.</p>
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<p>Child's supplement: Additional points are credited for each dependent child younger than age 21, up to three children.</p>
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<p>Early pension: A reduced pension is paid from age 53.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension:</span> No statutory benefits are provided.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension:</span> The insured was a pensioner or met the contribution requirements for a pension at the time of death.</p>
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<p>Eligible survivors are a widow who is aged 50 or older (aged 45 or older for a reduced pension) or caring for two dependent children younger than age 21 and who was married to the deceased at least 2 years before the death; a widower aged 55 or older (aged 53 or older if disabled) who was married to the deceased at least 2 years before the death; and orphans younger than age 21 if their guardians are not eligible for a pension.</p>
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<h3>Old-Age Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Old-age pension:</span> The pension is calculated based on a point system. The pension is equal to the insured's number of points multiplied by the value of a point at the time of retirement.</p>
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<p>The number of points awarded each month is based on the value of total contributions divided by the reference salary. The reference salary is set annually by the Administrative Council of the Social Insurance Institute for Old-Age Pensions.</p>
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<p>The minimum number of points required for a pension is 400.</p>
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<p>Additional points are credited for periods of employment before the implementation of the current program if the insured worked for at least 10 years (5 years for household workers) before or after the program began and has at least 1 year of contributions; and additional points are also credited for certain periods of incapacity for work.</p>
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<p>The value of a point is adjusted annually by the Social Insurance Institute for Old-Age Pensions.</p>
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<p>Child's supplement: The pension is increased by 5% for each eligible child, up to three children.</p>
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<p>Early pension: The old-age pension is reduced by 5% for each year the pension is taken before age 55; reduced by 1% per quarter for managers.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Disability pension:</span> No statutory benefits are provided.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension:</span> The <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span>'s pension is equal to 50% of the deceased's old-age pension. The pension paid to a widow younger than age 50 is reduced by 5% for each year she is younger than age 50. If there is more than one widow, the pension is split equally.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Orphan's pension:</span> Each eligible orphan receives 20% of the deceased's old-age pension.</p>
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<p>All orphans' pensions combined must not exceed 50% of the deceased's old-age pension (no limit for full orphans); otherwise, the pensions are reduced proportionately.</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Public Function, Labor, Employment, and Professional Organizations (http://www.fonctionpublique.gouv.sn) provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>Managed by a bipartite employer and employee board, the Social Insurance Institute for Old-Age Pensions (http://www.ipres.sn) administers the program.</p>
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<h2>Sickness and Maternity</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First laws:</span> 1952 (cash maternity benefits) and 1975 (medical benefits).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1973 (cash maternity benefits), with amendments; 1975 (medical benefits); and 1991 (administration).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system. Cash maternity and medical benefits.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefits:</span> No statutory benefits are provided.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits:</span> Employed women and nonemployed women married to an insured man.</p>
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<p>Special system for civil servants and armed forces personnel.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> Employed persons, including apprentices, seasonal workers, and temporary workers who work at least 3 months a year for the same enterprise.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons.</p>
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<p>Health mutual insurance companies provide medical benefits to informal-sector workers in certain areas.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> Up to 3% of gross monthly earnings (rates vary according to the health institute).</p>
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<p>The insured's contributions finance medical benefits only. Cash maternity benefits are financed by the employer's contributions paid under Family Allowances, below.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> Up to 3% of gross monthly payroll (rates vary according to the health institute).</p>
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<p>The employer's contributions finance medical benefits only. Cash maternity benefits are financed by the employer's contributions paid under Family Allowances, below.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash sickness benefits:</span> No statutory benefits are provided.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Cash maternity benefits:</span> The insured must have at least 3 consecutive months of employment and have worked at least 18 days or 120 hours a month.</p>
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<p>Benefits are payable abroad only under reciprocal agreement.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Medical benefits:</span> The insured must have at least 2 months of contributions.</p>
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<h3>Sickness and Maternity Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Sickness benefit:</span> No statutory benefits are provided.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity benefit:</span> The benefit is equal to 100% of the insured's last daily earnings and is paid for 6 weeks before and 8 weeks after the expected date of childbirth; may be extended by 3 weeks in the event of complications.</p>
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<p>The benefit is paid monthly, at the date of childbirth, or when the benefit period ceases.</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Benefits include partial cost sharing for health care costs, including hospitalization, pharmaceuticals, and doctor's visits. There is no limit to duration.</p>
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<p>Cost sharing: The amount varies between 30% and 80% of the costs, according to the availability of funds.</p>
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<p>Medical benefits are also provided directly to old-age pensioners and survivor pensioners by the Social Insurance Institute for Old-Age Pensions.</p>
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<h3>Dependents' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Benefits include partial cost sharing for health care costs, including hospitalization, pharmaceuticals, and doctor's visits. There is no limit to duration.</p>
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<p>Cost sharing: The amount varies between 30% and 80% of the costs, according to the availability of funds.</p>
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<p>Eligible dependents are the spouse and dependent children older than age 2 and younger than age 15 (age 18 if an apprentice, age 21 if a student or disabled).</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Public Function, Labor, Employment, and Professional Organizations (http://www.fonctionpublique.gouv.sn) provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>Social Security Fund (http://www.secusociale.sn) administers the maternity benefit program.</p>
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<p>Health institutes administer the medical benefits program. The law requires companies with over 100 employees to participate; smaller firms may group together to join a health institute.</p>
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<h2>Work Injury</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1932.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1973 (social security) and 1991(administration).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Social insurance system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Employed persons, including seamen; apprentices; trainees; technical students (except those attending technical universities); members of cooperatives; nonsalaried managers of cooperatives and their assistants; certain company managers; temporary, casual, and daily workers; and prisoners working in prison workshops.</p>
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<p>Voluntary coverage for certain categories of self-employed person without mandatory coverage, including farmers.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Voluntary contributions of 1%, 3%, or 5% of covered payroll, according to the assessed degree of risk of the sector.</p>
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<p>The minimum annual earnings for voluntary contribution calculation purposes are 439,916 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs.</p>
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<p>The maximum annual earnings for voluntary contribution calculation purposes are 756,000 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 1%, 3%, or 5% of covered payroll, according to the assessed degree of risk of the sector. The average contribution rate is 2.5%.</p>
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<p>The minimum monthly earnings for contribution calculation purposes are equal to the legal monthly minimum wage.</p>
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<p>The legal monthly minimum wage is 36,243 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs. (The last adjustment was made in February 1996.)</p>
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<p>The maximum monthly earnings for contribution calculation purposes are equal to 63,000 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs. (The last adjustment was made in January 2004.)</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None; contributes as an employer on behalf of government employees who are not civil servants.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Work injury benefits:</span> There is no minimum qualifying period. Accidents that occur while commuting to and from work are covered.</p>
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<h3>Temporary Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p>The benefit is equal to 50% of the insured's daily earnings in the 30 days before the disability began for the first 28 days; thereafter, 66.7% until full recovery or certification of permanent disability.</p>
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<p>The minimum monthly earnings for benefit calculation purposes are equal to the legal monthly minimum wage.</p>
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<p>The legal monthly minimum wage is 36,243 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs. (The last adjustment was made in February 1996.)</p>
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<p>The maximum daily earnings for benefit calculation purposes must not exceed 1% of the maximum annual earnings for voluntary contribution calculation purposes (7,560 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs).</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted periodically according to enterprise-based agreements.</p>
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<h3>Permanent Disability Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Permanent disability pension:</span> The pension for a total disability is equal to 100% of the insured's monthly average earnings in the 12 months before the disability began.</p>
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<p>The pension is payable abroad only under reciprocal agreement.</p>
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<p>Partial disability: The pension is equal to the insured's monthly average earnings in the 12 months before the disability began multiplied by 0.5 times the percentage of the assessed degree of disability for the portion of disability between 1% and 50% and by 1.5 times for the portion above 50%.</p>
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<p>The partial disability pension may be paid partially as a lump sum after 5 to 7 years if the assessed degree of disability is greater than 10%. If the assessed degree of disability is 10% or less, the pension is paid as a lump sum.</p>
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<p>For an assessed degree of disability greater than 10%, the minimum annual earnings for benefit calculation purposes are 897,570 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs.</p>
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<p>The disability is assessed by Social Security Fund doctors, based on recommendations of the insured's doctor. The insured may be required to undergo medical examinations every 2 years.</p>
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<p>Constant-attendance supplement: If the insured requires the constant attendance of others to perform daily functions, 40% of the insured's pension is paid.</p>
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<p>The minimum supplement is equal to 70% of the minimum annual earnings for benefit calculation purposes (897,570 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs).</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted according to changes in the cost of living and wages, depending on the financial resources of the system. (The last adjustment was made in November 2008.)</p>
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<h3>Workers' Medical Benefits</h3>
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<p>Benefits include medical and surgical expenses, hospitalization, medicines, appliances, rehabilitation, and transportation. There is no limit to duration.</p>
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<h3>Survivor Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Survivor pension:</span> The <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span>'s pension is equal to 30% of the deceased's monthly average earnings in the last 12 months. If there is more than one widow, the pension is split equally. The pension is paid quarterly.</p>
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<p>The <span class="nobr">widow(er)</span>'s pension ceases on remarriage if there are no dependent children.</p>
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<p>Remarriage allowance: A lump sum is paid equal to three times the annual pension.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Orphan's pension:</span> The pension is equal to 15% of the deceased's monthly average earnings in the 12 months before the disability began for one orphan, 30% for two orphans, 40% for three orphans, and 10% for each additional orphan. Eligible orphans are younger than age 15 (age 18 if an apprentice, age 21 if a student or disabled).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Dependent parent's and grandparent's pension:</span> The pension for each dependent parent and grandparent is equal to 10% of the deceased's monthly average earnings in the last 12 months, up to 30%.</p>
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<p>All survivor benefits combined must not exceed 85% of the deceased's monthly average earnings in the last 12 months.</p>
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<p>The minimum annual earnings for benefit calculation purposes are 897,570 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Funeral grant:</span> 1/24 of the minimum annual earnings for benefit calculation purposes is paid.</p>
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<p>The minimum annual earnings for benefit calculation purposes are 897,570 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted for changes in the cost of living and wages, depending on the financial resources of the system. (The last adjustment was made in January 2005.)</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Public Function, Labor, Employment, and Professional Organizations (http://www.fonctionpublique.gouv.sn) provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>Social Security Fund (http://www.secusociale.sn) administers contributions and benefits.</p>
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<h2>Family Allowances</h2>
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<h3>Regulatory Framework</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">First law:</span> 1955.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Current laws:</span> 1973 (social security) and 1991 (administration).</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Type of program:</span> Employment-related system.</p>
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<h3>Coverage</h3>
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<p>Employees, including seamen, and social insurance beneficiaries, including the widow of an insured man and pensioners receiving the work injury total disability pension. Unemployed persons are covered for up to 6 months after leaving insured employment.</p>
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<p>Exclusions: Self-employed persons.</p>
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<p>Special system for civil servants.</p>
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<h3>Source of Funds</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Insured person:</span> None.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Self-employed person:</span> Not applicable.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Employer:</span> 7% of covered payroll.</p>
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<p>The minimum earnings for benefit calculation purposes are equal to the legal monthly minimum wage.</p>
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<p>The legal monthly minimum wage is 36,243 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs. (The last adjustment was made in February 1996.)</p>
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<p>The maximum monthly earnings for contribution calculation purposes are 63,000 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs.</p>
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<p>Contributions are paid monthly by employers with 10 or more employees and quarterly by employers with 1 to 9 employees.</p>
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<p>The employer's contributions also finance cash maternity benefits under Sickness and Maternity, above.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Government:</span> None.</p>
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<h3>Qualifying Conditions</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Family allowances:</span> The child must be older than age 2 and younger than age 14 (age 18 if an apprentice, age 21 if a student or disabled). Allowances are paid for up to six children. The parent must have at least 3 consecutive months of employment and be currently working at least 18 days or 120 hours a month.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Prenatal allowance:</span> Paid to an insured woman or to the spouse of an insured man during the 9 months of pregnancy, without limit on the number of children. The mother must undergo prescribed medical examinations.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity allowance:</span> Paid to an insured woman or to the spouse of an insured man until the child is age 2. The mother and child must undergo prescribed medical examinations.</p>
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<p>Benefits are paid for 6 months to insured unemployed persons and without limit of duration to widows of family allowance beneficiaries or work injury permanent disability pensioners.</p>
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<p>Benefits are payable abroad only under reciprocal agreement.</p>
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<h3>Family Allowance Benefits</h3>
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<p><span class="h4">Family allowances:</span> 2,500 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs a month is paid for each of the first six children. The allowance is paid quarterly.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Prenatal allowance:</span> 2,400 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs a month is paid for the 9 months of pregnancy. The allowance is paid in three installments.</p>
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<p><span class="h4">Maternity allowance:</span> 2,400 <abbr class="spell">CFA</abbr> francs a month is paid from the date of childbirth up to the child's second birthday. The allowance is paid in five installments.</p>
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<p>Benefit adjustment: Benefits are adjusted depending on the financial resources of the system. (The last adjustment was made in November 2008.)</p>
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<h3>Administrative Organization</h3>
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<p>Ministry of Public Function, Labor, Employment, and Professional Organizations (http://www.fonctionpublique.gouv.sn) provides general supervision.</p>
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<p>Social Security Fund (http://www.secusociale.sn) administers the program.</p>
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