What does social security mean?

Legal analysis: Social insurance, referred to as "social security", refers to a social security system established by the state through legislation. Its purpose is to enable workers to get economic compensation and material help from the society to ensure their basic livelihood when their labor income is reduced or lost due to old age, unemployment, illness, work injury and maternity.

Generally speaking, social security includes social insurance, social relief, social welfare, special care and resettlement, etc. Among them, social insurance is the core of social security.

Judging from the content of social insurance, it is based on economic security. The social insurance system in various countries, whether perfect or not, has three characteristics: compulsory, social and welfare. The object of social insurance is all workers, and the main sources of funds are the contributions of employers and individual workers and government subsidies. It is the basic right of workers to enjoy social insurance according to law.

According to the provisions of China's labor law, social insurance projects are divided into endowment insurance, unemployment insurance, medical insurance, industrial injury insurance and maternity insurance. Among them, pension insurance, medical insurance and unemployment insurance are paid by companies and individuals in different proportions, while work injury insurance and maternity insurance are paid by units, and individuals do not need to pay. At present, maternity insurance has been incorporated into medical insurance, which is what we originally said as "five insurances", and now it is unified as "four insurances".

Legal basis: According to Article 2 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the state establishes social insurance systems such as basic old-age insurance, basic medical insurance, industrial injury insurance, unemployment insurance and maternity insurance, so as to guarantee citizens' right to get material help from the state and society in case of old age, illness, industrial injury, unemployment and maternity.

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