What's the difference between social security and labor insurance?

Legal analysis: From the perspective of the relationship between labor security and social insurance, the former is established for the weak position of workers, while the latter is established for life risks, regardless of the differences of subjects, so social insurance is one of the contents of labor security, but not all. Social insurance belongs to the content of labor security only if the relationship between workers and employers has different themes but overlaps. Social insurance refers to a system in which workers and their families get some material help from the state or society in the case of old age, illness, work injury, unemployment and childbirth. This is compulsory insurance. Labor insurance refers to a kind of security system that workers get material help from the state, society and their units when they lose their ability to work or are unable to work or temporarily interrupt their work for other reasons.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.

Tenth employees should participate in the basic old-age insurance, and employers and employees should pay the basic old-age insurance premium.

Twenty-third employees should participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and employers and employees should pay the basic medical insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic medical insurance for employees and other flexible employees can participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and individuals pay the basic medical insurance premium in accordance with state regulations.

Article 33 Employees shall participate in work-related injury insurance, and the employer shall pay the work-related injury insurance premium, while employees shall not pay the work-related injury insurance premium.

Forty-fourth employees should participate in unemployment insurance, and employers and employees should pay unemployment insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations.

Fifty-third employees should participate in maternity insurance, the employer should pay maternity insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations, and employees do not pay maternity insurance premiums.