In addition to these social services, there is a compulsory occupational insurance scheme, covering provisions for sickness and retirement, for employees in both the public and private sectors.

The Government also created the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI), in 1969. GOSI is responsible for protecting workers from poverty in cases of incapacity, old age and work injuries. It is in charge of the Government’s Social Insurance Law, which covers 5.8 million workers.