Social Protection Law in the Republic of South Africa
The South African social protection system makes provision for all the nine standard branches contained in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention 102 of 1952, namely: medical care, sickness, unemployment, old age, employment injury, family, materni...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:790454256da14550a60a7a363f3585e2 2023-05-15T13:58:57+02:00 Social Protection Law in the Republic of South Africa Letlhokwa George Mpedi 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2017-1-33 https://doaj.org/article/790454256da14550a60a7a363f3585e2 DE EN FR ger eng fre Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG https://www.nomos-elibrary.de/10.5771/2363-6270-2017-1-33 https://doaj.org/toc/2363-6270 2363-6270 doi:10.5771/2363-6270-2017-1-33 https://doaj.org/article/790454256da14550a60a7a363f3585e2 Recht in Afrika, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 33-57 (2017) Asia and Eurasia Africa Pacific Area and Antarctica KL-KWX article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5771/2363-6270-2017-1-33 2022-12-30T23:13:31Z The South African social protection system makes provision for all the nine standard branches contained in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention 102 of 1952, namely: medical care, sickness, unemployment, old age, employment injury, family, maternity, invalidity, and survivors’ benefit. Provision for the aforementioned branches is established and regulated by law. The article critically assesses the social protection legislative framework in the Republic of South Africa. It does that by largely focusing on the constitutional foundation of the social protection system, the design of the legal entitlements to social benefits, and pertinent administrative procedures and accountability mechanisms. This is followed by some concluding observations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Pacific Recht in Afrika 20 1 33 57 |
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The South African social protection system makes provision for all the nine standard branches contained in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention 102 of 1952, namely: medical care, sickness, unemployment, old age, employment injury, family, maternity, invalidity, and survivors’ benefit. Provision for the aforementioned branches is established and regulated by law. The article critically assesses the social protection legislative framework in the Republic of South Africa. It does that by largely focusing on the constitutional foundation of the social protection system, the design of the legal entitlements to social benefits, and pertinent administrative procedures and accountability mechanisms. This is followed by some concluding observations. |
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