Household helpers and fisherfolk will now be able to secure pension benefits under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) as the government moves to formalise both sectors.
This will be facilitated under the Transition to Formality Action Plan, which will see this segment of workers being able to access health and life insurance, pension and other benefits.
The Action Plan, which was officially launched by Karl Samuda, Minister of Labour and Social Security, is in keeping with the International Labour Organization's (ILO) recommendation to member states to standardise informal sectors.
This follows the growing trend in many developing countries where workers are employed in industries that are unregistered or do not comply with the minimum standards of labour legislation or in some cases decent work.
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