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COUNTRY	DESCRIPTION
Afghanistan	Employer
Albania	Social insurance system
Algeria	Social security
Andorra	Social insurance system
Angola	Social security and Employer
Antigua and Barbuda	Social insurance and Employer
Argentina	Family allowance funds (financed through state and employer contributions)
Armenia	Social insurance
Australia	Social assistance system financed by the State
Austria	Statutory health insurance, family burden equalization fund, or employer
Azerbaijan	Social security
Bahrain	Social security
Bangladesh	Employer
Barbados	National insurance system
Belarus	State social insurance
Belgium	Social security
Belize	Social security or Employer (for women who are not entitled to receive benefits from social security)
Benin	Social security (1/2) and Employer (1/2)
Bermuda	Employer
Bolivia	Social insurance
Botswana	Employer
Brazil	Social insurance
British Virgin Islands	Social security
Brunei	Employer
Bulgaria	State public insurance (the General Sickness and Maternity Fund)
Burkina Faso	Social security (if necessary, the employer adds up to the full wage)
Burma	Social security
Burundi	Employer (50%) and Social security (50%)
Cambodia	Employer
Cameroon	National Social Insurance Fund
Canada	Federal and State. Employment Insurance
Cape Verde	Social security
Central African Republic	Social security
Chad	Social security
Chile	Social security
China	Social insuranceÂ
Colombia	Social security
Comoros	Employer
Costa Rica	50% Social security, 50% Employer
Cote d'Ivoire	Social insurance
Croatia	Health Insurance Fund (until  the child reaches the age of 6 months), and the rest is paid from the State Budget
Cuba	Social security
Cyprus	Social securityÂ
Czech Republic	Social security
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Employer
Denmark	Employer
Djibouti	50% Social Protection Body, 50% Employer
Dominica	Social security
Dominican Republic	50% Social security, 50% Employer
Ecuador	75% Social security, 25% Employer
Egypt	Social insurance (75%) and Employer (25%)
El Salvador	Employer
Equatorial Guinea	Social security
Eritrea	Employer
Estonia	Social security
Ethiopia	Employer (for up to 45 days)
Fiji	Employer
Finland	Social insurance system
France	Social security and Health Insurance Funds
Gabon	National Social Security Fund
Gambia	Employer
Germany	Statutory health insurance scheme, employer
Ghana	Employer
Greece	Social security/State
Grenada	60% for 12 weeks by Social security, 40% for 2 months by Employer
Guatemala	Social security (2/3), Employer (1/3)
Guernsey	Social insurance and social assistance
Guinea	Social security (1/2), Employer (1/2)
Guinea-Bissau	Employer (if women receive subsidy from social security, employer pays the difference between subsidy and full salary)
Guyana	Social security
Haiti	Office of Workers' Compensation Insurance, Maternity and Sickness
Honduras	Social security (2/3), Employer (1/3)
Hong Kong	Employer
Hungary	Health insurance
Iceland	Social Insurance Fund  Â
India	Employer
Indonesia	Employer
Iran	Social security
Iraq	Employer
Ireland	Social insurance
Isle of Man	Social security and social assistance system
Israel	Social security
Italy	Social insurance
Jamaica	Employer or social security for domestic worker
Japan	1/8 National Treasury, 7/8 Employment Insurance Fund
Jersey	Social insurance
Jordan	Social Security
Kazakhstan	Employer
Kenya	Employer
Kiribati	Employer
Kuwait	Employer
Kyrgyzstan	Social security (Employer covers the first 10 working days)
Laos	Social security or employer
Latvia	State Social InsuranceÂ
Lebanon	Employer
Lesotho	Employer
Libya	Employer, Social security for self-employed women
Liechtenstein	Social insurance
Lithuania	Social InsuranceÂ
Luxembourg	Social security
Madagascar	50% Social insurance, 50% Employer
Malawi	Employer
Malaysia	Employer
Mali	Social security
Malta	Employer/Social security
Mauritania	Social Security Fund
Mauritius	Employer
Mexico	Social security
Moldova	Social security
Monaco	Social insurance
Mongolia	Social Insurance Fund
Morocco	Social security
Mozambique	Social security
Namibia	Employer and Social security
Nepal	Employer
Netherlands	Social security
New Zealand	State funds (Universal and social assistance system)
Nicaragua	60% by Social security, 40% by employer
Niger	50% Social insurance, 50% Employer
Nigeria	Employer
Norway	Social insurance
Pakistan	Employer
Panama	Social Security Fund
Paraguay	Social security
Peru	Social security system
Philippines	Social security or employer
Poland	Social Insurance Fund
Portugal	Social insurance
Qatar	Employer
Republic of Macedonia	Health Insurance Fund
Romania	State Health Insurance Fund
Russia	Social Insurance Fund
Rwanda	Employer (if women not covered by social security)
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Social security
Saint Lucia	Social security
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Social security
San Marino	Social security
Sao Tome and Principe	Social security (Employer if women not covered by social security)
Saudi Arabia	Employer
Senegal	Social security
Serbia	Social security
Seychelles	Social Security Fund
Singapore	Employer and GovernmentÂ
Slovakia	Social Insurance (part of sickness insurance)
Slovenia	Social security
Solomon Islands	Employer
Somalia	Employer
South Africa	Unemployment Insurance Fund
South Korea	Employment Insurance Fund
Spain	Social security
Sri Lanka	Employer
Sudan	Employer
Sweden	Social insuranceÂ
Switzerland	Social insurance
Syria	Employer
Tajikistan	Social security
Tanzania	Employer
Thailand	Employer and Social insurance system
The Bahamas	National Insurance Board (2/3) and Employer (1/3)
Togo	50% Employer, 50% Social security
Trinidad and Tobago	Employer and National Insurance BoardÂ
Tunisia	National Social Security Fund
Turkey	Social security
Turkmenistan	Social security
Uganda	Employer
Ukraine	Social security
United Arab Emirates	Employer
United Kingdom	Employer (92% refunded by public funds)
Uruguay	Social security system
Uzbekistan	State social insurance scheme
Vanuatu	Employer
Venezuela	Social security
Vietnam	Social insurance fund
Yemen	Employer
Zambia	Employer
Zimbabwe	Employer

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