What is Social Security (Seguridad Social)?
Social security guarantees people, families and regularized immigrants suitable protection with regard to eventualities and situations that, due to sickness, accidents or unemployment, require medical attention or economic aid to substitute the lack of income. Employees and employers are required to contribute to Social Security funds. The Social Security system covers the following aspects: medical attention and medicines, benefits for temporary disability, risk during pregnancy, maternity, provisions for permanent, partial, total or long-term disability, retirement, death of a spouse, orphanage, provisions for unemployment, death and family protection.
