Egypt Government Moves to Extend Social Insurance to Informal Workers and New Categories
Egypt Government Moves to Extend Social Insurance to Informal Workers and New Categories
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired a meeting to discuss incentives for informal workers, freelancers, and Egyptians abroad to join social insurance.
- Madbouly convened the meeting on July 14, 2026, with the ministers of finance, social solidarity, and labor, and the head of the National Social Insurance Authority.
- National Social Insurance Authority head Gamal Awad said the authority is coordinating with the Ministry of Labor to provide full insurance coverage for delivery workers, possibly classifying them as contractors.
- Awad stated new categories will be added, including members of the Cinema and Journalists syndicates, holders of seafarer passports, and traditional handicraft workers.
- Madbouly directed the formation of a working group to prepare a final proposal for incentive initiatives, to be submitted to the Cabinet for approval.
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Egypt to Offer Incentives to Integrate Informal Workers into Formal Economy
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced a package of incentives to encourage informal workers to join the formal social insurance system.
- Madbouly said the government is preparing incentives to encourage informal workers to join the social insurance and protection system.
- He stated that the government reviewed successful models, including India's, which used health insurance and pension incentives.
- Madbouly emphasized that the goal is not to impose new taxes or fees but to integrate workers into the formal economy.
- He said the government has been tasked with preparing incentives to enhance social protection and expand the beneficiary base.
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