If you pay 15 yuan a month, you will pay for all the injuries caused by farming. The Council of Agriculture plans to expand occupational disaster insurance, as long as it is available for farming.

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In order to protect farmers' work rights and interests, farmers' occupational disaster insurance has been on the road since November last year. By the end of February this year, 135000 people had participated, with an additional insurance rate of 12%. The Council of Agriculture even called for a target additional insurance rate of 20% by the end of this year. Farmers' occupational insurance is offered on a trial basis for those who participate in agricultural insurance, but many farmers are unable to join agricultural insurance. Chen Jizhong, chairman of the Council of Agriculture, said, "farmers need to have the opportunity to participate in farmers' occupational disaster insurance." At present, a law is being developed to expand the scope of insurance, so that those who are not qualified for agricultural insurance but who are actually engaged in farming can join farmers' occupational insurance, which is expected to be proposed by the end of June.

There are claims for rice harvester bruises, sickle cuts and tiger head bee stings.

The Council of Agriculture held a press conference on the 11th to promote farmers' occupational disaster insurance, praising the efforts to promote counties, municipal governments and peasant associations. Chen Tien-shou, vice chairman of the Council of Agriculture, points out that agricultural insurance does not protect against occupational disasters, but working in the field is dangerous. He has been injured because of banana harvesting, and he still has scars on his face. He said that occupational disaster insurance pays for injuries to agricultural machinery, falls, fractures, pesticide poisoning, heatstroke, and so on. "if you have a job, you need insurance, and what the Council of Agriculture needs to do is to strengthen the security of farmers."

The number of people insured in agricultural insurance across the country is 1.13 million 3380, and by the end of February this year, 135000 people had participated in farmers' occupational insurance, with an increase rate of 12 percent. Among them, the number of people insured in Yunlin County reached 25,000, with an additional insurance rate of 21.6%, and that in Chiayi County reached 15,000 people, with an additional insurance rate of 15.43%.

By the end of February this year, the Labor Insurance Bureau had received 253 applications for payment, of which 85 had been approved and paid, mainly for rice harvester injuries, sickle cuts, pesticide sprayer straps broken, falls, tiger head bee stings, and so on.

The top three peasant associations are Kaohsiung Meinung District Peasant Association, Taichung Dongshi District Peasant Association, and Yunlin Eryi Township Peasant Association (Photo / Liu Yixin)

Farmers pay 15 yuan a month, that is, they enjoy four kinds of payments

Chen Jizhong said that as long as farmers pay 15 yuan a month, they can enjoy four kinds of benefits, including injury payment, medical allowance, physical and mental disability payment, and funeral allowance. Legislation was completed in November last year and officially hit the road. Over the past four months, more than 130000 farmers have joined, and the number will continue to increase, with the goal of increasing insurance for 200000 farmers by the end of this year.

Chen Jizhong: the system will be revised so that as long as farmers can join the occupational disaster insurance.

The pilot object of farmers' occupational disaster insurance is those who participate in agricultural insurance, but many actual farmers are unable to join the agricultural insurance. In this regard, Chen Chi-Chung explains that the policies of the Council of Agriculture are aimed at land rather than people, but the price of agricultural land in Taiwan is the highest in the world, and it is no longer easy to buy land, so it will be decoupled toward human land. "in the future, the central government should target actual agricultural producers, not landlords. If we do not adjust, the budget of the Council of Agriculture will not be able to directly take care of farmers. "

For example, Chen Jizhong, such as young farmers, farmers who have obtained farming permits to farm in the river public land, and even retired brothers in the Kuomintang, are unable to increase the employment insurance of farmers because they are unable to join the agricultural insurance. He stressed, "it should be from farmers, we must have the opportunity to participate in farmers' occupational disaster insurance." Therefore, the proposed law is currently being studied and is expected to be proposed by the end of June.

Chen Jizhong explained that there are four important insurance policies for farmers' welfare, including farmers' health insurance, farmers' occupational disaster insurance, crop insurance, and farmers' retirement system. "when all four are done, there will be basic protection for farmers." At present, the Council of Agriculture is also working on a retirement system, which will be completed as soon as possible.

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