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The Ministerial order n°09 of 13/07/2010 determining the modalities of
electing workers representatives and fulfilment of their duties was
established.
120.
Employees are by law required to subscribe to a health insurance
scheme and the total insurance coverage stood at 95%, with 89% subscribing
to community-based health insurance –RAMA and about 6% to MMI and
private insurance offered by financial companies. The Law N°45/2010 of
14/12/2010 establishing Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) and
determining its mission, organisation and functioning has been enacted to
cater for social security for all working force. This has proved to be a one
stop centre which has drastically reduced the bureaucracy that was formerly
associated with administration.
121.
Social Security and healthy insurance are under the state guarantee and
the tutelage is ensured by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.
The purpose of the Board is to provide social protection to people from
effects based on lack or reduction of input due to the following reasons: old
age, death, disability, occupational hazards, sick leave, maternity leave and
medical insurance. RSSB is financed by employers and employees
contributions. The law establishing Community Based Health Insurance
Scheme provides for compulsory health insurance for all Rwandans. This has
not only enhanced the guarantee of social security of all peoples under the
Rwandan territory but has also been easy in terms of social contributions
because premiums are set on a rather lower end.
Article 16: The right to an adequate standard of living
The right to adequate food
122.
New legislative measures have been adopted since the submission of
the 2009 periodic report Particularly, under the law No. 38/2010 of 25 th
November 2010, the Government of Rwanda established Rwanda Agriculture
Board (RAB) with a general mission of developing agriculture and animal
husbandry through their reform and using modern methods in crop and
animal production, research, agricultural extension, education and training of
farmers on new technologies. Also, environmental and land issues have been
among priority concerns of the GoR. It is in this regard that International
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