Moldovans working legally in Turkey to be able to benefit from pensions

Chisinau, 10 August /MOLDPRES/ – The government approved the draft law on the ratification of the Agreement on social security between the Republic of Moldova and the Republic of Turkey today, signed in Chisinau on 05 May 2017, the government's communication and protocol department has reported.

The purpose of the Agreement is to provide a framework for social security for migrant workers from the Republic of Moldova who reside and/or carry out work in the territory of one or both of the Contracting States. Thus, Moldovans who have been working temporarily in Turkey will be able to benefit from a retirement pension in that state and other social benefits: maternity allowances, unemployment benefits, temporary work incapacity benefits, pensions and allowances of disability, death grants, survivors' pensions.

When establishing and calculating the pension, each country will apply national legislation in the field and pay the pension only for periods of insurance completed on its own territory, by applying the proportionality principle.

The Republic of Moldova has signed social security agreements with 13 EU Member States, 11 of which were successfully implemented.