Joint Position Paper on Portability of Social Security Benefits in East African Community

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1. Introduction

This is a joint position of the East African Employers Organisation (EAEO) and the East African Trade Union Confederation (EATUC) regarding the portability of social security benefits within and across the Partner States of the East African Community (EAC) as enshrined in the EAC Common Market Protocol.

It is an evidence-based position paper which has been developed on the basis of a study that was conducted in 2016 in the ve EAC Partner States of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. e study was undertaken to provide concrete facts on the current status of social security systems within the EAC Partner States and barriers to portability of social security benefits across the EAC.