Madagascar

The sickness and maternity, family allowances and work injury regulatory frameworks were enacted in Madagascar before independencein 1960, while the old age, disability, and survivor law was introduced in 1969. In 2014, a social assistance programme, named the ­Le Transfert Monétaire Conditionnel (Conditional Cash Transfer), was introduced to promote formal schooling among children from poor and vulnerable families. In 2015, a pilot social assistance programme, named Vatsinánkohonana, was introduced. As at 2019, the programme, which allow applicants to appeal against selection decisions, had 183300 participants who received between US$12.43 and US$24.86 every month.