Social security assurance for Lithuanian citizens in Latvia in 1919-1939
Social security assurance for Lithuanian citizens in Latvia in 1919-1939

Summary/Abstract: After the First World War tens of thousands of Lithuanian citizens lived in Latvia. Men have died in the war, but in Latvia lived their wives, children, parents and grandparents. As well every year about ten thousand Lithuanian citizens went to look for job in Latvia (especially temporary). Lithuanian citizens that lived in Latvia and Lithuanian citizens that came in Latvia needed to ensure social protection. These citizens were faced with a variety of social problems that had to be solved: lack of food, disease, left homeless children and etc. In 1924 Lithuania and Latvia have signed the Convention on social assistance. On the basis of this agreement social support was provided for Lithuanians in Latvia. Meanwhile, the citizens of Latvia in Lithuania did not settled large social problems and this Convention had been rarely applied to them. The Lithuanian diplomatic mission and various public organizations took care to ensure social security in Latvia for Lithuanians. According archival documents Lithuania spent the largest sum of money on social protection for its citizens in Latvia of all the European countries.

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