Aspects of the history of insurance institutionalisation and its impact on the workers in the Port of Galați Cover Image

Din istoria instituirii asigurărilor sociale şi impactul asupra muncitorilor din Portul Galaţi
Aspects of the history of insurance institutionalisation and its impact on the workers in the Port of Galați

Author(s): Florin Daniel Mihai
Subject(s): History of Law, Local History / Microhistory, Social history, 19th Century
Published by: Universitatea »Dunarea de Jos« din Galati -Facultatea de Istorie, Teologie și Filosofie
Keywords: labor legislation; insurance institutionalisation; Galatz port; social history

Summary/Abstract: The Old Romanian Kingdom recorded a significant industrial increase at the end of the nineteenth century and the number of workers grew. Over time, socio-economic demands increased, amongst which social insurance held a priority position. The first forms of social insurance were based on the statutes of workers' organizations, through which financial support was provided. Over time, the idea of institutionalizing these rights grows larger. The first law in which social insurance was mentioned was the Mines law of 1895, through which mandatory social insurance for mining and petroleum workers was introduced. At the beginning of the twentieth century there were two other laws on the institutionalization of social insurance: the Missir law (1902) and the Nenițescu law (1912). The interwar period will preserve the social insurance system defined at the beginning of the century until the adoption of the Ioaniţescu law in 1933, which wanted the unification of social insurance throughout Romania.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 85-93
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Romanian