Politics · China · 12 hrs ago
Hunan launches campaign to expand social insurance access
Hunan province in China launched a social insurance campaign on October 14 in Anhua county.
The campaign is running across all 14 of the province’s cities and prefectures and continues through October 20.
It focuses on groups including flexible workers, migrant workers, university graduates and people in newer forms of employment.
For couriers, delivery riders and ride-hailing drivers, officials explained work injury coverage paid for by platforms, not individuals.
The campaign also offers online policy sessions and takes services and information into villages and communities.
Hunan introduced 10 measures to make insurance easier to use, including more flexible pension contribution schedules for flexible workers.
Officials say the measures are intended to widen participation and improve access to benefits and services.
Hunan launched its 2026 “Social Insurance Services for Every Household” campaign on October 14 in Anhua County.
The campaign is being held across all 14 prefecture-level cities and autonomous prefectures in the province and runs through October 20.
It focuses on groups including flexible workers, migrant workers, people in new forms of employment and university graduates.
The campaign combines online policy information with in-person services in villages and communities.
Hunan also introduced 10 measures intended to make insurance participation and payments more convenient and improve services and protection.
- Who
- Hunan’s provincial human resources and social security authorities are organizing the campaign.
- What
- A campaign to expand social insurance coverage and bring services closer to residents.
- When
- It began on October 14, 2026, and runs through October 20.
- Where
- It was launched in Anhua County and is being held across Hunan’s 14 prefecture-level cities and autonomous prefectures.
- Why
- To promote wider, higher-quality insurance participation and improve access to social insurance services and protections.
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Hunan launched the campaign in Anhua County and introduced 10 social insurance service measures.
The campaign’s online and in-person activities are scheduled to take place across the province.
- Launch
- October 14, 2026
- Launch location
- Anhua County, Hunan
- Coverage
- All 14 prefecture-level cities and autonomous prefectures in Hunan
- Campaign period
- October 14–20, 2026
- New measures
- 10 social insurance service measures