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welfare fund

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noun

  1. a fund set up by a union or employer, providing benefits to workers during a period of unemployment or disablement, as salary continuance while ill.


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The acclaimed economist and three colleagues from Grameen Telecom - one of the firms he founded - were found guilty of failing to create a welfare fund for their workers.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2024

The welfare fund has responded to more than 400 live stranded dolphins, whales and porpoises in the region in the past five years alone, the organization said in a news release.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2023

In its statement, the State Department accused Lamothe of misappropriating "at least $60 million from the Haitian government's PetroCaribe investment and social welfare fund for private gain."

From Reuters • Jun. 3, 2023

The government then announced the welfare fund for climbing guides, but, according to government officials and expedition leaders, it has never been activated.

From New York Times • May 7, 2023

The ownership group also offered help to hundreds of survivors and victims' families through the welfare fund set up in December 2008.

From Fox News • Nov. 23, 2018

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