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In Ukraine, people who are employed unofficially have the opportunity to independently pay their contributions to the Pension Fund to secure their retirement.
This was told by Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Pavel Rozenko.
"Each person has the right to conclude an independent agreement with the Pension Fund of Ukraine, even if he works in the informal sector of the economy, and pay insurance premiums for himself," he said..
According to Rozenko, this form of relations between citizens and the state is new for Ukraine, and people need to learn to assert their rights, including employers.
"We are used to having someone pay for us - either the state or the employer. But we must also clearly understand that we are personally shaping our pension future and should worry about it, "Rozenko said..