Social Security & Labour
A fair society begins with fair work.
Dignity at work. Security across a lifetime. A Lithuanian social contract for the twenty-first century — authored by those who have lived it.
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Dignity at work. Security across a lifetime. A Lithuanian social contract for the twenty-first century — authored by those who have lived it.
Before becoming Prime Minister, Inga Ruginienė served as Lithuania's Minister of Social Security and Labour. The portfolio is not a theory to her. It is a life — two decades at the intersection of workers, employers, and the state.
That experience now shapes the government's programme: measured, pragmatic, and centred on the working household — in Vilnius and in Panevėžys, in the service economy and on the factory floor. We do not promise what we cannot deliver. We deliver what we have promised.
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Every policy below is anchored to a single question: does it make a working life in Lithuania more secure, more respected, and more rewarded?
Modern collective bargaining, stronger workplace inspections, clear protections against unfair dismissal, and rights for platform and contract workers.
A minimum wage that tracks real living costs; transparent pay ranges; a closing gender pay gap; and pathways for young Lithuanians into skilled jobs.
A simpler, digital social security system — faster benefits, fair pensions, and a safety net that reaches every Lithuanian who needs it, when they need it.
Quality childcare, parental leave that works for both parents, housing for young families, and support for caregivers of elderly loved ones.
Lifelong learning accounts, rapid re-skilling for digital and green economies, and apprenticeships that connect regional Lithuania to modern industry.
Growth that reaches every town: investment in regions, anti-discrimination enforcement, and equality embedded in every ministry's mandate.
“A country is as strong as the person who punches the earliest shift. We build for them, or we build for no one.”
From startups to strategic industry, from EU partnerships to regional infrastructure — read the Government's economic programme for the next decade.
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