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General Organization for Social Insurance (Saudi Arabia) (GOSI) is the Government of Saudi Arabia's body which was established by Royal Decree in 1969 to apply and regulate social insurance, a form of social protection for private sector workers (and a category of workers in the public sector) which provides for workers and their families after termination of employment due to retirement, disability or death. It also provides medical care for occupational injuries and diseases and compensation for occupational disability or death. GOSI is a semi-state body which is supervised by a board of directors consisting of the Minister of Labor, GOSI Governor, members representing Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health, qualified insured members and employers' members. Based in Riyadh, the Organization also has field offices distributed throughout the Kingdom's provinces and districts.