002.460.Idrija

Idrija Municipal Museum, Prelovčeva 9, SI-5280 Idrija

Public

Municipality of Idrija, Mestni trg 1, SI-5280 Idrija

Professional Library of Idrija Municipal Museum, M-134

Mine, Knowledge, social care

The booklet is small with hardback covers. The covers are grey, covers’ edge and spine are made of dark fabric. The cover is framed and has the German title of the publication within the double frames. Statut der Bruderlade des ärarischen Montanwerkes Idria. Verllag der Bruderlade in Idria. Druckerei Heinrich Sax in Idria. 1913., with typical Secession drawn decoration. The booklet was issued by the Idrija Social Security Institute and printed in Heinrich Sax printing house in Idrija. The publication has 105 numbered pages. The Statute of the Social Security Institute has 87 articles. The content is divided into eight sections and attachments: I. General provisions, II. Sickness funds, III. Commission funds, IV. Financing of the Social Security Institute, V. Book keeping, accounts and statistics, VI. Management of the Social Security Institute, VII. Transitional Provisions, VIII. Final Provisions and tabular appendixes on the income amount. Two and a half sheets of typescript, amendments regarding fund managing and amendments of the statute from 1918 and the letter from the Ministry of Public Works from 1918 are attached to the booklet.

Length 19.5 cm, width 10.3 cm, height 0.6 cm.

Paper, cardboard.

1913

The Idrija Social Security Institute.

The mining social security institute was the oldest organised form of health and social insurance for miners. The miners were financially secured during illness or in the case of disability, received pensions and financial support was given to mining widows and orphans. It was founded in Idrija between 1597–1605. During the 17th century, these kinds of financial support were uncommon and depended on the current economic situation. The first social security institute did not provide support to sick and elderly people, but it merely contributed to their care. From 1629 on, sick leave compensations were also paid to sick miners, not only to injured ones. Regular compensation was established between 1736–1740. The pensions were introduced in the first half of the 18th century and the pensions for the elderly and the disabled in 1763. This area was gradually systematically set in order in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in the middle of the 19th century by issuing the National Mining Act (23/5/1854): the mining families had to pay contributions to the Social Security Institute and received the right to health and social insurance. In the 19th century, the Social Security Institute took care of the healthcare of the miners, managed the hospital and the bathing area.

The Statute of the Social Security Institute is being preserved, secured and presented as important mining heritage of Idrija with exceptional universal values. It is kept in the collection of library material (in analogue and digital form). It is available for researchers and the wider interested public. It can be used for mercury heritage promotions. It enables us to understand the development of the oldest forms of organised health and social insurance of the miners.

The Idrija Social Security Institute.

Professional Library of Idrija Municipal Museum.

The book is well preserved. Additional interventions are not necessary. Security of the premises is ensured.

good

Regular seasonal maintenance.

- Inventory Book of the Idrija Municipal Museum library.

Mestni muzej Idrija

Miha Kosmač

20. 3. 2018

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