International Social Security Association (ISSA)

Prevention pays: Calculating the benefits for companies

Investment in safety and health in enterprises has a direct and measurable cost-benefit potential, the results of a major international study co-produced by the ISSA have found.

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The workplace killer: Preventing occupational diseases

Worldwide, over 2.3 million work-related fatalities occur annually – and the large majority of these deaths (over 80 per cent) are caused by occupational diseases.

Social Policy Highlight 28 - Occupational diseases: Challenges and perspectives for social security >>

Poster for the World Day for Safety and Health at Work - 28 April 2013

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2013

The World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April aims to raise awareness about the effectiveness of prevention of occupational diseases in the workplace. Worldwide, occupational diseases continue to be the leading cause of work-related deaths.

Message from the ISSA Secretary General >>
Focus: World Day for Safety and Health at Work >>
Social Policy Highlight: Occupational diseases >>

Contribution Collection and Controlling Fraud

The ISSA organized an International Seminar on the theme "Contribution Collection and Controlling Fraud in Social Security" at the invitation of the Spanish General Treasury of the Social Security (Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social ). The Seminar took place in Madrid from 10 to 12 April 2013.

BRICS countries – leading the global growth of social security

Political will, economic vitality and social commitment mean that social protection schemes are developing rapidly in the emerging economies, to the benefit of millions of people, according to a new ISSA study.

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