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Americas Forum urges new culture to bolster social security
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ISSA,
15.12.2012 |
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Social security administrators and experts from the Americas have welcomed the extension of social security across the region, and have considered how to nurture the core values that can contribute to a wider social security culture, during the Regional Social Security Forum for the Americas whic...Read more
Argentina: Reviewing the reform of the pension system
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ISSA,
12.12.2012 |
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| Old age / Survivors
In order to be relevant and useful to societies it is essential that social security systems do not remain static but respond to the changing national – and, with respect to the global financial crisis, the international – socio-economic landscape. The pension system in Argentina demonstrates thi...Read more
China: Towards universal health-care coverage
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ISSA,
12.12.2012 |
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| Extending coverage
The global community has witnessed in recent years China’s unparalleled achievements in building universal health-care coverage. As a result of the 850 billion Chinese Yuan (CNY) health-care reform package implemented from 2009 to 2011, over 1.3 billion people – 95 per cent of the population – we...Read more
Old-age pensions – key trends in the age of retirement
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ISSA,
17.09.2012 |
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| Old age / Survivors
The term “retirement age” defines the legal age when a worker must mandatorily leave the labour force. The term “pensionable age” is the legal age when a worker first becomes eligible for an old-age pension. Commonly, the “pensionable age” has often been synonymous with and identical to the “reti...Read more
Australia introduces a national scheme for disability support services
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ISSA,
17.09.2012 |
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| Disability
For the first time in the history of the Commonwealth of Australia, a national scheme of disability services is being introduced. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will aim to standardize the criteria and administration of disability services, and to ensure more equitable access for...Read more
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