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Extending social security coverage: Assessing current knowledge and good practices
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ISSA,
22.09.2009 |
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| Extending coverage
The extension of coverage is one of the greatest challenges for social security today. Studies estimate that between 70 and 80 per cent of the global population live in a state of “social insecurity”. There is, however, growing recognition of the contribution of social security systems to social...Read more
Chinese health-care reforms move towards universal coverage
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ISSA,
22.09.2009 |
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| Extending coverage, Social security and health
Globally, there is an urgent need to extend health-care coverage. Each year the absence of affordable health care leads more individuals and families into a vicious circle of ill health and poverty. While the exact figures are not known, some estimates state that up to half of all people living i...Read more
Unemployment insurance in Chile: Reform and innovation
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ISSA,
13.07.2009 |
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| Employment policies
Since reforming its previous employment-related social insurance programme in 2001, Chile has operated an innovative two-tier unemployment insurance (UI) programme for new entrants to the workforce. Insured workers are covered by an individual severance account (Régimen de seguro de cesantía) tha...Read more
ISSA Survey: Social security responses to the financial crisis
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ISSA,
22.06.2009 |
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| Social security financing
In the current time of financial and economic crisis, the importance of strengthening social security’s role in society, as an investment in social cohesion and political stability and a prerequisite for successful economic development, is better understood. Social security benefits and services...Read more
Good practices in social security: The case of MERCOSUR
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ISSA,
22.06.2009 |
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| Old age / Survivors, Administration & management
Worker mobility is an increasingly important phenomenon, resulting in the implementation of social coverage services at an international level. These services require the signing of agreements between countries as well as the application of processes to manage the benefits granted. In South Ameri...Read more
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Regional Social Security Forum for Europe 2013
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28.05.2013
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Istanbul, Turkey
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24.06.2013
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Seoul, Korea
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27.08.2013
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