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In Focus: Social security responding to the financial crisis

The aftermath of global financial and economic crisis continues to affect economies and people in most countries. While the recession seems to have ended, the impact on the labour market looks destined to persist for several more years. Nevertheless, social security systems have responded effectively to the test by softening the impact of the crisis. The challenge for social security now is to continue to cope with the social fall-out.

Social security and the financial crisis

The ISSA is proactively working through its members to enable social security institutions and policy-makers to analyse the impact of the financial and economic crisis, develop strategies that can alleviate its negative social and economic effects and share measures adopted and lessons learned.


Social Security Monitor - Financial crisis

japantimes.co.jp (30.01.2012). The deteriorating global economic outlook is increasing worries among health experts on the effects that the economic crises will have on people's health.
elpais.com (25.01.2012). La recesión está de vuelta. El Banco de España puso ayer el sello oficial a lo que ya anticipaban los servicios de estudios privados, a lo que hoy confirmará el Fondo...
ft.com (24.01.2012). The global jobs crisis continues “unabated”, with little relief expected before 2016 and the danger of a second recession in advanced economies during the first half of...
lesechos.fr (26.01.2012). 150 millions d'euros sont prévus, dont un tiers consacré à la formation. Seuls seront concernés les demandeurs d'emploi de très longue durée (deux ans) n'ayant...
lesechos.fr (20.01.2012). Selon les nouvelles prévisions du régime d'assurance-chômage, le déficit de l'Unedic atteindrait 4,3 milliards cette année, portant la dette du régime à 15...
 

 

Related Internet links

 

European Commission: Driving the European recovery -  EU's response to the economic and financial crisis

European Commission: EU tackles social dimension of  economic crisis

European  Commission: The financial crisis - facts and policies

ILO Global  Job Crisis Observatory: Social security - tools and good practices

ILO GESS: Government responses to the crisis related to  social security

Institute  of Development Studies: Crisis watch - Tracking global economic shocks

International Labour Organization and the global job  crisis

International  Monetary Fund and the financial crisis

Organisation for Economic Development and Co-operation  tackling the financial and economic crisis

UNESCO: The Global and  Financial Crisis

United Nations Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis (June 2009)

United Nations Development Programme: Impact of the  economic crisis

World Bank and the financial crisis

World Health Organization: The financial crisis and global health

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