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Social security and the financial crisis
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.

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

telecinco (07.06.2013). El presidente del Gobierno, Mariano Rajoy, ya ha llevado su compromiso a Bruselas: La reforma del sistema de pensiones estará lista en el mes de septiembre para dar...
lemonde (31.05.2013). Malmenés par la crise économique, menacés par une démographie vieillissante, les régimes de Sécurité sociale européens doivent trouver les moyens d'assurer leur...
WSJ.com (21.05.2013). Italy is considering allowing older workers to reduce their work hours while mentoring younger employees as a way to bring down youth unemployment, which is a growing scourge...
voanews.com (14.05.2013). New figures from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development show that social welfare programs shielded some of the poorest Europeans from the harshest...
elpais /20.03.2013). La crisis y los recortes están golpeando con tal dureza a la sociedad española que las rentas se han desplomado a niveles de hace diez años. Ya hay tres millones de personas...
 

 

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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