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Social Protection in the Cultural and Creative Sector - Country Practices and Innovations

Autor: Galian, Carlos; Licata, Margherita; Stern-Plaza, Maya
Año: 2021
Resumen: This working paper is based on the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work, 2019, which calls on the ILO to direct its efforts to “developing and enhancing social protection systems, which are adequate, sustainable and adapted to developments in the world of work.” In particular, the paper reviews policy and legal frameworks in selected countries that have pursued specific solutions to extend social security in the creative and culture sector, in order to identify entry points and mechanisms for expanding coverage. Policy options ensuring the adequacy and the sustainability of such systems are discussed, taking into account particular employment circumstances in the sector, such as fluctuating employment status, irregular incomes, intermittent nature of work, and geographic mobility. The paper also situates the discussion within the COVID-19 pandemic, offering an overview of social protection measures put in place by governments in the culture and creative sector.

Fuente: Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT)
Clasificación: Seguridad Social y Sistemas de Pensiones
Tipo de Publicación: Documentos de Trabajo
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Extending social protection to migrant workers, refugees and their families

Autor: Aoul, Samia Kazi; Van Panhuys, Clara
Año: 2021
Resumen: For the 169 million migrant workers who are contributing to economies and societies, access to social protection is a major challenge. In light of the current migratory landscape, its changing labour market needs and realities and the COVID-19 crisis, the importance of social protection for migrant workers, refugees and their families cannot be overstated. […] Human rights instruments and ILO Conventions and Recommendations provide a solid legal framework and useful guidance for extending social protection. Involving the social partners in the design and implementation of social security reforms is indispensable to ensuring balanced outcomes and the sustainability of social protection measures. It is also important to consult migrant workers, refugees and their families in order to design policies and agreements that meet their needs.

Fuente: Asociación Internacional de la Seguridad Social (AISS)
Clasificación: Seguridad Social y Sistemas de Pensiones
Tipo de Publicación: Documentos de Trabajo
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China's move to measuring relative poverty: implications for social protection

Autor: WALKER, Robert; YANG, Lichao
Año: 2021
Resumen: With rural extreme poverty officially eradicated in 2020, China is to move to measuring relative poverty in urban and rural areas. Relative poverty describes circumstances in which people cannot afford actively to participate in society and benefit from the activities and experiences that most people take for granted. It is conventionally defined as 40, 50 or 60 percent of national median disposable income. While a single poverty threshold symbolises national unity, separate poverty thresholds could be created for urban and rural areas or provinces. A unified national poverty standard for China based on 40 per cent of national median disposable income threshold implies income levels almost 4 times higher than the existing rural poverty line and 61 per cent higher than average social assistance (Dibao) payments in urban areas (often used as a surrogate urban poverty line). Relative poverty is more persistent than absolute poverty and less affected by economic growth. Research is required to determine the needs of peri-poor persons (i.e., those brought into poverty due to the new definition). Strategies needed to tackle relative poverty include: a comprehensive social protection system inclusive of floors; active policies to assist people out of poverty; poverty mainstreaming; and supportive, redistributive fiscal policies.

Fuente: Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT)
Clasificación: Ahorro Previsional
Tipo de Publicación: Documentos de Trabajo
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Estimating the Gains from International Diversification: The Case of Pension Funds

Autor: Afanador, Juan Pablo; Davis, Richard; Pedraza, Alvaro.
Año: 2021
Resumen: For pension funds, international assets represent an opportunity to improve their returns while possibly reducing risks. Nonetheless, pension funds in many developing countries face regulations that limit the choice of international investments. This paper proposes a new methodology to estimate the gains from international diversification in which the optimal asset allocation of pension funds is constrained by financial frictions. The empirical strategy is applied to the aggregate holdings of pension funds in a large group of countries to calculate the gains from increasing the current level of exposure to international securities. The methodology should give policy makers the opportunity to identify jurisdictions where pension funds could benefit the most from expanding their foreign holdings.

Fuente: Banco Mundial
Clasificación: Fondos de Inversión
Tipo de Publicación: Documentos de Trabajo
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¿Dónde fueron a parar los Fondos de Pensiones Argentinos?

Autor: Federación Internacional de Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (FIAP)
Año: 2021
Resumen: La confiscación de los fondos de pensiones realizada en Argentina en 2008 es un caso de populismo extremo y, hasta ahora, único en la experiencia mundial por las condiciones en que fue implementada.

Fuente: Federación Internacional de Administradoras de Fondos de Pensiones (FIAP)
Clasificación: Fondos de Inversión
Tipo de Publicación: Notas de Pensiones
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