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International Social Security Review, Volume 76, Issue 3, Page 25-45, July/September 2023., 2023 Abstract Migration affects almost every nation, emphasizing the need to guarantee social security rights for all migrants and their families. This article focuses on the rights of workers who migrate between the countries of the European Union (EU) and the Ibero‐American community. In the EU, social security systems are increasingly coordinated through
Daniela Zavando Cerda +1 more
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International Social Security Review, Volume 76, Issue 2, Page 109-134, April/June 2023., 2023 Abstract For the public employment services of many Member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development, the importance of using profiling tools for job seekers is increasing rapidly in importance. With this trend, there is also widening concern about the risks of an over reliance on such tools.
Martijn A. Wijnhoven +3 more
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International Social Security Review, Volume 76, Issue 1, Page 109-126, January/March 2023., 2023 Abstract Most jurisdictions grant differentiated and more beneficial treatment – usually in the form of early retirement, and commonly under special pension schemes – to workers in arduous or hazardous jobs. Several justifications for such treatment have been advanced, including i) compensating the worker for the hardship, ii) protecting the worker ...
Sergio Mittlaender
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Providing long‐term care: Options for a better workforce
International Social Security Review, Volume 75, Issue 3-4, Page 121-144, July-December 2022., 2022 Abstract Older people and their care workers have been disproportionately affected by the COVID‐19 pandemic. Many OECD Member countries have taken measures to contain the spread of the infection and improve the care workforce. Yet the health crisis is highlighting and exacerbating pre‐existing structural problems in the long‐term care (LTC) sector.
Ana Llena‐Nozal +2 more
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International Social Security Review, Volume 75, Issue 2, Page 97-117, April/June 2022., 2022 Abstract In an effort to establish universal health coverage (UHC), Senegal set up two departmental health insurance units (UDAM) to scale‐up health insurance to rural communities. Part of this innovation meant that health insurance was no longer managed by volunteers, but by professionals. Several years after the conclusion of the project in 2017 that
Valéry Ridde +6 more
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International Social Security Review, Volume 74, Issue 3-4, Page 61-83, July-December 2021., 2021 Abstract In the Netherlands, the social security rights of platform workers have still not been formally defined. At present, the level of social security protection accorded to all workers is derived directly from the labour law qualification. In the continuing absence in the Netherlands of specific legislation for platform workers, specifically as ...
Saskia Montebovi
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International Social Security Review, Volume 73, Issue 4, Page 25-48, October/December 2020., 2020 Abstract Using unique data on the contribution base, we investigate under‐insurance within the statutory pension scheme for self‐employed workers in Finland. Under‐insurance is defined as the difference between pension‐declared income and tax‐declared income.
Janne Salonen +2 more
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International Social Security Review, Volume 73, Issue 2, Page 75-99, April/June 2020., 2020 Abstract The large increase in Eastern European migrants entering the Dutch labour market has led to concerns about their potential claim on Dutch unemployment benefits. We use a decomposition analysis to investigate differences in uptake of unemployment benefits between migrants and native Dutch employees by analysing register data for all employees ...
Anita Strockmeijer +2 more
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International Social Security Review, Volume 73, Issue 1, Page 35-63, January/March 2020., 2020 Abstract The Royal Government of Cambodia recently launched its National Social Protection Policy framework to strengthen and expand social security and assistance. To inform social health protection policy, we examine socio‐economic survey data and administrative coverage data to assess the coverage potential of existing coverage mechanisms and ...
Robert J. Kolesar +5 more
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International Social Security Review, Volume 78, Issue 4, Page 3-30, October/December 2025.Abstract The solo self‐employed workforce is growing across Europe, a group which often faces greater individual responsibility for retirement preparation than employees. Using a situational strength framework, this study investigates psychological mechanisms behind retirement planning among employees and three types of solo self‐employed workers ...
Camilla Marabini +2 more
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