This paper describes the Chilean experience concerning the implementation of a new unemployment insurance (UI) program. The use of individual savings accounts and private management are essential elements. In addition, a redistributive fund (Common Fund) helps workers pool risks, distributing resources from employed to unemployed workers and from stable firms to workers with low incomes and...

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The 2006 Issue of the Report on Social Security in the Americas is divided in four chapters. The first two chapters address older-adult issues, the third chapter deals with disability-related problems, and the fourth chapter discusses Social Security agreements in the Americas. In the Presentation, it was pointed out that the objective of the Report on Social Security in the Americas is to become...

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The document begins with a summary of Belize’s general characteristics, followed by a brief description of the development of the pandemic, including the spread of the virus, quarantine measures, mortality rate, and vaccination. The third section describes the different branches covered by the social security system and the way they responded to covid-19. Finally, any other program or policy...

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