31/07/2025 02:50 PM

Experiences in Europe showcase innovative practices for the social protection of agricultural workers. These workers engage in challenging and demanding jobs, face specific risks and occupational hazards, and frequently live far from urban centres. Their workplace is often also their home, requiring them to work irregular hours without typical weekends or rest periods. Additionally, they experience significant health and safety risks due to the seasonal nature of farming. Therefore, to respond to their needs, this population frequently benefits from dedicated social security schemes.

30/07/2025 10:08 AM

The Social Security and Medicare trust funds are only a little more than seven years from insolvency, based on projections from the programs’ own Trustees in combination with our estimates of the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The law dictates that when the trust funds deplete their reserves, payments are limited to incoming revenues. For the Social Security retirement program, we estimate that means a 24 percent benefit cut in late 2032, after the enactment of OBBBA.

28/07/2025 09:59 AM

SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is weighing a significant pension reform that could bring platform workers — such as food delivery riders and chauffeur-for-hire drivers — under the same pension contribution scheme as regular employees, with their platforms potentially covering half of their premiums.

22/07/2025 04:38 PM

The African Development Bank, with technical support from the ILO, is rolling out the Youth, Jobs and Skills Marker System to systematically integrate job creation, skills development and youth empowerment across all its projects.

10/07/2025 04:54 PM

South Korea Approves Social Insurance Pension Reforms

10/07/2025 04:37 PM

On March 20, the South Korean parliament enacted legislation reforming the country's social insurance pension program, the National Pension Service (NPS), which was established in 1988 and previously amended in 1998 and 2007.

10/07/2025 03:05 PM

The Social Security Administration (SSA) today announced significant progress in its ongoing efforts to improve customer service while handling record transaction volumes. Key milestones include:

01/07/2025 10:46 AM

ILO study, marking 25 years of the ILO Maternity Protection Convention, shows that more equitable, inclusive and sustainable parental leaves would require, on average, an additional annual investment of 0.13% of GDP.