China Business Review (06.05.2016) Rising labor costs in China are setting off alarms with foreign investors because of increasing minimum wages and living standards, as well as the extensively developed social security system. However, as the central government exerts pressure to maintain economic growth targets, the cost of employees’ welfare benefits has been substantially reduced.

indian Express (22.04.2016) With increasing longevity and the rise in the number of the elderly, it was clear that the pension scheme would leave a huge hole in the government’s coffers in the medium and long term.

ILO (14.04.2016) 11.7 million poor children in South Africa are now covered by the social benefit which is having a positive impact on their daily lives.

China Daily (31.03.2016) State Council approves regulation allowing national fund to manage local surpluses

Economic Times (25.02.2016) Retirement fund body EPFO has tightened norms on withdrawal of provident fund as well investment of such amount in Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana for its over five crore subscribers.

Xinhua (28.02.2016) La Chine établia un plan pour relever l'âge légal de la retraite en 2017, afin de réduire la pression du vieillissement de la population, a déclaré un chercheur officiel.

Ilo (23.02.2016) Of the 23 million children under the age of 18 in South Africa, about 60 per cent lives in poverty. The Child Support Grant (CSG), introduced in 1998, initially covered only 10 per cent of poor children. Incremental changes in the eligibility criteria and successful awareness-raising campaigns increased the coverage to 11.7 million poor children in 2015, or 85 per cent of the target group. The grant has been shown to have a positive impact on the recipient children and their families.

NDTV (11.01.2016) A new social security agreement signed between India and Australia has come into operation enabling people of both nations to avail retirement benefits in each other's country, a pact likely to boost bilateral business linkages.

El País (11.01.2016) Brasil redujo la cantidad de dosis de vacunas administradas por el servicio de salud pública contra el virus del papiloma humano (VPH) y la neumonía, en momentos en que la mayor economía de Latinoamérica intenta reducir sus costos sanitarios afectada por una profunda recesión.

The Hindu (05.01.2016) Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, said the government’s priority was to ensure access to health and social security benefits to three labour groups—organised, unorganised and those not employed or below the poverty line.