Does the report say that half the world's population has no social security?

65438+ French media reported on February 2nd that the International Labour Organization (ILO)/KLOC-0 pointed out in its global social security report released in Geneva on October 30th that despite undeniable progress, more than half of the world's population (55%) still did not enjoy any welfare benefits (pension, unemployment allowance, medical insurance, etc.). ), equivalent to 4 billion people.

According to the French newspaper Le Monde 65438+February 1, it can be said that in the sustainable development goal adopted by the United Nations in September 20 15, the social security goal aimed at enabling all countries to realize the social security system and measures covering the whole country, thus reducing and preventing poverty from now to 2030 will undoubtedly be impossible to achieve.

Christina Behrendt, who is in charge of social security policy of the International Labour Organization, admits that "although we still have 12 years, we have not made much progress".

According to the report, of course, since the last report in 20 14, some progress has been made, and the proportion of the population covered by the social security system has increased from 27% to 29%, which is too little, although many countries have made commitments, and this improvement is partly attributed to the progress made by China.

Christina Behrendt explained, "This country has made great progress in pension and unemployment benefits. China invests in social security because it wants to further boost domestic demand and improve people's purchasing power at a very unstable stage of the global market. In addition, this better social security can also improve labor productivity. "

According to the report, although some countries have made some progress in achieving a more secure social system, there are still many difficulties, including in developed countries, mainly involving the issue of raising funds. Isabel Ortiz, head of the Social Security Department of the International Labour Organization, believes that "short-term austerity policies continue to endanger long-term development efforts, and the negative impact of fiscal consolidation on society is enormous". The example of Greece, where the level of social security has declined, fully illustrates this point.

According to the report, the only progress is that the number of people reaching retirement age and receiving pensions has increased from 5 1% to 68%. This relative success may be affected by the aging of the global population in the future, especially in western developed countries.