Extending Pension Coverage to the Informal Sector in Africa

The coverage of pension systems in the Africa region is limited to the small segment of the population in the formal sector. Coverage is thin partly because traditional contributory pension schemes are not responding to the needs of the informal se...

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Main Author:	Guven, Melis
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	INFORMAL SECTOR SELF EMPLOYMENT PENSION REFORM PENSION BENEFITS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/153021563855893271/Extending-Pension-Coverage-to-the-Informal-Sector-in-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32179

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spelling	okr-10986-321792021-05-25T09:26:34Z Extending Pension Coverage to the Informal Sector in Africa Guven, Melis INFORMAL SECTOR SELF EMPLOYMENT PENSION REFORM PENSION BENEFITS The coverage of pension systems in the Africa region is limited to the small segment of the population in the formal sector. Coverage is thin partly because traditional contributory pension schemes are not responding to the needs of the informal sector. As a result, a large share of the region’s adult population has no access to contributory pension schemes during their working lives. This means they will not be eligible for a pension. It also means the elderly coverage gap will persist in most countries. Expanding coverage to a larger group of workers is especially important because the elderly is now often cared for by their children. As the children move to cities, their ties to the elderly and home villages weaken. As a result, the elderly may be left behind with fewer resources. 2019-08-06T14:39:40Z 2019-08-06T14:39:40Z 2019-07-22 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/153021563855893271/Extending-Pension-Coverage-to-the-Informal-Sector-in-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32179 English Social Protection and Jobs Discussion Paper,No. 1933; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Benin Ghana Kenya Rwanda Uganda
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description	The coverage of pension systems in the Africa region is limited to the small segment of the population in the formal sector. Coverage is thin partly because traditional contributory pension schemes are not responding to the needs of the informal sector. As a result, a large share of the region’s adult population has no access to contributory pension schemes during their working lives. This means they will not be eligible for a pension. It also means the elderly coverage gap will persist in most countries. Expanding coverage to a larger group of workers is especially important because the elderly is now often cared for by their children. As the children move to cities, their ties to the elderly and home villages weaken. As a result, the elderly may be left behind with fewer resources.
format	Working Paper
author	Guven, Melis
author_facet	Guven, Melis
author_sort	Guven, Melis
title	Extending Pension Coverage to the Informal Sector in Africa
title_short	Extending Pension Coverage to the Informal Sector in Africa
title_full	Extending Pension Coverage to the Informal Sector in Africa
title_fullStr	Extending Pension Coverage to the Informal Sector in Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Extending Pension Coverage to the Informal Sector in Africa
title_sort	extending pension coverage to the informal sector in africa
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/153021563855893271/Extending-Pension-Coverage-to-the-Informal-Sector-in-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32179
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Extending Pension Coverage to the Informal Sector in Africa

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