{"id":17801,"date":"2025-10-04T11:39:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T06:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=17801"},"modified":"2025-10-04T15:53:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T10:23:42","slug":"international-social-security-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/international-social-security-association\/","title":{"rendered":"International Social Security Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>International Social Security Association<\/b> <b>Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Union Labour Ministry has highlighted the expansion of social protection in the country from 19% in 2015 to over 64% in 2025 at a conclave of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) held in Kuala Lumpur.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About International Social Security Association<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>founded in 1927,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the auspices of the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-the-international-labour-organization\/\" target=\"_blank\">International Labour Organization<\/a> (ILO).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the principal international organisation <\/span><b>for social security organisations, governments and departments of social security.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It promotes excellence in social security administration through professional guidelines, expert knowledge, services and support to enable its members to develop dynamic social security systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>India is<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a <\/span><b>member<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> country of this organization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Geneva, Switzerland<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Governance of<\/b> <b>International Social Security Association<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>General Assembly:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is actually the constituent assembly of the Association and is <\/span><b>the highest statutory body. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of all members of the ISSA who are directly represented. <\/span><b>It meets every three years.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Council:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It constitutes the electoral body of the Association, composed of the titular delegates of each country in which the ISSA has at least one affiliate member, with each of these countries having one titular delegate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bureau:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It constitutes the <\/span><b>administrative authority<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Association, composed of the <\/span><b>President of the ISSA, the Treasurer, the Secretary General,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and elected members representing the different geographical regions of the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Control Commission:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It examines the <\/span><b>financial records<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Association and the annual report and statements presented to the Bureau by the Treasurer, and verify that all financial transactions have been carried out in conformity with the Financial Regulations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0Source:<\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-wins-global-award-for-expanding-social-security-coverage\/article70122436.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Social Security Association was founded in 1927, under the auspices of the International Labour Organization (ILO). 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