Income security programs : past, present and future /

"October, 1980."

Income security for persons with limited income : program summaries, recipient and expenditure data /

"77-152 ED. HV84A."

Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 : Mr. Perkins, from the committee of conference, submitted the following conference report (to accompany H.R. 2).

"August 12, 1974."

Private pension plan reform : a summary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) /

"November 12, 1981."

Flexible labour markets, workers' protection and the security of the wings": a Danish flexicurity solution to the unemployment and social problems in globalized economies"

Includes bibliography

The Food Crisis: Implications for Labor

Food prices have gone up to prohibitive levels for many of the world’s poor. The vast majority of those who are hungry in the world today are working in agriculture, either as small landholders or as waged agricultural workers. The majority of the food producers have not benefited from rising prices. Apparently, the bargaining power of many producers, just as that of the end consumers, has been weakened vis-à-vis the buyers and retailers of agricultural produce. This powerlessness is also in the face of governments that fail to provide an appropriate infrastructure for smallholders and social protection. The first part of the book provides an introduction to the immediate and structural causes of the food crisis. The second part contains contributions that not only highlight the plight of rural labour but also develop tools for measuring the decent work deficit. The last part emphasizes income security as a major precondition for food security. It looks at the experiences of Brazil and India with the extension of social protection for the poor.

Envejecimiento, derechos humanos y políticas públicas

Incluye Bibliografía

Ageing, solidarity and social protection in Latin America and the Caribbean: time for progress towards equality

Includes bibliography

Ageing, solidarity and social protection: time for progress towards equality. Third Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean, San José, 8-11 May 2012

This publication summarizes the "Report on application of the Brasilia Declaration and the Regional Strategy for the Implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing", which will be presented at the Third Regional Intergovernmental Conference on Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean, to be held in San José from 8 to 11 May 2012.

The Chilean system of contributory pensions as locus of rivalry and of a new social compact

This study assesses the contributory pension system in Chile and offers some recommendations for reform, from the viewpoint of social rights that generate expectations of satisfaction. The primary objective of any pension system is to provide income security to the elderly, and contributory pensions must reflect the savings achieved throughout working life in order to guarantee that, for similar levels of effort, similar and proportionate protection will be obtained.

O povo Tembé da terra indígena Alto Rio Guamá: construindo vias de desenvolvimento local?

A demarcação das terras indígenas é, sem dúvida, uma condição necessária para proteger as populações e a sociodiversidade nelas existentes. No entanto, se esse processo, não for acompanhada por iniciativas capazes de proporcionar a gestão ambiental e territorial, a melhoria da qualidade da saúde e da educação, a garantia de segurança alimentar e a geração de renda, estas populações, dificilmente, resistirão, a longo prazo, as tentativas dos agentes externos de se apropriarem dos recursos naturais de maneira ilegal e, via de regra, por preços irrisórios. Esta dissertação de mestrado tem a intenção de indicar eixos estruturantes para a construção de um projeto de desenvolvimento local para o povo Tembé, tomando como base a sua trajetória histórica. Como método de análise do objeto da pesquisa proposta, fez-se a opção pelo estudo de caso, utilizando o instrumental da observação participante, a qual possibilitou a análise dos dados qualitativos e quantitativos coletados no campo e no conjunto de documentos institucionais sobre a condição sócio-ambiental do Povo Tembé, foi ainda, um trabalho contínuo de discussão e reflexão com os atores envolvidos sobre as transformações na realidade vivida pelos Tembé. O projeto busca discorrer num primeiro momento sobre a trajetória histórica do povo indígena Tembé. Em outro momento procuramos considerar o contexto de envolvimento dos Tembé com a sociedade nacional e as consequências geradas pelos diferentes ciclos de desenvolvimento para esta população indígena, a qual tem uma forma própria de organização social, política, econômica, religiosa e cultural, diferente relação com a natureza, meios diversos de utilização dos recursos naturais e, portanto, uma compreensão diferenciada do desenvolvimento. E finalmente culmina na indicação dos eixos de intervenção para a construção de um projeto de desenvolvimento local, necessário à reconquista da autonomia sócioambiental e cultural do Povo Tembé.

Agricultura urbana na cidade de Teresina: hortas comunitárias - políticas públicas ou segurança alimentar?

Pós-graduação em Geografia - IGCE

Prevalence of HIV risk-related behaviors among undocumented Central American immigrant women in Houston, Texas, 2010

The primary aim of this dissertation research is to provide epidemiological data on HIV risk-related behaviors among undocumented Central American immigrant women living in Houston, Texas. Between February and May 2010, we used respondent driven sampling (RDS) to recruit 230 Guatemalan, Honduran, and El Salvadoran women, ages 18 to 50 years, living in Houston without a valid United States visa or residency papers. RDS is a probability-based sampling method that utilizes social networks to access members of hidden populations that lack a sampling frame. Participants completed an interview regarding their demographics, access to and utilization of healthcare services, HIV testing, and sexual behaviors. Data from this study were used 1) to describe the prevalence of sexual HIV risk-related behaviors among undocumented Central American immigrant women, comparing those who recently immigrated to the U.S. (within the past five years) to those with more established residency (of over five years); 2) to describe the prevalence of lifetime HIV testing and evaluate its associated factors in this target population; and 3) to describe the effectiveness of RDS to access members of this target population. ^ As described in Paper 1, there was a generally low prevalence of individual HIV risk-related behaviors (i.e., multiple, concurrent, convenience, and casual sexual partnerships) among the undocumented Central American immigrant women in this study. However, there was evidence of HIV risk due to unprotected sex with male partners who have concurrent sexual partnerships. We identified recent immigrants as the subpopulation at greatest risk, as they were significantly more likely than established immigrants to have multiple and/or concurrent sexual partners. As described in Paper 2, the lifetime prevalence of HIV testing was almost 70%. After adjusting for age, number of years living in the U.S., income security, and resource barriers, lifetime HIV testing was significantly associated with being from Honduras, having more than a sixth grade education, having a regular healthcare provider, and having knowledge of available healthcare resources. Finally, as described in Paper 3, RDS was an effective method for obtaining a diverse sample of Central American immigrant women in Houston. ^ This project is the first to use RDS to conduct an HIV behavioral survey among undocumented Central American immigrant women. Our results will inform the design of future research studies and the implementation of HIV prevention activities among undocumented Central American immigrants in the U.S.^

Exemption procedures under federal pension law.

Shipping list no.: 96-0046-P.

The Impact of ERISA on the investment policies of private pension funds and capital market efficiency /

"Prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor under research grant J-P-P-6-0209."