Assessing Benefit Portability for International Migrant Workers : A Review of the Germany-Turkey Bilateral Social Security Agreement

The portability of social benefits is gaining importance given the increasing share of individuals working at least part of their life outside their home country. Bilateral social security agreements (BSSAs) are considered a crucial approach to est...

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Main Authors:	Holzmann, Robert, Fuchs, Michael, Pacaci Elitok, Secil, Dale, Pamela
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	RISKS INSTITUTIONAL CARE ECONOMIC GROWTH WELFARE POLICY OLD AGE WAGE WORKERS OLD-AGE PENSION MINIMUM WAGE WAGE EARNERS DISABILITY PENSIONS INCOME LIFE INSURANCE LAWS SOCIAL RISK ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TRADE UNION SOCIAL SAFETY NET DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TRANSFER MECHANISM HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH CARE DEATH FINANCIAL PROTECTION WELFARE PROTECTION POLICY RETURN MIGRATION HEALTH SICKNESS BENEFIT SUBSIDY PRIVATE INSURANCE SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CONFLICT BENEFICIARIES POPULATION SIZE MEASURES PENSION PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY NETS POVERTY REDUCTION KNOWLEDGE DISABILITIES INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL COVENANT LABOR MARKET SAVINGS BENEFICIARY IRON SOCIAL RISKS HEALTH SYSTEMS FAMILY REUNIFICATION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL PENSION SOCIAL INSURANCE MIGRATION TRANSFERS MODERNIZATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FAMILY ALLOWANCE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL PROTECTION OLD- AGE ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES MIGRANTS INTERVIEW SUBSIDIES HOUSING SUBSIDIES UNEMPLOYMENT CHILD ALLOWANCES MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY HEALTH BENEFITS MIGRANT FOOD SECURITY WORKERS LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS SURGERY SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS FINANCIAL CRISIS PENSIONS POLICY MAKERS WORK INJURY POLICY DOCUMENT SOCIAL POLICY PURCHASING POWER SAFETY NET INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT TRANSFER AMOUNTS GLOBAL POPULATION DISABILITY INSURANCE MIGRANT WORKERS MEASUREMENT MANDATORY CONTRIBUTIONS REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS FOOD TRANSFERS TRADE UNIONS TARGETING MECHANISMS MINIMUM INCOME POLICY SOCIAL WELFARE CITIZENS QUALITY OF LIFE TAX RELIEF INTERNET SOCIAL POLICIES INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INSURANCE NUMBER OF WORKERS SOCIAL AFFAIRS TAXATION TARGETING HUMAN RIGHTS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CHILDREN CITIZENSHIP TRANSFER PAYMENTS WORLD POPULATION HOST COUNTRY PREVENTIVE HEALTH ACCESS TO SERVICES POVERTY TREATY POPULATION UNIVERSAL HEALTH LABOR SUPPLY RISK MANAGEMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS STRATEGY HOME COUNTRIES FAMILIES REGISTRATION PUBLIC TRANSFERS PARTICIPATION RATE HEALTH SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION HEALTH SERVICES CHILD BENEFITS CULTURAL RIGHTS
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topic	RISKS INSTITUTIONAL CARE ECONOMIC GROWTH WELFARE POLICY OLD AGE WAGE WORKERS OLD-AGE PENSION MINIMUM WAGE WAGE EARNERS DISABILITY PENSIONS INCOME LIFE INSURANCE LAWS SOCIAL RISK ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TRADE UNION SOCIAL SAFETY NET DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TRANSFER MECHANISM HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH CARE DEATH FINANCIAL PROTECTION WELFARE PROTECTION POLICY RETURN MIGRATION HEALTH SICKNESS BENEFIT SUBSIDY PRIVATE INSURANCE SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CONFLICT BENEFICIARIES POPULATION SIZE MEASURES PENSION PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY NETS POVERTY REDUCTION KNOWLEDGE DISABILITIES INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL COVENANT LABOR MARKET SAVINGS BENEFICIARY IRON SOCIAL RISKS HEALTH SYSTEMS FAMILY REUNIFICATION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL PENSION SOCIAL INSURANCE MIGRATION TRANSFERS MODERNIZATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FAMILY ALLOWANCE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL PROTECTION OLD- AGE ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES MIGRANTS INTERVIEW SUBSIDIES HOUSING SUBSIDIES UNEMPLOYMENT CHILD ALLOWANCES MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY HEALTH BENEFITS MIGRANT FOOD SECURITY WORKERS LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS SURGERY SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS FINANCIAL CRISIS PENSIONS POLICY MAKERS WORK INJURY POLICY DOCUMENT SOCIAL POLICY PURCHASING POWER SAFETY NET INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT TRANSFER AMOUNTS GLOBAL POPULATION DISABILITY INSURANCE MIGRANT WORKERS MEASUREMENT MANDATORY CONTRIBUTIONS REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS FOOD TRANSFERS TRADE UNIONS TARGETING MECHANISMS MINIMUM INCOME POLICY SOCIAL WELFARE CITIZENS QUALITY OF LIFE TAX RELIEF INTERNET SOCIAL POLICIES INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INSURANCE NUMBER OF WORKERS SOCIAL AFFAIRS TAXATION TARGETING HUMAN RIGHTS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CHILDREN CITIZENSHIP TRANSFER PAYMENTS WORLD POPULATION HOST COUNTRY PREVENTIVE HEALTH ACCESS TO SERVICES POVERTY TREATY POPULATION UNIVERSAL HEALTH LABOR SUPPLY RISK MANAGEMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS STRATEGY HOME COUNTRIES FAMILIES REGISTRATION PUBLIC TRANSFERS PARTICIPATION RATE HEALTH SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION HEALTH SERVICES CHILD BENEFITS CULTURAL RIGHTS
spellingShingle	RISKS INSTITUTIONAL CARE ECONOMIC GROWTH WELFARE POLICY OLD AGE WAGE WORKERS OLD-AGE PENSION MINIMUM WAGE WAGE EARNERS DISABILITY PENSIONS INCOME LIFE INSURANCE LAWS SOCIAL RISK ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TRADE UNION SOCIAL SAFETY NET DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TRANSFER MECHANISM HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH CARE DEATH FINANCIAL PROTECTION WELFARE PROTECTION POLICY RETURN MIGRATION HEALTH SICKNESS BENEFIT SUBSIDY PRIVATE INSURANCE SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CONFLICT BENEFICIARIES POPULATION SIZE MEASURES PENSION PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY NETS POVERTY REDUCTION KNOWLEDGE DISABILITIES INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL COVENANT LABOR MARKET SAVINGS BENEFICIARY IRON SOCIAL RISKS HEALTH SYSTEMS FAMILY REUNIFICATION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL PENSION SOCIAL INSURANCE MIGRATION TRANSFERS MODERNIZATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FAMILY ALLOWANCE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL PROTECTION OLD- AGE ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES MIGRANTS INTERVIEW SUBSIDIES HOUSING SUBSIDIES UNEMPLOYMENT CHILD ALLOWANCES MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY HEALTH BENEFITS MIGRANT FOOD SECURITY WORKERS LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS SURGERY SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS FINANCIAL CRISIS PENSIONS POLICY MAKERS WORK INJURY POLICY DOCUMENT SOCIAL POLICY PURCHASING POWER SAFETY NET INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT TRANSFER AMOUNTS GLOBAL POPULATION DISABILITY INSURANCE MIGRANT WORKERS MEASUREMENT MANDATORY CONTRIBUTIONS REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS FOOD TRANSFERS TRADE UNIONS TARGETING MECHANISMS MINIMUM INCOME POLICY SOCIAL WELFARE CITIZENS QUALITY OF LIFE TAX RELIEF INTERNET SOCIAL POLICIES INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INSURANCE NUMBER OF WORKERS SOCIAL AFFAIRS TAXATION TARGETING HUMAN RIGHTS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CHILDREN CITIZENSHIP TRANSFER PAYMENTS WORLD POPULATION HOST COUNTRY PREVENTIVE HEALTH ACCESS TO SERVICES POVERTY TREATY POPULATION UNIVERSAL HEALTH LABOR SUPPLY RISK MANAGEMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS STRATEGY HOME COUNTRIES FAMILIES REGISTRATION PUBLIC TRANSFERS PARTICIPATION RATE HEALTH SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION HEALTH SERVICES CHILD BENEFITS CULTURAL RIGHTS Holzmann, Robert Fuchs, Michael Pacaci Elitok, Secil Dale, Pamela Assessing Benefit Portability for International Migrant Workers : A Review of the Germany-Turkey Bilateral Social Security Agreement
geographic_facet	Europe and Central Asia Germany Turkey
relation	Social Protection and Labor Discussion Paper;No. 1606
description	The portability of social benefits is gaining importance given the increasing share of individuals working at least part of their life outside their home country. Bilateral social security agreements (BSSAs) are considered a crucial approach to establishing portability, but the functionality and effectiveness of these agreements have not yet been investigated; thus importance guidance for policy makers in migrant-sending and migrant-receiving countries is missing. To shed light on how BSSAs work in practice, this document is part of a series providing information and lessons from studies of portability in four diverse but comparable corridors: Austria-Turkey, Germany-Turkey, Belgium-Morocco, and France-Morocco. A summary policy paper draws broader conclusions and offers overarching policy recommendations. This report looks specifically into the working of the Germany-Turkey corridor. Findings suggest that the BSSA between Germany and Turkey is broadly working well, with no main substantive issues in the area of pension portability and few minor substantive issues concerning health care portability and financing. Some process issues around information and automation of information exchange are recognized and are beginning to be addressed.
format	Working Paper
author	Holzmann, Robert Fuchs, Michael Pacaci Elitok, Secil Dale, Pamela
author_facet	Holzmann, Robert Fuchs, Michael Pacaci Elitok, Secil Dale, Pamela
author_sort	Holzmann, Robert
title	Assessing Benefit Portability for International Migrant Workers : A Review of the Germany-Turkey Bilateral Social Security Agreement
title_short	Assessing Benefit Portability for International Migrant Workers : A Review of the Germany-Turkey Bilateral Social Security Agreement
title_full	Assessing Benefit Portability for International Migrant Workers : A Review of the Germany-Turkey Bilateral Social Security Agreement
title_fullStr	Assessing Benefit Portability for International Migrant Workers : A Review of the Germany-Turkey Bilateral Social Security Agreement
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing Benefit Portability for International Migrant Workers : A Review of the Germany-Turkey Bilateral Social Security Agreement
title_sort	assessing benefit portability for international migrant workers : a review of the germany-turkey bilateral social security agreement
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26442094/assessing-benefit-portability-international-migrant-workers-review-germany-turkey-bilateral-social-security-agreement http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24730
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spelling	okr-10986-247302021-05-25T08:49:33Z Assessing Benefit Portability for International Migrant Workers : A Review of the Germany-Turkey Bilateral Social Security Agreement Holzmann, Robert Fuchs, Michael Pacaci Elitok, Secil Dale, Pamela RISKS INSTITUTIONAL CARE ECONOMIC GROWTH WELFARE POLICY OLD AGE WAGE WORKERS OLD-AGE PENSION MINIMUM WAGE WAGE EARNERS DISABILITY PENSIONS INCOME LIFE INSURANCE LAWS SOCIAL RISK ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS TRADE UNION SOCIAL SAFETY NET DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TRANSFER MECHANISM HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH CARE DEATH FINANCIAL PROTECTION WELFARE PROTECTION POLICY RETURN MIGRATION HEALTH SICKNESS BENEFIT SUBSIDY PRIVATE INSURANCE SOCIAL BENEFITS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CONFLICT BENEFICIARIES POPULATION SIZE MEASURES PENSION PUBLIC HEALTH SAFETY NETS POVERTY REDUCTION KNOWLEDGE DISABILITIES INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION INTERNATIONAL COVENANT LABOR MARKET SAVINGS BENEFICIARY IRON SOCIAL RISKS HEALTH SYSTEMS FAMILY REUNIFICATION PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE NATIONAL PENSION SOCIAL INSURANCE MIGRATION TRANSFERS MODERNIZATION ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FAMILY ALLOWANCE SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL PROTECTION OLD- AGE ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES MIGRANTS INTERVIEW SUBSIDIES HOUSING SUBSIDIES UNEMPLOYMENT CHILD ALLOWANCES MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS SOCIAL SAFETY NETS INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY HEALTH BENEFITS MIGRANT FOOD SECURITY WORKERS LABOR MARKET PROGRAMS SURGERY SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS FINANCIAL CRISIS PENSIONS POLICY MAKERS WORK INJURY POLICY DOCUMENT SOCIAL POLICY PURCHASING POWER SAFETY NET INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT TRANSFER AMOUNTS GLOBAL POPULATION DISABILITY INSURANCE MIGRANT WORKERS MEASUREMENT MANDATORY CONTRIBUTIONS REFUGEES INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS FOOD TRANSFERS TRADE UNIONS TARGETING MECHANISMS MINIMUM INCOME POLICY SOCIAL WELFARE CITIZENS QUALITY OF LIFE TAX RELIEF INTERNET SOCIAL POLICIES INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS INSURANCE NUMBER OF WORKERS SOCIAL AFFAIRS TAXATION TARGETING HUMAN RIGHTS UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT CHILDREN CITIZENSHIP TRANSFER PAYMENTS WORLD POPULATION HOST COUNTRY PREVENTIVE HEALTH ACCESS TO SERVICES POVERTY TREATY POPULATION UNIVERSAL HEALTH LABOR SUPPLY RISK MANAGEMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS STRATEGY HOME COUNTRIES FAMILIES REGISTRATION PUBLIC TRANSFERS PARTICIPATION RATE HEALTH SERVICE IMPLEMENTATION HEALTH SERVICES CHILD BENEFITS CULTURAL RIGHTS The portability of social benefits is gaining importance given the increasing share of individuals working at least part of their life outside their home country. Bilateral social security agreements (BSSAs) are considered a crucial approach to establishing portability, but the functionality and effectiveness of these agreements have not yet been investigated; thus importance guidance for policy makers in migrant-sending and migrant-receiving countries is missing. To shed light on how BSSAs work in practice, this document is part of a series providing information and lessons from studies of portability in four diverse but comparable corridors: Austria-Turkey, Germany-Turkey, Belgium-Morocco, and France-Morocco. A summary policy paper draws broader conclusions and offers overarching policy recommendations. This report looks specifically into the working of the Germany-Turkey corridor. Findings suggest that the BSSA between Germany and Turkey is broadly working well, with no main substantive issues in the area of pension portability and few minor substantive issues concerning health care portability and financing. Some process issues around information and automation of information exchange are recognized and are beginning to be addressed. 2016-07-20T20:48:38Z 2016-07-20T20:48:38Z 2016-05 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26442094/assessing-benefit-portability-international-migrant-workers-review-germany-turkey-bilateral-social-security-agreement http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24730 English en_US Social Protection and Labor Discussion Paper;No. 1606 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 Europe and Central Asia Germany Turkey

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