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Pensions

Presentation: Worker's Capital and Economic Organising

15 Dec 2014

Presentation at the PSI/FES Forum on Pensions and Social Security by Colin Meech, UNISON, UK.

Developments in pension fund investment and trade union responses

15 Dec 2014

Public sector pension funds are some of the largest of the capitalised funds in the world. The combined assets of these public sector funds stand at an estimated US $12 trillion. How these funds invest has a direct impact on the members of PSI affiliates and trade union members and workers in all other sectors in Asia/Pacific and across the world. This paper sets out a summary of the key developments in pension fund governance and the stewardship of the assets that are purchased, looking at the UK’s corporate governance and stewardship systems.

Presentation: National social security system in Indonesia

15 Dec 2014

Presentation at the PSI/FES Forum on Pensions and Social Security by Mr. Agus Toniman, Vice President KSPI, Indonesia

Presentation: Pension Program Overview (Indonesia)

15 Dec 2014

Presentation at the PSI/FES Forum on Pensions and Social Security by Mr Abdurahma Irsyadi, General Secretary, JAMSOSTEK Employees Union, Indonesia.

Pensions

08 January 2014

PSI is working towards achieving Quality Public Services and Decent Work for all workers through intervention and influencing global policies. Pension and social security is integral in the context of QPS and Decent work. We believe that all workers in all services must have access to pension schemes enabling them to
retire from work and receive an income adequate for their needs.

Presentation: Fiji National Provident Fund

8 Jan 2014

Presentation at the PSI/FES Forum on Pensions and Social Security by Rajeshwar Singh, General Secretary, Fiji Public Service Association

Investing workers' retirement funds for progressive and socially responsible purposes

08 January 2014
Pension forum participants

Public Services International (PSI) Asia Pacific region and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Regional Cooperation office (Singapore), jointly held a Forum on Pension and Social Security for the affiliate unions on 14-15 December 2013 in Singapore.

This forum was timely and important for workers and public sectors unions to be part of the development and be involved in the pension fund governance that they can play a major role in ensuring that workers' retirement funds are invested for progressive and socially responsible purposes.

Presentations: Ensuring Ethical Investment and Addressing IFIs Influences

15 Dec 2014

Presentation at the PSI/FES Forum on Pensions and Social Security by Dr. Mario “Mayong” J. Aguja, Trustee, Govt. Service Insurance System (GSIS), Philippines Faculty, Mindanao State University.

North America

07 January 2014

The Washington Office

Contact: Mark Langevin - Subregional Secretary

Address: 1200 18th Street NW #700 - Washington, D.C. 20036 - USA

Telephone: 202-744-0072

Email: mark.langevin@world-psi.org

Forum on Pension and Social Security

Date: 
14 December, 2013 to 15 December, 2013

Unions are increasingly aware that the pension fund investments are unethically made to promote privateers and multinational companies rather than provisioning for the public services and developmental activities.