The first ISSA academy workshop is being attended by delegates from the Asia Pacific region. The workshop was inaugurated by M Sathiyavathy, IAS, Secretary to the government of India (labour and Employment).
The workshop is being organised by Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), which hosts the ISSA liaison Office for South Asia, under the auspices of the International Social Security Association (ISSA), Geneva.
It is the world’s leading international organisation for social security institutions, government departments and agencies. The ISSA promotes excellence in social security administration through professional guidelines, expert knowledge, services and support to enable its members to develop dynamic social security systems and policy throughout the world. It was founded in 1927 under the auspices of the International labour Organisation.
Delegates of Switzerland, Bhutan, Fiji, Indonesia, Maldives, Oman and India are participating in the workshop. The Indian delegation has participation from various countrywide offices of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and the Ministry of labour and Employment, government of India.
The topic of the workshop to be held over three days is “Contribution, collection and Compliance”. The faculty includes Guillaum Filhon, Technical Specialist, Social Security, ISSA, and Ian Joseph Mcdonald, Independent Expert, ISSA Academy, the keynote speakers who shall be conducting the entire workshop.
The closing ceremony shall be attended by Bandaru Dattatreya, Minister of State (Independent Charge), labour and Employment.
SSA Academy Workshop is on till April 7