Pensions in Asia/Pacific - Ageing Asia must face its pension problems

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07-Jan-2009

Edward Whitehouse

Many of Asia's retirement-income systems are ill prepared for the rapid population ageing that will occur over the next two decades.

Asian countries should reform their pension systems, says OECD

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07-Jan-2009

Many Asian countries will need to reform their pension systems in order to deliver sustainable and adequate retirement incomes for today’s workers, according to a new OECD report.

Japan could do more to help young people find stable jobs

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18-Dec-2008

Young people in Japan are finding it increasingly hard to get stable jobs and the Japanese authorities should expand vocational training schemes and increase social security coverage for young non-regular workers in order to help them.

OECD says governments must continue reforms of disability systems

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20-Nov-2008

OECD governments should continue reforming their sickness and disability systems and help people with health problems to retain their jobs or find new ones, according to a new OECD report.

Media brief - Are we growing unequal?

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21-Oct-2008

The gap between rich and poor in most OECD countries has widened over the past two decades. This risks leaving more people behind in an ever-changing world economy.

Income inequality and poverty rising in most OECD countries

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21-Oct-2008

Income gaps have widened over the past two decades in most OECD countries. In today’s changing world economy, that means ever more people at risk of being left behind. Governments need not sit on the sidelines: they should respond to income inequality with policies that help lift people up.

Pharmaceutical Pricing Policies in a Global Market

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24-Sep-2008

OECD’s Pharmaceutical Pricing Policies in a Global Market details national differences in the consumption and cost of medicines and outlines how prices are established, exploring the advantages and disadvantages of various policies and practices.

Disadvantaged youth in Britain need better skills and effective job-search help

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09-Jul-2008

Young people in Britain who leave school without qualifications find it particularly hard to get jobs, and U.K. authorities need to take vigorous action to help them with education and training and with job-search support, according to the OECD report Jobs for Youth: United Kingdom.

Labour market discrimination still a big problem in OECD countries

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02-Jul-2008

Women are 20% less likely than men to have a paid job in OECD countries and they earn on average 17% less than men, according to the latest edition of OECD’s Employment Outlook.