The portability of social benefits in SADC
| When: | Tuesday, 26 July 2016 - Tuesday, 26 July 2016 |
| Where: | Braamfontein Campus East Humanities Graduate Centre Seminar Room, South West Engineering Building |
| Start time: | 10:00 |
The African Centre for Migration & Society and the Southern Africa Trust with support from the Open Society Foundation will host this seminar.
Three key inputs from Professor Alex ven der Heever (University of the Witwatersrand) and Dr Mathias Nyeti (University of Johannesburg) representing academia and Mr Moises Uamusse (Southern African Mineworkers Association) from the trade union sector will feed into a broader discussion about potential advocacy strategies and partnerships.
Key issues to be explored by an expert panel include the following:
- Can regional integration occur beyond the state?
- How can the portability of social security for workers in the region be realized? Does SADC have a role to play in this?
- What policy and political options within SADC need to be strengthened to achieve stronger and more equitable regional integration?
- What can be learned from the success of portability arrangements from other regions of the world (i.e Mercosur, EU)
- What realistic possibilities exist in realising SADC’s agenda on the portability of social security benefits?
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