Poverty in Latam at lowest level in 20 years; but 174 million are still below the line

Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 23:05 UTC

Full article 1 comment

Poverty and indigence in Latin America and the Caribbean are at their lowest in twenty years according to the latest report from the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC, released on Tuesday in Chile. Read full article

Comments

Disclaimer & comment rules

GeoffWard2
“Likewise households with large numbers of family members, female heads of family and people working in rural sectors, have the lowest contribution to social security and therefore are mostly absent from the benefits.”

Not sure that this is correct.
The biggest social security scheme in the whole of Latin America - the Brasilian Bolsa Familia - does not demand a social security contribution in order to gain the money.
Nov 30th, 2011 - 12:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
-+

Commenting for this story is now closed.
If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page!