SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29002, 17 September 1959, Page 12

SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES

“Growing Demand” Overseas (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, Sept. 16. “In all countries today, and particularly in South-east Asia, there is an awakening as to what modern social security can give,” the chairman of the Social Security Commission (Mr A. E T. Williams) said today when addressing the Justices of the Peace Association. There was. he added, a growing demand among all these people that they should be granted the benefits of social security in one form oi another. liV India a start had been made with workers’ insurance.

Because India was in the process of becoming industrialised, the protection of the workers in industry was of great importance, though one of the present difficulties was the lack of trained personnel. Many economically under-developed countries had started schemes, usually limited in coverage, and were pursuing a programme' of expansion as conditions allowed. In Geneva, Mr Williams said, the International Social Security Association, an affiliate of the International Labour Office sought to aid other countries with less-advanced or no systems of social security. Technical aid was given these countries by the International Labour Office, and officers of the New Zealand Social Security Office had been lent as technical advisers. New Zealand, oddly enough, though one of the .leading social security countries, was not a member of the Internationa) Social Security Association It was inevitable, Mr Williams considered, that sooner or later she must join, particularly to help with advice and technicians in South-east Asia.