The 2017 ISSA Good Practice Award for Americas has been presented to the Social Insurance Bank, Uruguay for an innovation that extends social security coverage to workers in the sharing economy.

The results of the regional competition, which is held every three years, were announced at a ceremony on 22 November 2017 during the Regional Social Security Forum for the Americas in Montevideo. The competition drew 62 entries from 21 organizations in 10 countries.

The international Jury awarded the Social Insurance Bank, Uruguay (Banco de Prevision Social de Uruguay) for enabling the social security coverage of workers who provide transport services through intermediary digital platforms such as Uber, Cabify, and EasyGo, which interact with passengers using mobile phone... Read More