World Bank, IMF are Missing the Mark on Social Security

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Tens of thousands of retirees, unions and organizations mobilize in front of Argentina’s National Congress to protest President’s Javier Milei's veto of the Pension Mobility Law, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September 11, 2024. © 2024 Santiago Oroz/SOPA Images/Sipa via AP Photo As government officials gather in Washington DC next week for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Annual Meetings, social security systems around the world are at risk. Faced with a looming debt crisis, governments, often encouraged by international financial institutions, are…

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