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2007 report
High level of social security under threat
Uwe Kerkow
Social Watch Germany Forum World Social Summit

The implementation of neoliberal concepts requiring the scaling back of social security systems has led to major cuts in Germany’s highly developed safety net. The recent raising of the retirement age means a pension cut for anyone who stops working before the age of 67, while health insurance reforms increasingly shift risks onto individuals. Meanwhile, the basic rights of asylum seekers are being violated, and promises of aid to promote development and social security in the global South remain unfulfilled.

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Progress and setbacks by key indicators see references
Significant progress  Internet users Slight progress  Tuberculosis
Significant progress  Personal computers Stagnant  People living with HIV/AIDS
Significant progress  Telephone mainlines Stagnant  Infant mortality
Slight progress  Scientists and engineers in research and development Slight progress  Under-5 mortality
Stagnant  Information and communication technology expenditure Significant progress  DPT Immunized 1-year-old children
Stagnant  Research and development expenditure Slight progress  Polio Immunized 1-year-old children
Stagnant  Public health expenditure Significant progress  Measles Immunized 1-year-old children
Stagnant  Public education expenditure Significant progress  Activity rate gap
Stagnant  Military expenditure Significant progress  Women in decision-making positions in government at ministerial level
Stagnant  Population with access to sanitation Slight progress  Seats in parliament held by women
Stagnant  Population with access to improved water sources  

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Signatures and ratifications by Germany
Human Rights International Treaties Total 9 ; signed 8 ; ratified 8 .
Table of ratifications of fundamental ILO conventions Total 7 ; not yet ratified 0 ; ratified 7 ; denounced 0 .
Treaties mentioned in the Millennium Declaration Total 10 ; signed 8 ; ratified 7 .
82534214 Population
357030 SQ KM
Capital: Berlin
Currency: Euro
Language: German
THE PRESENT SITUATION   see references
Information, science and technology   Countries in better situation
Public expenditure   Countries in better situation
Environment   Countries in better situation
Health   Countries in better situation
Children’s immunization   Countries above average
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Countries in better situation
Women’s empowerment   Countries above average
PROGRESS AND REGRESSION IN FOCUS   see references
Information, science and technology   Slight progress
Public expenditure   Stagnant
Environment   Stagnant
Health   Slight progress
Children’s immunization   Significant progress
Gender gap in economic activity and earned income   Significant progress
Women’s empowerment   Significant progress
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