Social Security Timeline

Old age.
1. Roman Collegia. Corporate associations of free workers, which had
religious and mutual aid purposes. Recognition of funeral aid and
sometimes, limited financial benefits for orphans and widows.
Modern age.
1. Indian law . 1492. Census boxes and community assets of the Indians:
alleviate community needs, care for their illnesses.
2. Guildas or Hansas . They emerged in Germany in the 11th century, being
social organizations, in charge of providing food to the poor, helping each
other and defending themselves from their aggressors.
3. Trade corporations/guilds . Spain. S. XII. Artisans and merchants of the
same trade organized brotherhoods to care for illness, unemployment and
disability.
4. Brotherhoods or brotherhoods . S. XVI. Spain. Mutual and religious aid
institutions . Purpose: to offer its members aid for illness, medical assistance
and hospital care in their own health centers, aid for disability, old age,
death and others.
5. Montepios . Spain, 1761. Determined assets, to finance financial assistance
in aid of old age, death and disability.
Middle Ages S. V to XV .
1. San Francisco de Asis. A character from the Middle Ages who dedicated
himself to caring for the sick and bringing help to the poor, they dedicated
themselves to leading a life of deprivation and sacrifice.
Contemporary age .
1. 1871. First insurer in the world “Lloyds”, predecessor of the current
insurance company.
2. S. XIX. Charitable services. Asylums, hospitals, psychiatric centers,
hospices. The State implemented measures of industrial hygiene, accident
prevention and prohibition of dangerous activities and work for reasons of
age.
3. S. XIX. Socialism. Equality, equity and collective benefit of its members are
sought, as well as covering needs including social security.
4. Germany. The Chancellor of Prussia, Otto Von Bismarck, promulgated the
first Social Security Law. Establishing Social Security as a means to unify
workers as the State. The State must recognize its mission to positively
promote the well-being of all members of society, and particularly the
weakest and most needy.
5. Fundamentals of Social Security. Europe:
  15.June.1883. First Law of Compulsory Disease Insurance.
 6.July.1884. Work Accident Insurance Law for Workers and
Employees of Industrial Companies. Employers were required to
contribute to the funds to cover permanent disability caused by work
accidents.
 22.June.1889. Mandatory Disability and Old Age Insurance. First
mandatory retirement system.
The laws established in Germany, for the first time, a system of mandatory
protection.
 1891. Norms were approved that established a maximum work day of
eleven and ten hours for women and children, respectively,
prohibition of night work for both groups and mandatory Sunday rest.
Bismarck Model: bilateral relationship, in exchange for a contribution made by the
insured, compensation is granted in the event of suffering any of the covered risks.
Furthermore, the employer must make a contribution proportional to that of the
insured, and the agreed insurance is not optional, but mandatory. Proportionality
between the amount of contributions made and the benefits received.
England:
 1897. Workers' Compensation Law, applied only to a limited number
of workers. In 1906 its application became widespread.
 1905. Accident, Illness and Disability Insurance.
 1908. First law that agreed to non-contributory pensions subject to
investigation of resources for people in their seventies.
 1911. Federal Social Security Code and Private Employee Insurance
Law.
 1918. Weimar Constitution. Insurance against all risks in Insurance
administration. Principle of legal equality of work.
6. England (1907-1925). The causes of the establishment of Social Security
are care for the poor, the industrial revolution and social movements.
1925. Convention on compensation for accidents at work, on occupational
diseases, on equality at work (work accidents) by the International Labor
Organization.
1927. Convention on sickness insurance (industry), on sickness insurance
(agriculture) by the International Labor Organization.
7. Laws on Social Security.
 Medical care for workers.
 Maximum 8-hour day in the mines.
 Economic houses for workers.
 Protection in case of disability due to illness.
 Pensions for old age, widowhood and orphanhood
  Maternity insurance.
8. United States of America.
 1935. The Social Security Law is enacted, coming into force in 1939.
 June 10, 1941. England. An Interdepartmental Commission for Social
Security and Related Services is created under Sir William
Beveridge.
Beveridge advocated for benefits to be obtained in exchange for single, uniform
contributions, regardless of the income level of the insured. The fund was made up
of contributions from the insured, employers and the State. Contributory principle of
social security, since its financing is based on taxes and contributions.
 1948. General Assembly of the United Nations, the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights is adopted, whose article 22
recommends that every person, as a member of society, has the right
to social security (...)
 1949. President Franklin Roosevelt pointed out the importance of
having an old-age pension and unemployment insurance; Every
person who does not have a job receives a financial pension.
Mexico.
1. 1904. Work Accident Law of the State of Mexico.
2. 1906. Law on Workplace Accidents of the State of Nuevo León “recognised,
for the first time in the country, the obligation for employers to care for their
employees in the event of illness, accident or death, derived from the
performance of their work.”
3. 1917. The Political Constitution of the United Mexican States is
promulgated, assuming commitments on social matters included in articles
3, 73 and 123. Art. 123 section A, section XXIX: Social justice: “the issuance
of the Social Security Law is considered to be of public utility and will include
disability insurance, life insurance, involuntary unemployment insurance,
illness and accident insurance, and others with similar purposes. ”. Pioneer
in constitutionally mentioning social security, education and housing, three
basic pillars of well-being.
4. 1922. The pensions of public employees were managed by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
5. 1925. Civil Pensions Law is issued, thus creating the Directorate
6. General of Civil Retirement Pensions. Replaced in 1946 by the Retirement
Law, which included health protection, loans and pensions for old age,
disqualification and death, extending its coverage to workers in the
parastatal public sector.
7. 1938. Creation of the Secretary of Public Assistance, which merged in 1943
to form the Secretary of Health and Assistance.
8. 19.January.1943. President Manuel Ávila Camacho created the Mexican
Social Security Institute (IMSS) to guarantee workers' comprehensive
access to development; Along with this, the Social Security Law was
published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. Objective: “guarantee the
human right to health, medical care, protection of livelihoods and social
services necessary for individual and collective well-being.
9. 1.January.1944. The IMSS begins activities, as a decentralized public body,
with its own personality and assets to administer and organize it.
10. 1945. Construction of Maternity Clinic Number 1.
11. 1959. In the government of President Adolfo López Mateos, a section B is
added to article 123 of the Constitution, which guarantees labor rights to
workers in the service of the State.
12. 1959. The Law of the Institute of Security and Social Services of State
Workers (ISSSTE) is promulgated through which the ISSSTE was created,
thus covering accidents and professional and non-professional illnesses,
maternity, retirement, disability, old age and death, also establishing the
right of family members to receive medical assistance and medicines, the
opening of vacation centers and economic stores and access to homes for
rent or sale.
13. 1972. The Housing Fund (FOVISSSTE) and its Executive Commission are
created.
14. Law of 1973. Within the government of Luis Echeverria, Social Security was
extended to non-salaried workers, ejidatarios, settlers, community members,
small landowners, employers, individuals and domestic workers.
15. 1983. The new ISSSTE Law is approved, expanding benefits and improving
administrative organization such as cultural and sports promotions, funeral
services, unemployment insurance for old age and services for retirees and
pensioners.
16. Law of 1997. Publication of the current Social Security Law, during the
government of Ernesto Zedillo.
17. 1925. General Law of Civil Retirement Pensions. It grants pensions to
workers who collaborate in the public administration and the State
recognized its obligation to contribute to the well-being and social security of
its workers.
18. 1984. ISSTE Law. During the mandate of Miguel de la Madrid.
19. 2007. Current ISSTE Law. During the mandate of Felipe Calderón.
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