China's Social Security Program

[Robby999 1,024]

Here is the link to a guide that explains China's version of Social Security.

http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2012-2013/asia/china.html

[bigdog 376]

Thanks, I was just reading up on this for my wife.

[Big Baby 11]

Wikipedia is more accurate. The social security age for female workers in PRC is 50 and not 45 as your US document alleges. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_age

Edited May 16, 2013 by Big Baby

[Robby999 1,024]

Wikipedia is more accurate. The social security age for female workers in PRC is 50 and not 45 as your US document alleges. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retirement_age

Basic pension insurance (central government guidelines): Age 60 (men); age 60 (professional women), age 55 (nonprofessional salaried women), or age 50 (other categories of women). The insured must have at least 15 years of coverage.

Age 55 (men) or age 45 (women) with at least 15 years of coverage if employed in arduous or unhealthy work.

The age requirements vary from 45-60 years of age for women, it depends on their career and employment classification.

[Big Baby 11]

Age requirements do vary. For female workers (healthy) it is 50. This applies to most. For people in what the government classifies as hazardous occupations such as rural workers out in the fields, the age is 45. But I did not find this in your document. Thank you for clarification of age variance.