Fuchs, MichaelHolzmann, RobertPacaci Elitok, SecilDale, Pamela2016-07-202016-07-202016-05https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24733The portability of social benefits is gaining importance given the increasing share of individuals working at least a part of their life outside their home country. Bilateral social security agreements (BSSAs) are considered a crucial approach to establishing portability, but the functionality and effectiveness of these agreements have not yet been investigated; thus important guidance for policymakers in migrant-sending and migrant-receiving countries is missing. To shed light on how BSSAs work in practice, this document is part of a series providing information and lessons from studies of portability in four diverse but comparable migration corridors: Austria-Turkey, Germany-Turkey, Belgium-Morocco, and France-Morocco. A summary policy paper draws broader conclusions and offers overarching policy recommendations. This report looks specifically into the working of the Austria-Turkey corridor. Findings suggest that the BSSA between Austria and Turkey is broadly working well, with no main substantive issues in the area of pension portability and few minor substantive issues concerning health care portability and financing. Process issues around information and automation of information exchange are recognized and are beginning to be addressed.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH CARERISKSUNEMPLOYMENT RATESECONOMIC GROWTHPEOPLEOLD AGESKILLED WORKERSREPRESENTATIVES FROM MINISTRIESSPOUSEOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENMILITARY PERSONNELEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESPOPULATION FACTSLABOR FORCEDEVELOPING COUNTRIESHEALTH INSURANCEIMMIGRANTSHEALTH CARELEGAL STATUSRETURN MIGRATIONFAMILY MEMBERSUNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUNDHEALTHPREVENTIVE HEALTH CAREINFORMATION TECHNOLOGIESPOPULATION FUNDTREATIESVULNERABILITYPOPULATION SIZEOLD-AGEPUBLIC HEALTHSPOUSESSAFETY NETSKNOWLEDGEINTERNATIONAL COVENANTINTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONLABOR MARKETGENDER BALANCEMINISTRY OF HEALTHDISEASESIRONEQUAL TREATMENTTRAININGEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESHOST COUNTRIESHEALTH SYSTEMSFAMILY SIZEFAMILY REUNIFICATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLCITIZENMIGRATIONHEALTH CARE SERVICESMODERNIZATIONVOCATIONAL EDUCATIONMARRIAGESOCIAL SECURITYSERVICE DELIVERYMIGRANTSINTERVIEWNUMBER OF PERSONSHEALTH CARE SYSTEMELDERLYMEDICAL TREATMENTUNEMPLOYMENTQUALITY CAREMULTILATERAL AGREEMENTSMIGRANTFOOD SECURITYWORKERSPOLICIESAGEDOLDER AGE GROUPSKNOWLEDGE BASEPENSIONSPOLICY DOCUMENTSOCIAL POLICYPURCHASING POWERSAFETY NETLONG-TERM CAREINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTURBAN AREASGLOBAL POPULATIONSOVEREIGNTYMIGRANT WORKERSMEASUREMENTREFUGEESMIGRANT-SENDING COUNTRIESINTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTSMOTHERNATIONALSEXCHANGE OF INFORMATIONPOLICYSOCIAL WELFAREQUALITY OF LIFECITIZENSAVERAGE FAMILY SIZESOCIAL POLICIESINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTSLEGAL MIGRANTSHEALTH SYSTEMNUMBER OF WORKERSSOCIAL AFFAIRSPERMANENT RESIDENCESOCIAL SECTORSHUMAN RIGHTSECONOMICS OF IMMIGRATIONECONOMIC INTEGRATIONCHILDRENCITIZENSHIPWORLD POPULATIONHOST COUNTRYIMMIGRATIONDISABILITYNUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTSPOPULATIONLABOR SUPPLYSTUDENTSEMERGENCY TREATMENTSTRATEGYHOME COUNTRIESREGISTRATIONFAMILIESWOMENINHERITANCEMEDICINESEMERGENCY CAREREMITTANCESHOSPITALSQUALITATIVE INFORMATIONUNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTSHEALTH CARE SYSTEMSRECIPIENT COUNTRYIMPLEMENTATIONHEALTH SERVICESCULTURAL RIGHTSWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/24733