Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers

Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers
Acronym ISSSTE
Founded 1959
Headquarters Plaza de la República No 148, Col. Tabacalera, C.P. 06030. Ciudad de México.
Officer-in-Chief Jesús Villalobos López

The Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (Spanish: Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado, or ISSSTE)[1] is a governmental organization in Mexico that administers part of Mexico's health care and social security systems, and provides assistance in cases of disability, old age, risks in labor, and death (or IVCM, for invalidez, vejez, cesantia en edad avanzada, y muerte). Unlike the Mexican Social Security Institute (or IMSS), which covers workers in the private sector, the ISSSTE is charged with providing benefits for government workers.[2] Together with the IMSS, the ISSSTE provides health coverage for between 55 and 60 percent of the population of Mexico.[3]

Like much of Mexico's health care system, the ISSSTE has been the subject of numerous criticisms and allegations, ranging from corruption to a heavy regional bias in favor of major cities with well organized labor unions.[4]

It was founded in 1959 by president Adolfo López Mateos.

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  1. ^ Also sometimes rendered in English as the "State Workers Social Security Institute"
  2. ^ Gerson, Philip R.; Cuevas, Alfredo (1997). Pension Regimes and Saving. Washington, D.C.: International Monetary Fund. pp. appendix III. ISBN 1-55775-640-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=BAWf5BuQt0sC. 
  3. ^ Purcell, Susan Kaufman; Rubio-Freidberg, Luis (1998). Mexico Under Zedillo. Lynne Reinner Publishers. pp. 81. ISBN 1-55587-315-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=NW8lXlGmsKEC. 
  4. ^ Dawson, Alexander (2006). First World Dreams: Mexico Since 1989. Zed Books. pp. 32, 126. ISBN 1-84277-661-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=oC_5C2jhwusC.