The labor work history as mandatory requirement to access to the pension: The case of Bogotá

Abstract

This paper addresses that structural problem of the general pension system in Colombia regarding the information contained in the pension labor history, and how this problem generates setbacks at the time of the recognition of economic benefits. the main objective is to present a solution to this problem particularly the situation of Bogota. this paper is part of the study carried out within the framework of the Cooperation Agreement 000003 of 2016 celebrated between the Benefit Fund, Layoffs and Pensions (Fondo de Prestaciones Económicas, Cesantías y Pensiones de Bogotá, FONCEP) and the Ibero-American Organization of Social Security (Organización Iberoamericana de Seguridad Social, OISS).