In Uruguay the government proposes early retirement at 60 years

The government of Uruguay has sent to Parliament a bill that introduces the possibility of retiring at 60, provided you have at least 30 years of contributions, reports the Uruguayan newspaper El País. President Yamandú Orsi's proposal maintains the ordinary retirement age at 65, introduced by the 2023 reform, but allows early retirement without having to demonstrate particular conditions related to the profession carried out.

The initiative, developed as part of the Social Dialogue on Social Protection and Security, aims to offer greater flexibility to workers who find it difficult to remain employed up to the age of 65, also due to technological changes and physical wear and tear. The text also provides for changes to the calculation of the solidarity supplement, the contribution that integrates the lowest pensions, with the aim of strengthening the protection of more modest incomes. The government claims that the new mechanism will allow early retirement without compromising the financial sustainability of the social security system.