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| Reform programmes should compensate low-income workers, OECD says | european union | EurActiv (21.12.2018) The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has urged governments to pay attention to the consequences of their policies and compensate vulnerable groups that could be hit by new taxes. |
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has urged governments to pay attention to the consequences of their policies and compensate vulnerable groups that could be hit by new taxes. As social protests spread across Europe, the Paris-based organisation of the world |
Social assistance | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/reform-programmes-should-com… | dfabbri | ||
| Indonesian social protection system must be for all citizens, declares Government report | indonesia | Development Pathways (26.11.2018) A recommendation that Indonesia moves from a social protection system that only targets the poorest to one that is inclusive of all citizens is included in a new Government-commissioned report. |
Social assistance | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.developmentpathways.co.uk/news/indonesian-social-protection-system-… | pmassetti | ||||
| Suisse: Vices et vertus des objets connectés au service de la santé | switzerland | Le Temps (08.01.2019) Applications et autres appareils électroniques mettent le système de santé traditionnel au défi, explique Nicolas Bourdillon, chercheur à l’Unil et responsable recherche et développement de la start-up Becare SA. Il sera du 8 au 11 janvier au CES Las Vegas, une convention… |
Le Temps (08.01.2019) Applications et autres appareils électroniques mettent le système de santé traditionnel au défi, explique Nicolas Bourdillon, chercheur à l’Unil et responsable recherche et développement de la start-up Becare SA. Il sera du 8 au 11 janvier au CES Las Vegas, une convention co |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.letemps.ch/sport/vices-vertus-objets-connectes-service-sante | dfabbri | |||
| France: Les nouvelles sanctions sont-elles efficaces pour lutter contre le chômage? | france | franceinter (07.01.2019) L'assurance-chômage est accessible à de nouveaux ayants-droits depuis le 1er janvier. En contrepartie, les sanctions contre les inscrits à pôle-emploi, qui ne respectent pas leurs devoirs, sont plus sévères. Le renforcement des sanctions est-il la solution ? |
Sur le fond, c'est d'efficacité du système que l'on parle. C'est ce que dit le gouvernement. Partant du principe que si le chômage de masse est aussi important en France, quand d'autres ont pu le réduire drastiquement, c'est parce qu'il faut traquer autant l'emploi que les failles des systèmes de |
Unemployment | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/le-telephone-sonne/le-telephone-sonne-07-j… | dfabbri | ||
| Estonia: Changes to procedure for submitting occupational accident report enter into force | estonia | baltictimes (03.01.2019) The Occupational Health and Safety Act has been amended as of January 1 and several new regulations have entered into force in Estonia as a result, including an updated procedure for submitting an occupational accident report as well as the content thereof. |
The Occupational Health and Safety Act has been amended as of January 1 and several new regulations have entered into force in Estonia as a result, including an updated procedure for submitting an occupational accident report as well as the content thereof. Until now, employers had a |
Occupational accidents and diseases | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.baltictimes.com/changes_to_procedure_for_submitting_occupational_ac… | dfabbri | ||
| [Blog] 4 ways to rethink social protection for future work in Asia | Asia | adb.org (21.08.2018) Extending social protection to all jobs will facilitate labor market mobility. |
Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://blogs.adb.org/blog/4-ways-rethink-social-protection-future-work-asia | massetti | |||||
| Social protection expenses in Turkey reach $105 bln in 2017 | turkey | hurriyetdailynews. (26.12.2018) The social protection expenditures reached to 382.6 billion Turkish liras ($104.8 billion) in 2017, Turkey’s statistical authority announced on Dec. 26. The social protection expenditures rose by 13.7 percent year-on-year in 2017, according to Turkish Statistical… |
he social protection expenditures reached to 382.6 billion Turkish liras ($104.8 billion) in 2017, Turkey’s statisti |
Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/social-protection-expenses-in-turkey-reach-105… | dfabbri | |||
| France: Retraite, chômage, institutions… les 7 réformes clefs de Macron en 2019 | france | Les Echos (07.01.2019) Le gouvernement a un agenda de réformes prévues de longue date bien rempli pour 2019. Mais il devrait être bousculé par le grand débat national qui doit démarrer à la mi-janvier. |
e gouvernement a un agenda de réformes prévues de longue date bien rempli pour 2019. Mais il devrait être bousculé par le grand débat national qui doit démarrer à la mi-janvier.Déterminés à relancer les réformes après |
managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/gouvernement/0600457114692-retraite-c… | dfabbri | |||
| International Social Security Association To Strengthen Pacific Link | Asia | Fiji Sun (06.01.2019) Two years ago, the Fiji National Provident Fund and the International Social Security Association (ISSA) signed a memorandum of agreement in Panama to establish an ISSA Pacifi c desk to be hosted by the Fund. |
About the role The role requires him to communicate the global association’s social security agenda to ensure regional provident funds are aware of social security and superannuation development and best practices that are being adopted worldwide. “Access to Social Security is now |
issa | Published_SS_Monitor | http://fijisun.com.fj/2019/01/06/international-social-security-association-to-s… | dfabbri | |||
| [Opinion] The two lives of social protection: the tale of cash transfers and social security | Development Pathways (31.12.2018) Here’s a curious tale about two very different forms of social protection: one is much loved by researchers, the media and donors, but its charms are debatable; the other is too often shunned by academia, commentators and funders despite holding greater promise… |
Social policies & programmes | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.developmentpathways.co.uk/blog/two-lives-social-protection-tale-cas… | pmassetti | |||||
| España: Paro - La Seguridad Social acaba el año con más de 19 millones de ocupados por primera vez desde 2007 | spain | El País (03.01.2019) El mercado laboral ha vuelto a acabar un año con más de 19 millones de ocupados afiliados a la Seguridad Social. Es la primera vez que esto ocurre desde diciembre de 2007. Entonces fueron 19,37 millones y en 2018 han sido 19,02 millones de afiliados, según datos publicados… |
La buena noticia en diciembre no llegó solo del lado del empleo, también lo hizo del otro lado del mercado laboral: el paro cayó en 50.470 desocupados hasta quedarse en algo más de 3,2 millones de inscritos en las oficinas públicas, el menor nivel desde 2008. El retorno a la cota de los 1 |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://elpais.com/economia/2019/01/03/actualidad/1546500637_732056.html | dfabbri | ||||
| France: Ce que change la fusion des régimes de retraites Agirc et Arrco | france | Le Monde (02.01.2019) L’Agirc et Arrco ne font plus qu’un. L’impact sur les salariés ? Ils vont voir leurs points convertis, mais surtout leurs cotisations modifiées. Jusqu’à l’année dernière, deux régimes de retraite complémentaire coexistaient pour les salariés. L’Arrco, à laquelle… |
Jusqu’à l’année dernière, deux régimes de retraite complémentaire coexistaient pour les salariés. L’Arrco, à laquelle tous cotisent, et l’Agirc, qui ne concerne que les cadres. Ces derniers disposent donc, à terme, de deux pensions complémentaires. Cette dualité a disparu le 1er janvier 2019 |
Pensions | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lemonde.fr/argent/article/2019/01/02/ce-que-change-la-fusion-des-re… | dfabbri | ||
| Maroc: La fraude à la “Sécu” coûterait 14 milliards d'euros par an | morocco | Valeurs actuelles (20.12.2018) Selon un magistrat spécialiste de la fraude fiscale, 1,8 million de numéros de Sécurité sociale seraient attribués avec de faux documents. Une arnaque qui coûterait 14 milliards d’euros par an. |
’affaire fait grand bruit. Ce jeudi 20 décembre au matin, le magistrat spécialiste de la fraude fiscale et sociale, Charles Prats, révélait sur |
Error, evasion and fraud | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.valeursactuelles.com/economie/la-fraude-la-secu-couterait-14-millia… | dfabbri | |||
| Zambia: Vision Zero - Towards safe workplaces | zambia | Zambia Daily Mail (31.12.2018) Accidents and contraction of diseases at the place of work have long been a nightmare of many a worker not only in Zambia but all over the world, more so for those in inherently dangerous industries such as extraction and manufacturing. |
NICHOLAS Mumba worked as a furnace attendant at a mine in Chingola. He went to work with the same reasons as most people, chief of which was earning a living. |
Prevention of occupational risks | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/vision-zero-towards-safe-workplaces/ | dfabbri | ||
| [Report] Youth Guarantee reports on continued education and traineeships to promote labour market inclusion for young people released | european union | Europa (19.12.2018) Two new reports discuss how young people's entry into employment can be supported through skills development, either through continued education or traineeships. The reports are based on real-life experiences over the first five years of the Youth Guarantee |
The two recent “Experience from the Ground” reports on Continued Education Offers and Traineeships under the Youth Guarantee look at concrete ways to improve relevant skills of young people and support their first steps into work. Since its launch in 2013, the Youth Guarantee has su |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9272&furtherNews… | dfabbri | ||||
| France: Les baisses de « charges » contre la compétitivité | france | Alternatives Economiques (29.12.2918) En France, depuis le début des années quatre-vingt-dix, plusieurs économistes, responsables politiques et autres commentateurs ont accusé le niveau du coût du travail de contribuer au maintien d’un chômage de masse et, depuis le début des années deux… |
Employment policies, Contribution collection and compliance | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.alternatives-economiques.fr/baisses-de-charges-contre-competitivite… | gfilhon | ||||
| [Informe] Panorama Laboral 2018: OIT: leve baja del desempleo a 7,8% en América Latina y el Caribe en 2018 | latin america | OIT/Americas (18.12.2018) La tasa de desempleo en América Latina y el Caribe experimentó una leve baja y será de alrededor de 7,8% al final de 2018, lo cual revierte la tendencia alcista de los últimos tres años, aunque la mejoría “aún es modesta” en un escenario marcado por la incertidumbre y… |
Unemployment | labour markets | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/americas/sala-de-prensa/WCMS_655220/lang--es/index.htm | dfabbri | |||
| Japan’s age wave: Challenges and solutions | japan | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal (03.12.2018) Worldwide ageing trends are steering global demographics into uncharted territory, transforming populations and societies around the globe. Japan is leading the way in this growth wave as the world’s oldest population and is now grappling with the… |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://voxeu.org/article/japan-s-age-wave-challenges-and-solutions | pmassetti | |||||
| US: A higher Social Security retirement age comes with risks for many workers | United States | Reuters (13.12.2018) Is it time to raise the Social Security retirement age? The idea crops up often as a partial fix for the long-term financial challenges facing the program. A higher retirement age would reduce the number of years on average that people receive benefits, as a way… |
A higher retirement age would reduce the number of years on average that people receive benefits, as a way to cut program costs. But according to an economist at the Urban Institute who specializes in employment and retirement decisions made by older Americans, raising the retirement age would in |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-miller-socialsecurity/a-higher-social… | dfabbri | ||||
| L’assurance maladie helvétique fait face à une forte hausse du coût des médicaments | switzerland | lecomparateurassurance (12.12.2018) D’une manière générale, l’Assurance maladie prend en charge une partie ou la totalité des médicaments achetés sous prescription. En Suisse, les conditions à respecter sont plus précises pour que l’achat soit remboursé. Toujours est-il que les assureurs du pays… |
Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lecomparateurassurance.com/6-actualites-assurance/110534-assurance-… | dfabbri | ||||
| Austria to cut benefits for immigrants with poor language skills | australia | Telegraph.co.uk (03.12.2018) Foreigners who have moved to Austria but have not yet picked up the language are set to be hit by a controversial reform to the country’s social welfare system, as the Right-wing government steps up its efforts to deter immigration. |
Migration | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/03/austria-cut-benefits-immigrants-poo… | pmassetti | ||||
| [Report] OECD: Changing world of work needs new jobs strategy | OECD (04.12.2018) Governments need to do more to help workers and firms adapt to the fast-changing world of work and drive inclusive growth, according to the new OECD Jobs Strategy.New evidence in the report reveals that countries that promote job quantity, quality and inclusiveness – such as… |
Governments need to do more to help workers and firms adapt to the fast-changing world of work and drive inclusive growth, according to the new OECD Jobs Strategy. Ne |
Employment | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/changing-world-of-work-needs-new-jobs-strategy.htm | dfabbri | ||||
| Jubilarse en Rusia para seguir trabajando | Russian Federation | El Pais (18.12.2018) Uno de cada cuatro pensionistas del país euroasiático tiene un empleo formal. La reforma de las pensiones está restando popularidad a Putin Rusia tiene una de las edades de jubilación más bajas del mundo desarrollado: 60 años para los hombres y 55 para las mujeres. Algo que… |
A Olga Antonova jubilarse le ha alterado muy poco el horario. “Creo que incluso me levanto más temprano”, explica. A sus 67 años, esta mujer alta y enjuta continúa trabajando. Antigua maestra de primaria, ha cambiado las aulas por un empleo en una biblioteca. |
Old-age pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/12/16/actualidad/1544974568_396377.html | dfabbri | |||
| UK: New workplace reforms will better protect gig economy workers, says government | united kingdom | peoplemanagement.co.uk (17.12.2018) The legislation, introduced today, means staff must be informed of their rights from their first day of work, including eligibility for paid and sick leave. Workers must also be given the right to request predictable hours |
Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/new-workplace-reforms-will-bet… | pmassetti | |||||
| Mexico to Give Minimum Wage Another Boost | mexico | WSJ (18.12.2018) The Mexican government, labor and business sectors agreed Monday to raise the minimum wage by 16.2% in 2019, a third consecutive year of double-digit increases aimed at restoring the purchasing power of the country’s lowest earners. The minimum wage will rise to 102.68 pesos ($5… |
The Mexican government, labor and business sectors agreed Monday to raise the minimum wage by 16.2% in 2019, a third consecutive year of double-digit increases aimed at restoring the purchasing power of the country’s lowest earners. The minimum wage will rise to 102.68 pesos ($5.10) a day |
basic income, managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-to-give-minimum-wage-another-boost-11545085… | dfabbri |