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Improving the working conditions of platform workers 2024-02-13 european union

European Parliament (17.01.2024) Although a provisional political agreement between the Council and Parliament was announced on 13 December 2023, 10 Member States could not endorse this agreement on 22 December 2023. The Belgian Presidency is seeking to revive informal discussions with the…

digital platforms Published_SS_Monitor https://www.europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en/document/EPRS_BRI(2022)698923 pmassetti
Developing skills for digital government : A review of good practices across OECD governments 2024-02-12

oecd (07.02.2024) Digital technologies are having a profound impact on economies, labour markets and societies. They also have the potential to transform government, by enabling the implementation of more accessible and effective services. To support a shift towards digital government,…

ICT governance, Technological transition Published_SS_Monitor https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/developing-skills-… pmassetti
South Africa’s ageing population comes with new challenges. How best to adapt to them 2024-02-08 south africa

theconversation.com (21.01.2024) Young people – under the age of 15 – currently make up 29% of South Africa’s population. But this will soon change: the aged portion of the population is forecast to rise from 2030, bringing many challenges. Lauren Johnston, an economics and political economy…

Pensions Published_SS_Monitor https://theconversation.com/south-africas-ageing-population-comes-with-new-chal… pmassetti
Taking stock of progress: A compilation of universal social security schemes in low- and middle-income countries 2024-02-08

Development Pathways (February 2024) Challenging the misconception that universal social security is only viable in high-income countries, this paper compiles examples of ongoing universal coverage schemes in low- and middle-income nations, focusing on old age, disability, and child benefits.…

Extension of coverage Published_SS_Monitor https://www.developmentpathways.co.uk/publications/taking-stock-of-progress-a-c… pmassetti
France: «Bien vieillir»: le Sénat vote plusieurs mesures et demande une grande loi autonomie 2024-02-06 france

lefigaro.fr (06.02.2024) Après l'Assemblée nationale en novembre, la proposition de loi portant sur une panoplie de mesures pour «bâtir la société du bien-vieillir en France» est bien partie pour être adoptée très largement par les sénateurs

Population ageing Published_SS_Monitor https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/bien-vieillir-le-senat-vote-plusieurs-… pmassetti
Fostering Resilience: How Mobile Money Transformed Crisis Response in Cameroon 2024-02-02 cameroon

worldbank.org (29.01.2024) In early 2020, Cameroon had a well-established safety net. The Social Safety Net Project had reached almost 10% of the poor (140,000 households) with either cash transfers or, mainly for youth, temporary employment through public works. More broadly, the project had…

Mobile technologies, E-services Published_SS_Monitor https://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/fostering-resilience-how-mobile-money-tra… pmassetti
Platform economy: New report on platform economy marks first step towards considering a new international labour standard 2024-02-01

ilo.org (01.02.2024) A new Law and Practice report, Realizing Decent Work in the Platform Economy , has been published by the ILO. The report marks a crucial milestone in the process that can lead to a new international labour standard on decent work in the platform economy. It will be discussed…

digital platforms Published_SS_Monitor https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_909150/lang--en/ind… pmassetti
Transforming Healthcare: Navigating Digital Health with a Value-Driven Approach 2024-01-30

World Economic Forum (09.01.2024) This insight report provides a blueprint for the Digital Healthcare Transformation Initiative, detailing healthcare challenges that digital solutions can tackle, key enablers for adoption, success stories and strategies to expedite digital healthcare…

Health Published_SS_Monitor https://www.weforum.org/publications/transforming-healthcare-navigating-digital… pmassetti
India: Interim Budget 2024: Gig workers to get social security fund, says report 2024-01-29 india

India Today (29.01.2024) The proposed fund, outlined in the Social Security Code of 2020, represents a significant move towards providing universal social security for a wide range of workers.

digital platforms Published_SS_Monitor https://www.indiatoday.in/business/budget-2024/story/social-security-fund-gig-w… pmassetti
Global Coalition for Social Justice: Global Coalition for Social Justice attracts first 100 partners 2024-01-25

Governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, international organizations, academic institutions and INGOs join Coalition to grow multilateral cooperation, and accelerate progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals and Decent Work Agenda.

Published_SS_Monitor https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_909237/lang--en/ind… pmassetti
Rethinking Health System Performance Assessment : A Renewed Framework 2024-01-25

oecd (23.01.2024) Health systems are under intense pressure to adapt to evolving needs and megatrends driven by population ageing, digitalisation, and climate change. They also need to be better prepared to withstand sudden, large-scale shocks such as pandemics, financial crises, natural…

Health Published_SS_Monitor https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/rethinking-health-… pmassetti
ILO Working Paper 97: A global fund for social protection. Lessons from the diverse experiences of global health, agriculture and climate funds 2024-01-22

ilo.org (06.10.2023) This study aims to understand the experiences of setting up global funds across the health, climate and agriculture sectors and identify lessons to be learned from them that can guide further thinking about the implementation of a prospective global fund for social…

Published_SS_Monitor https://www.ilo.org/global/publications/working-papers/WCMS_897220/lang--en/ind… pmassetti
Social protection for migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A regional mapping of provisions on paper and in practice 2024-01-22 arabic countries

ilo.org (28.11.2023) Challenges of extending social protection to migrant workers are particularly evident in the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), where migrants comprise between 76 per cent (Saudi Arabia) and 95 per cent (Qatar) of the workforce. Such…

Extension of coverage, Migration Published_SS_Monitor https://www.ilo.org/beirut/publications/WCMS_903672/lang--en/index.htm pmassetti
Stress Testing Adaptive Social Protection Systems in the Sahel 2024-01-19 Africa

worldbank.org (02.01.2024) The Sahel region of Africa faces multiple crises, which further compound structural economic and human development challenges. The Sahel is one of the world’s poorest regions and displays some of the lowest levels of human capital globally. Violence and insecurity in…

Environment and climate change Published_SS_Monitor https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/2ba6de24-4c49-4828-bee… pmassetti
How improving women's health can unlock trillions in GDP 2024-01-18

World Economic Forum (17.01.2024) A new analysis from the World Economic Forum and the McKinsey Health Institute shows how improving women's health can significantly boost GDP. Enhancing women’s health benefits individual women and helps families, communities, organizations and the global…

Health gender_and_inequality Published_SS_Monitor https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2024/01/ushering-in-a-new-era-of-investment-for-… pmassetti
Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work 2024-01-16

imf.org(14.01.2024)  Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to reshape the global economy, especially in the realm of labor markets. Advanced economies will experience the benefits and pitfalls of AI sooner than emerging market and developing economies, largely due to their employment…

Artificial intelligence Published_SS_Monitor https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/Staff-Discussion-Notes/Issues/2024/01/14/Ge… pmassetti
AI Will Transform the Global Economy. Let’s Make Sure It Benefits Humanity. 2024-01-16

imf.org (14.01.2024) AI will affect almost 40 percent of jobs around the world, replacing some and complementing others. We need a careful balance of policies to tap its potential.

In …

Artificial intelligence Published_SS_Monitor https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2024/01/14/ai-will-transform-the-global-e… pmassetti
Fiscal Sustainability of Health Systems : How to Finance More Resilient Health Systems When Money Is Tight? 2024-01-15

OECD (11.01.2024) Finding sufficient funds to pay for more resilient health systems is challenging in the current economic context. COVID-19 has shown the need for additional targeted spending on public health interventions, the digital transformation of health systems, and bolstering the health…

Health Published_SS_Monitor https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/fiscal-sustainabil… pmassetti
France leads charge to rewrite platform workers’ rulebook 2024-01-12 european union

Euractiv (12.01.2024) Last month, a coalition of EU countries blocked the provisional agreement on the Platform Workers Directive. But while the Belgian EU Council presidency wants to use the political deal as the starting point for future discussion, Paris wants a more comprehensive file…

digital platforms Published_SS_Monitor https://www.euractiv.com/section/gig-economy/news/france-leads-charge-to-rewrit… pmassetti
Policy approaches to formalizing informal employment in the formal sector in Asia and the Pacific and Latin America 2024-01-11 Americas

ESCAP (14.12.2023) The report compiles existing policy tools and and good practices adopted by Governments in Asia and the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean on formalizing informal employment in the formal sector. To provide a framework for understanding the full range of good…

Extension of coverage Published_SS_Monitor https://www.unescap.org/kp/2023/policy-approaches-formalizing-informal-employme… pmassetti
Biden administration to unveil contractor rule that could upend gig economy 2024-01-09 United States

Reuters (08.01.2024) The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden will release a final rule as soon as this week that will make it more difficult for companies to treat workers as independent contractors rather than employees that typically cost a company more, an administration official said…

Difficult-to-cover groups digital platforms Published_SS_Monitor https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-admin-announce-independent-contractor-ru… pmassetti
Social protection of the self-employed in old age in the EU 2024-01-08 european union

STANOVNIŠTVO, 2023, 61(2) In most European Union (EU) Member States, self-employed individuals receive, on average, lower retirement pensions than employees. Furthermore, the number of self-employed pensioners is lower, and there is a significant proportion of self-employed workers in the EU who…

Old-age pensions self-employed Published_SS_Monitor https://www.researchgate.net/publication/376591394_Social_protection_of_the_sel… pmassetti
China’s population: Beijing urged to build digitally inclusive society, as it seeks insights into technical skills of its elderly 2024-01-05 china

South China Morning Post (03.01.2024) Questions for people aged 60 and above were added to a survey on population changes and the labour force, including their ability to use a smartphone. A demographer urged China, one of the world’s fastest ageing countries, to ‘build a digitally inclusive…

Old-age pensions, Digital inclusion Published_SS_Monitor https://www.scmp.com/economy/economic-indicators/article/3247144/chinas-populat… pmassetti
Social Insurance for Gig Workers: Insights from a Discrete Choice Experiment in Malaysia 2024-01-04 malaysia

worldbank.org (14.12.2023) The rise of “gig” or digital platform work globally has led to both enthusiasm for its potential to create lucrative employment for large numbers of people, as well as concern about its implications for worker protection that is often provided in more standard…

digital platforms Published_SS_Monitor https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/d17f66c1-66c6-4ef4-9d7… pmassetti
An unfinished task? Matching the Platform Work Directive with the EU and international "social acquis" 2023-12-21

ILO Working paper 101 (20.12.2023) This paper seeks to explore the key emerging regulatory dimensions of platform work. It contextualizes the challenges associated with platform work as an expression of the consolidated features that, in the past decades, have been transforming the labour market…

digital platforms Published_SS_Monitor https://www.ilo.org/global/publications/working-papers/WCMS_907189/lang--en/ind… pmassetti