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Singapore to Work Longer, Build Higher as Lee Eyes Handover singapore

Bloomberg (18.08.2019) Singapore extended support for older workers in the aging island nation as the current leadership prepares to hand over to a new generation in the next few years. The retirement age will be gradually raised to 65 from 62, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Sunday in his…

Singapore extended support for older workers in the aging island nation as the current leadership prepares to hand over to a new generation in the next few years.

The retirement age will be gradually raised to 65 from 62, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Sunday in his annual National D

Pensions, Financing Published_SS_Monitor https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-18/singapore-to-work-longer-bui… dfabbri
UK:No-deal warning - Brexit risk to €5 pension and social welfare hike united kingdom

independent(19.08.2019) The €5 hike to the State pension and weekly social welfare payments is in jeopardy amid a major Budget battle in Fianna Fáil. Despite the risk of a no-deal Brexit and opposition at senior levels of the party, social protection spokesman Willie O'Dea said he would be "…

The €5 hike to the State pension and weekly social welfare payments is in jeopardy amid a major Budget battle in Fianna Fáil.

Despite the risk of a no-deal Brexit and opposition at senior levels of the party, social protection spokesman Willie O'Dea said he would be "robustly" arguing for

Pensions, Financing Published_SS_Monitor https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/nodeal-warning-brexit-risk-to-5-… dfabbri
Ukraine to strengthen social protection of displaced persons ukraine

ukrinform (15.08.2019) The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a resolution the implementation of which will help strengthen the social protection of internally displaced persons and ensure the provision of targeted assistance.

 transnational workers Published_SS_Monitor https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/2760616-ukraine-to-strengthen-social-p… dfabbri
Zambia: High number of accidents in road, construction sectors worry WCFCB zambia

News Diggers! (15.08.2019) The Workers Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB) has bemoaned the increasing number of accidents in the road and construction industries in Zambia saying labour is going to waste as a result of the incidents.

The Workers Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB) has bemoaned the increasing number of accidents in the road and construction industries in Zambia saying labour is going to waste as a result of the incidents.

But the Board has come up with a campaign with a target of reaching zero acci

Prevention of occupational risks issa Published_SS_Monitor https://diggers.news/local/2019/08/13/high-number-of-accidents-in-road-construc… dfabbri
[Opinion] US: The Ethical Mess of Our Health Care System United States

The New York Times (14.08.2019) It is a patchwork that covers some people and some diseases but not others. We can improve it by bolstering Obamacare.

he recent Democratic primary debates in Detroit made at least one thing clear: The party exclusively responsible for passing the Affordable Care Act is now waging political warfare over whether to reform it or eliminate it. Senator Bernie Sanders was loud but not lonely in advocating “Medicare fo

managing reforms, universal health care Published_SS_Monitor https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/opinion/medicare-healthcare-system-kidney.ht… dfabbri
Indonesia struggles to pay for huge universal health care program indonesia

Nikkei Asian Review (14.08.2019) Indonesia is struggling to fill a massive hole in the finances of its compulsory national health insurance system. BPJS Kesehatan, the government agency that oversees the program, has suffered deficits in five of the six years since the system was introduced to…

Indonesia is struggling to fill a massive hole in the finances of its compulsory national health insurance system.

BPJS Kesehatan, the government agency that oversees the program, has suffered deficits in five of the six years since the system was introduced to much fanfare in 2014. This

universal health care Published_SS_Monitor https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Indonesia-struggles-to-pay-for-huge-universal-h… dfabbri
EPIC publishes policy memo on mechanisms supporting single parents Europe

Europa (02.08.2019) The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published a policy memo on mechanisms supporting single parents.

he memo presents trends and risks for single parents across the European Union and provides an overview of existing mechanisms supporting single parents.

According to Eurostat data, in 2017, single pare

Family benefits Published_SS_Monitor https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9430&furtherNews… dfabbri
South Africa: Initial universal healthcare cost at $17 bln south africa

| Africanews (0808/2019) South Africa published its draft National Health Insurance (NHI) bill on Thursday, with one senior official estimating universal healthcare for millions of poorer citizens would cost about 256 billion rand ($16.89 billion) to implement by 2022.

 universal health coverage Published_SS_Monitor https://www.africanews.com/2019/08/08/south-africa-initial-universal-healthcare… pmassetti
The Future of Work: Preparing for Disruption | edX

Only MOOC to explore the 2019 World Development Report (WDR) and workforce of the future. Learn how A.I., automation, advanced technologies and new businesses are changing the world.

 https://www.edx.org/course/the-future-of-work pmassetti
France: Auto-entrepreneurs d’Uber, Deliveroo et autres plateformes - des indépendants devenus très dépendants france

France Inter (12.08.2019) Tandis que la grogne ne cesse de monter chez les livreurs de Deliveroo, la plateforme britannique de livraison de repas à domicile, dénonçant la baisse de leur salaire, Le téléphone sonne braque le guidon vers ces travailleurs de la nouvelle économie.

Tandis que la grogne ne cesse de monter chez les livreurs de Deliveroo, la plateforme britannique de livraison de repas à domicile, dénonçant la baisse de leur salaire, Le téléphone sonne braque le guidon vers ces travailleurs de la nouvelle économie.

onsidérée comme de l’exploita

Difficult-to-cover groups digital platforms Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/le-telephone-sonne/le-telephone-sonne-12-a… dfabbri
Calidad del empleo se daña en Amèrica Latina: Cepal latin america

eluniversal (12.08.2019) México, Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador y Perú están entre los países en donde la calidad del empleo se deteriora, advirtió la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (Cepal). De acuerdo con el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2019…

México, Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador y Perú están entre los países en donde la calidad del empleo se deteriora, advirtió la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (Cepal).

De acuerdo con el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2019, en esas naciones

Employment, Difficult-to-cover groups Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cartera/calidad-del-empleo-se-dana-en-al-cepal dfabbri
Brazil pension reform debate expected to widen in Senate

Reuters (08.08.2019) Brazil’s Senate is expected to consider extending pension reform to states and municipal governments as it moves to vote on a bill overhauling the social security system, lawmakers said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes

enators could also take up a plan for individual retirement accounts, which Economy Minister Paulo Guedes had hoped to introduce but was dropped from the bill to ensure final passage in the lower house of Congress on Wednesday.

President Jair Bolsonaro celebrated the progress on his corne

Old-age pensions brics, managing reforms Published_SS_Monitor https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics-pensions/brazil-pension-refo… dfabbri
Maroc: Abdellatif Mortaki : «La CNSS est prête à assurer la couverture médicale et sociale des travailleurs non salariés» morocco

Aujourd'hui le Maroc (10.08.2019) Soixante ans après sa création, le régime de sécurité sociale géré par la CNSS permet à des millions de Marocains de bénéficier d’une panoplie complète de prestations. En effet, la CNSS est considérée aujourd’hui comme l’assureur social de référence et acteur…

ALM :  Quel bilan faites-vous des 60 ans d’existence de la CNSS ? (prestations, salariés déclarés, entreprises affiliées…)

Abdellatif Mortaki : Soixante ans après sa création, le régime de sécurité sociale géré par la

self-employed Published_SS_Monitor http://aujourdhui.ma/societe/abdellatif-mortaki-la-cnss-est-prete-a-assurer-la-… dfabbri
[Report] The Social Protection Indicator for the Pacific: Assessing Progress Asia

socialprotection.org (2019) This report presents the analysis of comprehensive 2015 data on social protection programs in 13 Pacific developing member countries.

 Conditional cash transfers poverty Published_SS_Monitor https://socialprotection.org/discover/publications/social-protection-indicator-… dfabbri
[Report] Strengthening the capacity of ASEAN Member States to design and implement risk-informed and shock-responsive social protection systems for resilience Asia

socialprotection.org (2019) The complementarity of social protection and disaster risk management (DRM) is increasingly acknowledged by ASEAN. Accordingly, this study, the overarching research question of which is: What factors enable social protection systems and programmes in ASEAN countries…

Published_SS_Monitor https://socialprotection.org/discover/publications/strengthening-capacity-asean… dfabbri
NIBTT Joins Forces with ISSA to Focus on Compliance Issues latin america, trinidad and tobago

trinidadexpress (08.08.2019) The National Insurance Board of Trinidad and Tobago (NIBTT), in conjunction with the International Social Security Association (ISSA), recently co-hosted a workshop for local and regional social security practitioners.

The National Insurance Board of Trinidad and Tobago (NIBTT), in conjunction with the International Social Security Association (ISSA), recently co-hosted a workshop for local and regional social security practitioners. The workshop with its theme, “Administrative Solutions for coverage extension

issa Published_SS_Monitor https://www.trinidadexpress.com/press-releases/nibtt-joins-forces-with-issa-to-… dfabbri
China: Aging population spurs integrated elderly care services china

China.org.cn (07.08.2019) In February this year, the National Health Commission (NHC) launched a pilot program - the Internet Plus Nursing Services - in six provincial-level regions including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong, in an attempt to make use of nurses' spare…

brics Published_SS_Monitor http://www.china.org.cn/china/2019-08/07/content_75076267.htm dfabbri
Vietnam: Eligible age for social welfare benefits to be reduced to 75 vietnam

VietNam News (07.08.2019) The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will propose that the Government reduce the eligible age for social welfare benefits from 80 to 75, said Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will propose that the Government reduce the eligible age for social welfare benefits from 80 to 75, said Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung.
He was speaking at a meeting reviewing the State’s res

Old-age pensions, Social assistance Published_SS_Monitor https://vietnamnews.vn/society/523678/eligible-age-for-social-welfare-benefits-… dfabbri
Cameroun - Digitalisation: Lancement officiel des quittances numériques - Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale cameroon

La caisse nationale de prévoyance sociale (CNPS) a procédé le 2 août 2019 au lancement officiel des quittances numériques d'encaissement des cotisations sociales, en présence du directeur des Finances et du Patrimoine, Hortense Asim Abisone, représentante du Directeur Général.

 Information and communication technology, Service quality Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR https://www.cnps.cm/index.php/fr/a-propos/item/2340-digitalisation-lancement-of… pmondoa
Sri Lanka has second highest welfare coverage in Asia sri lanka

conomynext (06.08.2019) Sri Lanka has the second highest welfare coverage in Asia, albeit with low spending per person, while other forms of social protection are below par, the Asian Development Bank said. The Social Protection Indicator for Asia Report said that Sri Lanka has the second…

Published_SS_Monitor https://economynext.com/Sri_Lanka_has_second_highest_welfare_coverage_in_Asia-3… dfabbri
Japan: Practical debate needed on public pension system japan

The Japan Times (09.07.2019) The public pension system and people’s concern over their retirement finances emerged as a key campaign issue for the upcoming Upper House election after a Financial Services Agency council report estimated that a model household of retirees dependent on pension…

Pensions Published_SS_Monitor https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2019/07/09/editorials/practical-debate-nee… pmassetti
La Sécurité sociale britannique s’allie à Amazon pour conseiller les malades united kingdom

usbeketrica.com (12.07.2019) « Alexa, je crois que j’ai la grippe… ». Désormais, les Britanniques peuvent se plaindre à l'assistant vocal d'Amazon de leur état de santé : la Sécurité sociale locale mise sur cette technologie pour dispenser des conseils médicaux.

 Information and communication technology Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR https://usbeketrica.com/article/la-securite-sociale-britannique-s-allie-a-amazo… pmassetti
France: L’aide médicale réservée aux sans-papiers dans le viseur du gouvernement france

Le Monde (96.08.2019)  A la demande du gouvernement, une mission de l’inspection générale des affaires sociales et de l’inspection générale des finances étudie des pistes de réforme de ce dispositif réservé aux sans-papiers.

« Nous ne remettrons pas en cause l’aide médicale d’Etat [AME]. » Quelques semaines avant d’être élu président de la République, Emmanuel Macron défendait, dans une interview au magazine mutualiste Viva, un « système fondé sur la solidarité

Difficult-to-cover groups Published_SS_Monitor https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2019/08/01/le-gouvernement-lance-une-ref… dfabbri
Ireland: Ageing population will put strain on system - report ireland

RTE (05.08.2019) The latest Government report on the risks and challenges facing Ireland in the coming years has pointed to the State's ageing population as a major issue which will put stress on public finances, social welfare and health systems and economic competitiveness.

The latest Government report on the risks and challenges facing Ireland in the coming years has pointed to the State's ageing population as a major issue which will put stress on public finances, social welfare and health systems and economic competitiveness.

The National Risk Assessment

Old-age pensions, Financing Published_SS_Monitor https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2019/0805/1067047-risk-report-2019/ dfabbri
Pakistan: Ehsas — a revolutionary initiative pakistan

nation.com.pk (02.08.2019)  Social safety and poverty alleviation programme launched by the PTI government in the name of ‘ Ehsas’

 Social assistance Published_SS_Monitor https://nation.com.pk/02-Aug-2019/669142 pmassetti