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Singaporean experts suggest establishment of ministry of aging | singapore | bernama.com (12.07.2019) A new Ministry of Ageing, coordinating closely with the Manpower and Education Ministries, could help the authorities resolve emerging challenges such as the displacement of mature professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) due to automation |
Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=1745287 | pmassetti | |||||
Brexit et protection sociale : comment la France limiterait la casse en cas de « no deal » | france, united kingdom | lequotidiendumedecin (12.07.2019) Deal or no deal ? Le feuilleton du Brexit n'est pas achevé – initialement prévue le 29 mars, la date de retrait du Royaume-Uni de l'Union européenne (UE) a été repoussée jusqu'au 31 octobre au plus tard. |
eDl or no deal ? Le feuilleton du Brexit n'est pas achevé – initialement prévue le 29 mars, la date de retra |
International agreements | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lequotidiendumedecin.fr/actualites/article/2019/07/12/brexit-et-pro… | dfabbri | |||
[Opinion] Sweden’s parental leave may be generous, but it’s tying women to the home | sweden | theguardian (11.07.2019) New parents are given 240 days off between them – but corporate pressure means it’s men who then return to work |
Family benefits, Parental leave | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/10/sweden-parental-leave-cor… | dfabbri | ||||
The Real Story of Brazil’s Pension Reform | The Americas Quarterly (11.07.2019)9 the constitutional amendment to the second and final vote at the Lower House has left many analysts scratching their heads. How is it that a controversial and usually unpopular reform everywhere in the world wound up with significant support both in the… |
The surprising first-round approval of Brazil’s pension reform by a margin of 71 votes above the 308 needed to take the constitutional amendment to the second and final vote at the Lower House has left many analysts scratching their heads. How is it that a controversial and usually unpopular refo |
Pensions | brics, managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.americasquarterly.org/content/real-story-brazils-pension-reform | dfabbri | |||
[Opinion] Malaysia: Employers play vital role in achieving zero accidents | malaysia | The Star Online (15.07.2019) The Building and Wood Workers’ International-Malaysia Liaison Council is fully in support of the Vision Zero Malaysia campaign, that emulates the global initiative introduced by the International Social Security Association. |
THE call for zero accidents in the workplace in Malaysia by the Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran (“Initiative key to social security, says Kula”, The Star, July 11; online at bit.ly |
Prevention of occupational risks | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2019/07/15/employers-play-vital-role… | dfabbri | ||
CNPS: Des pensions retraites plus consistantes - Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale | cameroon | Grace à la réforme paramétrique intervenue en février2015, à l’initiative du président de la République, la pension mensuelle la plus élevée payée par la CNPS est passée de 154 000 francs CFA en 2008 à 409 100 francs CFA à ce jour ! |
Pensions, Financing | adequacy, sustainability | https://www.cnps.cm/index.php/fr/a-propos/item/2331-cnps-des-pensions-retraites… | pmondoa | ||||
UK: Amazon Alexa-NHS partnership splits expert opinion | united kingdom | BBC News (10.07.2019) Worried about a lump? Got a nasty cough that won't budge? Many people Google queries about such symptoms daily - but now they can get NHS advice instantly by asking Amazon's Alexa. |
Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48937663 | pmassetti | |||||
Tunisia secures $175 million (in loans) from World Bank to invest in startups and digitization of social security and education systems | tunisia | menabytes.com (09.07.2019) Tunisia has secured $175 million from the World Bank to support digital transformation in the country, the World Bank Group announced last month in a statement. The funding, according to different media reports, comes in the form of two loans. |
Information and communication technology | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.menabytes.com/tunisia-175-million-world-bank/ | pmassetti | ||||
Spotlight on Sustainable Development Goals: Reshaping Governance for Sustainability | Governments committed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to engage in systematic follow-up and review of the implementation of this Agenda. Since then a total of |
The report consists of three parts: The first contains two overview articles, which highlight key |
Health, Governance and administration, Inequalities | sustainability | https://www.2030spotlight.org/sites/default/files/spot2019/Spotlight_Innenteil_… | delziniy | ||||
Social : Le nombre de retraités dépasse les 1,8 million de personnes au Maroc | morocco | Infomédiaire (12.07.2019) Le nombre de retraités déclarés a atteint environ 1 805 224 personnes au titre de l’exercice 2018, pour un montant global des retraites brutes dépassant 58 milliards de dirhams (MMDH), selon des chiffres communiqués par le Chef du gouvernement, Saad Eddine El Otmani au… |
Le nombre de retraités déclarés a atteint environ 1 805 224 personnes au titre de l’exercice 2018, pour un montant global des retraites brutes dépassant 58 milliards de dirhams (MMDH), selon des chiffres communiqués par le Chef du gouvernement, Saad Eddine El Otmani au parlement. A noter |
Pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.infomediaire.net/social-le-nombre-de-retraites-depasse-les-18-milli… | dfabbri | |||
Namibia: Efforts intensify on drafting social protection policy | namibia | New Era Live (11.07.2019) Zephania Kameeta, Minister of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare this when officially opening a regional consultative workshop on the Social Protection Policy Draft at Keetmanshoop earlier this week. The parliamentarian then explained that this draft aims… |
Steven Klukowski |
Social assistance, Conditional cash transfers | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://neweralive.na/posts/efforts-intensify-on-drafting-social-protection-pol… | dfabbri | ||
Malaysia: Aiming for zero accidents | malaysia | The Star (10.07.2019) A culture of prevention is not achievable if Malaysians accept that accidents are a normal occurrence in their daily lives, according to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) Malay “If you want to achieve the prevention culture with good safety and health… |
Prevention of occupational risks | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/07/10/aiming-for-zero-accidents/ | dfabbri | |||
[Report] WHO: Poland Health System Review 2019 | poland | euro.who (June 2019) Governance of the public health system is divided between the Minister of Health and three levels of territorial self-government. This fragmentation helps explain the slow progress in tackling important and longstanding problems and imbalances, such as high hospital… |
Governance of the public health system is divided between the Minister of Health and three levels of territorial self-government. This fragmentation helps explain the slow progress in tackling important and longstanding problems and imbalances, such as high hospital bed numbers and hospital debt, |
Health | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/partners/observatory/publications/health-sy… | dfabbri | |||
Ce que l’on sait déjà de la future réforme des retraites | Europe , france | Présentation des grands principes à venir de la réforme systémique des retraites en France. |
Les propositions du Haut commissaire serviront de base au projet de loi qui devrait être présenté en conseil des ministres en décembre prochain. De nombreux points restent à trancher mais les grandes lignes de ce rapport sont déjà connues. |
Old-age pensions, Pensions | sustainability | http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/ce-que-l-on-sait-deja-de-la-future-reforme-d… | gfilhon | |||
How the gig economy could help power Africa's growth | Africa | World Economic Forum (17.06.2019) By introducing portable benefits for gig workers, African governments and digital platforms can help to power the continent’s future growth. Otherwise, these platforms will lose top talent, countries will miss out on potential tax revenue, and Africa will fail… |
The growth of digital platforms in Africa could offer new opportunities to bridge the current gap between often-insecure informal work and formal employment. Portable benefits, which move with a freelance worker from gig to gig, could drive this transition. There are already |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/06/africa-s-gig-opportunity/ | pmassetti | |||
France: Le décryptage éco. Réforme des retraites : des mesures dès 2020 ? | france | francetvinfo (08.07.2019) La réforme des retraites promise par Emmanuel Macron se prépare. Mais ce week-end, Laurent Berger, le numéro un de la CFDT, a mis en garde le gouvernement si d’aventure il était tenté de prendre des mesures dès 2020 pour changer les règles. Laurent Berger a-t-il raison… |
Il y a une tentation, c’est vrai, de la part du gouvernement, de durcir dès maintenant le système des retraites. Et ce alors même qu’Emmanuel Macron a jusqu’alors toujours dit que sa grande réforme des retraites, qui vise |
Pensions | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/le-decryptage-eco/le-decryptage-eco-re… | dfabbri | ||
Pakistan: ‘Social protection will provide relief to the disenfranchised’ | pakistan | The Express Tribune (09.07.2019) The economic wellbeing of the impecunious strata will be ensured by the incumbent government as the development of human resources is the focal point of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) policies, said Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzda He expressed… |
The economic wellbeing of the impecunious strata will be ensured by the incumbent government as the development of human resources is the focal point of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) policies, said Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. He expressed his views while speaking to the |
Difficult-to-cover groups, Conditional cash transfers | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://tribune.com.pk/story/2009029/1-social-protection-will-provide-relief-di… | dfabbri | ||
UK: Fewer than third of new fathers take paternity leave, research suggests | united kingdom | independent. (08.07.2019) Less than one in three new fathers take paternity leave, a study has found. Research suggests roughly a third (31 per cent) of eligible new fathers used paternity leave in the last year compared to 32 per cent the previous year. |
Family benefits, Parental leave | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/paternity-leave-ne… | dfabbri | ||||
Ireland; New social welfare scheme promises 'breathing space' for unemployed artists | ireland | thejournal (08.07.2019)Unemployed artists will be able to receive jobseekers allowance while also focusing on their own work for 12 months. |
SELF-EMPLOYED ARTISTS have been promised “breathing space” as part of a new scheme that will allow unemployed creatives to focus on their own work for 12 months rather than taking part in normal jobseeker activities. The scheme, an extension of a pilot scheme announced in June 2017, |
Unemployment, Difficult-to-cover groups | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.thejournal.ie/social-welfare-artists-unemployed-claim-4713046-Jul20… | dfabbri | |||
Maroc: La CNSS cherche ses assurés «dormants» | morocco | Aujourd'hui le Maroc (06.07.2019) Très souvent c’est par manque d’information ou parce qu’ils sont décédés que ces dossiers de demande n’ont pas été constitués. Il faut toutefois signaler que cette population doit remplir plusieurs conditions pour… |
La Caisse nationale de sécurité sociale (CNSS) cherche ses assurés qui sont aujourd’hui à la retraite mais qui ne se sont jamais manifestés pour toucher leur pension. C’est ainsi que la direction régionale de la CNSS de Marrakech a organisé le 27 juin dernier une rencontr |
Governance and administration | Published_SS_Monitor | http://aujourdhui.ma/societe/la-cnss-cherche-ses-assures-dormants | dfabbri | |||
Is Latin America Ready for the Robot Revolution? | latin america | Americas Quarterly (17.06.2019) Automation is coming to the Americas - sooner than we think. |
Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.americasquarterly.org/content/latin-america-ready-robot-revolution | pmassetti | |||||
T20 Japan 2019: Deliberate Next Steps toward a New Globalism for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) | T20 Japan 2019 . Much effort has been expended on promoting universal health coverage (UHC). We focus on four areas that, on current trajectories, are unlikely to achieve sufficient progress to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.8. These are also issues for which G20 can provide… |
universal health care | Published_SS_Monitor | https://t20japan.org/policy-brief-deliberate-next-steps-toward-new-globalism-fo… | pmassetti | |||||
India: Nitish’s Universal Pension Scheme: An Act of Political Braggadocio | india | NewsClick (02.07.2019) The Bihar Government on June 14 launched the Mukhyamantri Vridhajan Pension Yojna (MVPY), an old-age pension scheme that targets people above 60 years of age. The scheme brought under the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) programme has two slabs for pension disbursement — Rs.… |
Pensions | Universal Social Protection | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.newsclick.in/Nitish-Universal-Pension-Scheme-Act-Political-Braggado… | pmassetti | |||
Public Financial Management and the Digitalization of Payments · Better Than Cash Alliance | Better Than Cash Alliance (2019) The ability of digital payments to deliver better outcomes for governments, businesses, and individuals—including driving financial inclusion—has been one of the success stories of the digital age. Payments are central to how governments… |
E-services | epayment, identity management | https://www.betterthancash.org/tools-research/reports/public-financial-manageme… | pmassetti | |||||
Non au retour du tâcheronnage ! | Alternatives Economiques | Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe | Le constat est alarmant dans le monde du travail. La pénurie de travail et la stigmatisation à l’embauche offrent un boulevard aux plates-formes américaines pour recruter. Ce modèle, si on peut le qualifier ainsi, fragilise ces nouveaux embauchés et produit encore plus de précarité avec l’… |
Employment of young workers, Safety and health at work, Social policies & programmes | digital platforms | https://www.alternatives-economiques.fr/non-retour-tacheronnage/00089710?fbclid… | gfilhon |