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| Pension burden: More Japanese opt to retire late, extend employment period | japan | Business Standard News (10.04.2019) Some economists expect the average pension-to-wage ratio to keep deteriorating and worries are growing that Japan's 'pay-as-you-go' pension scheme may be unsustainable |
Pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/pension-burden-more-jap… | pmassetti | ||||
| Suisse: Les jeunes s’écharpent autour des retraites | switzerland | Le Temps (21.05.2019) Au lendemain du oui au financement de 2 milliards pour l’AVS, les Jeunes PLR défendent la retraite à 66 ans, voire davantage. Cela leur vaut les foudres des jeunes du centre et de gauche |
Ils sont encore loin de l’âge de la retraite, mais ce sont eux qui se montrent les plus offensifs au lendemain du oui du peuple aux 2 milliards versés chaque année dans le fonds AVS: les jeunes. Les Jeunes PLR travaillent sur quatre scénarios qui, tous, visent le même objectif: relever l’âge |
Pensions, Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/jeunes-secharpent-autour-retraites | dfabbri | |||
| What can be learned from Denmark's parental leave and childcare policies? | denmark | Personnel Today (20.05.2019) Denmark has some of the most generous parental leave and childcare support schemes in the world. But have these had an impact on closing its gender pay gap? Jason Downes looks at what the UK can learn from its policies. |
Denmark has some of the most generous parental leave and childcare support schemes in the world. But have these had an impact on closing its gender pay gap? Jason Downes looks at what the UK can learn from its policies. Widely regarded as one of the most progressive Europ |
Family benefits, Parental leave | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/denmark-parental-leave-childcare-policies/ | dfabbri | |||
| New papers highlight potential of social protection in managing climate risk | climatecentre (01.05.2019) The IFRC together with the United Nations children’s agency Unicef and the UK Department for International Development last month jointly hosted its first workshop on links between humanitarian cash-transfers and social protection. |
The IFRC together with the United Nations children’s agency Unicef and the UK Department for International Development last month jointly hosted its first workshop on links between humanitarian cash-transfers and social protection. |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.climatecentre.org/news/1136/new-papers-highlight-potential-of-socia… | dfabbri | |||||
| Suisse: Gérer son diabète avec une application mobile: comment s’y retrouver? | switzerland | Le Temps (17.05.2019) A l’ère de l’e-santé, de nombreuses applications mobiles se développent pour aider les malades à gérer leurs pathologies chroniques, notamment le diabète. Quelques précautions sont à observer, rappellent des experts |
Loïc a 34 ans. Diabétique de type 1 rencontré via l’association Diabète Vaud, il suit sa glycémie via Dexcom G6, une application mobile couplée à un capteur connecté collé sur son bras qui envoie les informations par Bluetooth à son téléphone. |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.letemps.ch/sciences/gerer-diabete-une-application-mobile-sy-retrouv… | dfabbri | |||
| Azerbaijan to create 31 social security centers until 2025 | azerbaijan | azernews (17.05.2019) The delegations from various countries are in Azerbaijan to participate in the Regional Social Security Forum for Europe held by International Social Security Association (ISSA), Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of… |
T he delegations from various countries are in Azerbaijan to participate in the Regional Social Security Forum for Europe held by International Social Security Association (ISSA), Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Labor and |
Governance and administration | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.azernews.az/business/150847.html | dfabbri | |||
| La Belgique récompensée pour sa sécurité sociale - | belgium | LeVif (16.05.2019) L'Association internationale de la sécurité sociale (AISS) a remis son prix des bonnes pratiques en Europe aux institutions belges, pour la numérisation et l'automatisation de leurs services, indique-t-elle dans un communiqué mercredi soir |
La Caisse auxiliaire de paiement des allocations de chômage (Capac) a reçu ce prix à Bakou, en Azerbaïdjan, au nom des institutions de sécurité sociale belges, lors du Forum régional de la sécurité sociale pour l'Europe de l'AISS. La Belgique, qui fête cette année les 75 ans de sa sécurité social |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.levif.be/actualite/belgique/la-belgique-recompensee-pour-sa-securit… | dfabbri | |||
| Guatemala: uscan que sector informal pueda optar al Seguro Social | guatemala | canalantigua (10.05.2019) El sector informal podría optar a varios servicios del Seguro Social, siempre y cuando se apruebe una iniciativa de ley propuesta por la diputada Alejandra Carrillo. Estos son los detalles |
El sector informal podría optar a varios servicios del Seguro Social, siempre y cuando se apruebe una iniciativa de ley propuesta por la diputada Alejandra Carrillo. Estos son los detalles. La diputada presentó la iniciativa «Ley para el Fomento de la Inclusión del Sec |
Difficult-to-cover groups | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.canalantigua.tv/buscan-que-sector-informal-pueda-optar-al-seguro-so… | dfabbri | |||
| Malaysia: Revitalising injured workers via certification | malaysia | New Straits Times (15.05.2019) The International Labour Organisation estimated that globally, 2.3 million workers succumbed to occupational accidents and work-related diseases every year. In developing countries including Malaysia, this has emerged as a growing concern arising from the… |
THE International Labour Organisation estimated that globally, 2.3 million workers succumbed to occupational accidents and work-related diseases every year. In developing countries including Malaysia, this has emerged as a growing concern arising from the increasing number of work-related |
Prevention of occupational risks | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnists/2019/05/488759/revitalising-injured-w… | dfabbri | ||
| Baku hosts Regional Social Security Forum for Europe | Europe | azernews (14.05.2019) Baku hosts the Regional Social Security Forum for Europe held by International Social Security Association (ISSA), Trend reports on May 14. Representatives of ISSA, other international organizations and 35 countries are… |
Baku hosts the Regional Social Security Forum for Europe held by International Social Security Association (ISSA), Trend reports on May 14. Representatives of ISSA, other international organizations and 35 countries are participating in the thr |
issa | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.azernews.az/nation/150635.html | dfabbri | |||
| ISSA RSSF: Ministry of Labor of Azerbaijan talks wage increases | azerbaijan | menafn. (14.05.2019) Key reforms have been carried out in recent years aimed at improving the welfare of the population in Azerbaijan, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan Sahil Babayev said at the ISSA Regional Social Security Forum for Europe held in Baku… |
Key reforms have been carried out in recent years aimed at improving the welfare of the population in Azerbaijan, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan Sahil Babayev said at the ISSA Regional Social Security Forum for Europe held in Baku, Trend reports. |
issa, managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://menafn.com/1098519707/Ministry-of-Labor-of-Azerbaijan-talks-wage-increa… | dfabbri | |||
| Ghana’s pensions regulator is working to ensure about 11m informal sector workers have pension schemes | ghana | Pulse Nigeria (07.05.2019) The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has said that it is putting measures in place to ensure that Ghanaians working in the informal sector are able to access a pension scheme. |
Pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.pulse.ng/bi/strategy/ghanas-pensions-regulator-is-working-to-ensure… | pmassetti | ||||
| L’accès aux soins des étrangers en France reste toujours « difficile », selon le Défenseur des droits | france | Le Monde (13.05.2019) M. Toubon met en cause les « préjugés » entourant les étrangers malades, et notamment celui d’un « appel d’air » censément créé par le système de soins français. |
D ns un rapport publié lundi 13 mai, le Défenseur des droits, Jacques Toubon, exprime son inquiétude concernant les conditions d’acc |
Difficult-to-cover groups | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2019/05/13/l-acces-aux-soins-des-etrange… | dfabbri | |||
| How a basic income can battle the 8 giants of a faltering economy | World Economic Forum (20.01.2019) The post-1945 income distribution system is irretrievably broken, threatening the market economy. And traditional redistributive tools such as direct taxes, collective bargaining, and labor regulations cannot put things right. |
universal-basic-income | Proposition_SS_Monitor | https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/battling-eight-giants-with-basic-income/ | pmassetti | |||||
| Exploring social protection systems in Zimbabwe | zimbabwe | The Sunday Mail (05.05.2019) There are so many ways to deepen the understanding of social protection systems in Zimbabwe be it by academics, researchers, policy makers and the social protection polity in general. |
ocial protection, as defined by the United Nations Research Institute For Social Development, is concerned with preventing, managing, and overcoming situations that adversely affect people’s well-being. Titled “Social Protection Systems in Pre-Colonial, Colonial (1890-1979) and Post-Colon |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.sundaymail.co.zw/exploring-social-protection-systems-in-zim | dfabbri | ||||
| Europe: New data show more than 14 million young people benefitted from Youth Guarantee | european union | Europa (30.04.2019) Latest data on the Youth Guarantee show that youth unemployment and rate of NEETs have reached record lows since the Youth Guarantee started, but also indicate more work is still needed. |
New EU country-specific unemployment figures, published by the Commission today, show that both the EU youth (15-24) unemployment rate (14.6%) and the rate of young people (15-25) neither in employment nor in education or training (NEETs) (10.2%) have reached a record low level since the Yo |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9358&furtherNews… | dfabbri | ||||
| Bolivia: El desempleo golpea a los más jóvenes del país | bolivia | El Deber (05.05.2019) Según el INE la desocupación general es de un 4,27%, mientras que en los segmentos de menor edad llega al 8,5%. El Gobierno ofrece programas laborales |
Según el Ministerio de Trabajo a partir del Servicio Público de Empleo (SPE) con datos del Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE), en 2018, de los 2,7 millones de jóvenes de entre 16 y 28 años el 8,5% se encuentra desocupado, un porcentaje alto si se lo compara con el desempleo urbano que afect |
Unemployment | economic crisis | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.eldeber.com.bo/economia/El-desempleo-golpea-a-los-mas-jovenes-del-p… | dfabbri | ||
| Report: Working conditions in a global perspective | ilo.org 2019 - This report provides a comparative analysis of job quality covering approximately 1.2 billion of the world’s workers in the EU28, China, the Republic of Korea, Turkey, the United States (US), Spanish-speaking Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua… |
Safety and health at work | https://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/WCMS_696174/lang--en/index.htm | pmassetti | ||||||
| Brazil : Uber and Other "App" Drivers can Soon Register as Microentrepreneurs | brazil | The Rio Times (05.05.2019) The Ministry of Economy has confirmed Friday (3rd) that it is studying a decree to regulate the requirement for the registration of drivers of “Apps” at the National Institute of Social Security (INSS). |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-business/uber-and-other-app-drivers-… | pmassetti | ||||
| Exponential Disruption in the Digital Economy | Americas | This paper addresses five disruptive technologies that are driving massive economic transformation and that will be critical areas for public policy formulation and implementation in the region in the years ahead: cloud computing, blockchain, big data, artificial intelligence and the internet of… |
Information and communication technology | artificial intelligence , big data, blockchain, cloud computing, data analytics | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://publications.iadb.org/handle/11319/8849 | ruggia | |||
| Italy's welfare revolution kicks off as 'citizens' income' goes live | italy | Reuters (06.03.2019) - Italy’s flagship welfare reform kicked off in busy but orderly fashion on Wednesday as thousands of poor and unemployed people applied in post offices and tax assistance centers for the “citizens’ income” scheme. |
Social assistance | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-welfare/italys-welfare-revolu… | pmassetti | ||||
| What happened to all the hype about Universal Basic Income? | World Economic Forum (27.03.2019) Three years ago, it was hard to avoid all the Universal Basic Income (UBI) trials. First Finland announced that it would launch a UBI experiment, then Switzerland voted on (but rejected) a UBI trial. Next Ontario, Canada announced it was getting in on the game,… |
universal-basic-income | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/03/what-happened-to-all-the-hype-about-univ… | pmassetti | |||||
| Austria passes welfare reform that spells cuts for foreigners | austria | InfoMigrants (29.04.2019) Austria’s far-right government has pegged social benefits to German language skills and family size. While the government defended the reform, the cuts were met with criticism by opposition parties and UNHCR. |
Social assistance | Proposition_SS_Monitor | https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/16559/austria-passes-welfare-reform-that-s… | pmassetti | ||||
| Improving Forecasting of Pharmaceutical Spending | OECD - The advent of the direct acting anti-virals (DAAs) for hepatitis C, the increasing use of high cost biologics, and the escalating launch prices of oncology medicines in particular, have raised concerns that pharmaceutical expenditure growth could become increasingly difficult to… |
Prepared with support from the European Commission, this OECD report explores countries' approaches to tracking pharmaceutical utilisation and expenditure and anticipating changes in pharmaceutical markets. It examines how these are used to inform the setting of budgets and spending caps, and as |
Health insurance | http://www.oecd.org/health/improving-forecasting-of-pharmaceutical-spending.htm | pmassetti | |||||
| ADB future programs for the Philippines to focus on social assistance, flood control | philippines, the | BusinessWorld (02.05.2019) THhe Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it operations in the Philippines between 2020 and 2022 will focus on social assistance, education and flood control among others. In a statement Tuesday, the bank said it is preparing its 2020-2022 Philippines Country Operations… |
n a statement Tuesday, the bank said it is preparing its 2020-2022 Philippines Country Operations Business Plan, with initiatives including the Expanded Social Assistance project, the Facilitating Youth School-to-Work program and the Workplace Skills Funding pilot project. “ADB is also pr |
Social assistance, Conditional cash transfers | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.bworldonline.com/adb-future-programs-for-phl-to-focus-on-social-ass… | dfabbri |