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France: Retraite - Macron réaffirme les 62 ans mais veut inciter les Français à partir plus tard france

Les Echos (26.04.2019) Pour financer les baisses d'impôts, le chef de l'Etat souhaite notamment que les Français travaillent davantage. Il a écarté tout assouplissement supplémentaire des 35 heures ou l'instauration d'un jour de solidarité. La solution passera par l'allongement de la durée de…

Persiste et signe. Comme il l'avait prévu dans  son discours initial , mort-né à cause de l'incendie de Notre-Dame, Emmanuel Macron souhaite qu

Pensions managing reforms Published_SS_Monitor https://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/social/retraite-macron-reaffirme-les-62… dfabbri
Reframing the European welfare state european union

Social Europe (25.04.2019) The European welfare state does not have to be rebuilt from scratch. But it does have to focus on renewal rather than repair and on social solidarity rather than individual subjection.

Different academic and political analysts present contradictory perspectives as to the conditions required for the consolidation of the welfare state in 21st-century Europe—when the social pacts that forged the welfare state in the wake of the industrial revolution can no longer be taken for gran

Social policies & programmes managing reforms Published_SS_Monitor https://www.socialeurope.eu/european-welfare-state dfabbri
Data protection is social protection

ejinsight.com (17.04.2019) Rising pressure to apply biometric technology to verify beneficiaries’ identities, and to integrate information systems ranging from civil registries to law-enforcement databases, means that social programs could create new risks for those who depend on them.

Information and communication technology biometric, data protection Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR http://www.ejinsight.com/20190417-data-protection-is-social-protection/ pmassetti
Les Marocains, deuxième communauté étrangère à être la plus affiliée à la sécurité sociale espagnole

Al HuffPost Maghreb (23.04.2019)  Ce 23 avril, le ministère espagnol du Travail, des Migrations et de la Sécurité sociale a dévoilé le nombre total d’étrangers affiliés à la sécurité sociale…

Ce 23 avril, le ministère espagnol du Travail, des Migrations et de la Sécurité sociale a dévoilé le nombre total d’étrangers affiliés à la sécurité sociale dans le pays. Sur plus de 2 millions d’emp

Published_SS_Monitor https://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/entry/les-marocains-deuxieme-communaute-etrange… dfabbri
How Ireland's spending on welfare compares to the rest of Europe

RTE (17.04.2019) Is Ireland a generous welfare state? In the main, state spending on things like welfare and health are measured by calculating their percentage contribution to gross domestic product or GDP. GDP in its modern usage was developed by Nobel prize winning economist, Simon Kuznets,…

Opinion: Ireland's spending on welfare as a percentage of GDP and per head of population lags significantly behind other EU states

Is Ireland a generous welfare state? In the main, state spending on things like welfare and health are measured by calculating their per

Social assistance, Financing Published_SS_Monitor https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2019/0415/1042763-how-irelands-spending-on-welfar… dfabbri
Recent social policy developments in Luxembourg, Portugal and Turkey turkey, luxembourg, portugal

Europa (17.04.2019) Three new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on the increase in the minimum wage by the new government in Luxembourg, the effort to lower the cost of public transport for users in Portugal, and social…

Social assistance managing reforms Published_SS_Monitor https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9343&furtherNews… dfabbri
AI and Manager Selection: Will your future consultant be a machine?

ipe.com (19.04.2019) The world’s largest pension fund is exploring the use of AI to help it select asset managers and assets in which to invest

Key Points

  • Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) is turning to artificial intelligence for help with the selection of assets and investment managers
  • GPIF is facing an unparalleled set of challenges as the world’s largest pension fund
artificial intelligence Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR https://www.ipe.com/reports/special-reports/manager-selection/ai-and-manager-se… pmassetti
[Report] ILO: Occupational safety and health: New safety and health issues emerge as work changes

ILO (18.04.2019) A new report on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), published ahead of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, reviews the ILO’s 100 years of achievements, and reveals some of the emerging challenges and opportunities in creating better working environments.…

Changes in working practices, demographics, technology and the environment are creating new occupational safety and health (OSH) concerns, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Growing challenges include psychosocial risks, work-related stress and no

OSH, prevention Published_SS_Monitor https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_686571/lang--en/ind… dfabbri
Metinvest group is Ukraine's first organisation to receive Vision Zero certificate ukraine

steelguru (23.04.2019)  On 18 April, a business breakfast titled 'Zero Accident Strategy: Benefits and Opportunities for Business' took place in the run-up to the World Day For Safety and Health at Work.

On 18 April, a business breakfast titled 'Zero Accident Strategy: Benefits and Opportunities for Business' took place in the run-up to the World Day For Safety and Health at Work. At the event, Metinvest Group CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov received a Vision Zero certificate from Helmut Ehnes, Secretary Gen

Prevention of occupational risks issa Published_SS_Monitor https://steelguru.com/steel/metinvest-group-is-ukraine-s-first-organisation-to-… dfabbri
Putting Europe’s invisible precariat in the spotlight european union

Social Europe (18.04.2019) The European Commission’s latest Employment and Social Developments in Europe report reveals record employment in the EU, with nearly 240 million Europeans in employment in 2018. Yet, there is little reason to celebrate this much-touted number: both high-paying and low…

The European Commission’s latest Employment and Social Developments in Europe report reveals record employment in the EU, with nearly 240 million Europeans in employment in 2018.

Unemployment, Difficult-to-cover groups Published_SS_Monitor https://www.socialeurope.eu/europes-invisible-precariat dfabbri
What We Know and Don’t Know About the International Cyberattack - The New York Times united kingdom

Hospitals in Britain, several companies in Spain and 11 other countries have confirmed attacks to their systems. Patient information does not appear to have been stolen or compromised, according to the National Health Service of Britain.

By Russell Goldman May 12, 2017

Right Now…

Information and communication technology, Security cybersecurity https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/world/europe/international-cyberattack-ranso… rruggia
Deutsche Arbeitnehmer sind besonders unzufrieden germany

EurActiv (12.04.2019) Überforderung, andere Gehaltsvorstellungen und ungenügende Flexibilität – trotz gut laufender Wirtschaft sinkt die Zufriedenheit der Mitarbeiter in deutschen Unternehmen wie in keinem anderen europäischen Land.

rbeitnehmer in Deutschland sind schwer zufriedenzustellen. Ein in dieser Woche veröffentlichtes Arbeitsbarometer der Jobbörse Randstad offenbart großen Unmut, der europaweit nur von den Ungarn getoppt wird. In Großbritannien und Italien dagegen, die mit Brexit und Wirtschaftskrise unruhige Zeiten

Employment Published_SS_Monitor https://www.euractiv.de/section/finanzen-und-wirtschaft/news/deutsche-arbeitneh… dfabbri
L’UE cale sur ses nouvelles règles du chômage des frontaliers european union, switzerland

Le Temps (17.04.2019) Les 28 n’ont pu avaliser la réforme controversée qui aurait changé les règles de l’indemnisation des chômeurs frontaliers. Le report du dossier à la prochaine législature est un gain de temps bienvenu pour Berne

Il est difficile de s’en réjouir officiellement, mais c’est plutôt une bonne nouvelle pour la Suisse: les 28 n’ont pas été en mesure de valider, la semaine dernière à Bruxelles, la réforme très controversée des régimes de sécurité sociale en discussion depuis fin 2016. La patate chaude a été tran

Unemployment Published_SS_Monitor https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/lue-cale-nouvelles-regles-chomage-frontaliers dfabbri
Social security for elderly inadequate in India: UN report india

socialprotection (03.04.2019)  Every second elderly person in India is concerned about his or her social and financial security, a study conducted by Agewell Research and Advocacy Centre for the United Nations revealed.

Old-age pensions, Difficult-to-cover groups poverty Published_SS_Monitor https://socialprotection.org/discover/news/social-security-elderly-inadequate-i… dfabbri
Le long chemin européen vers l’harmonisation sociale et fiscale european union

theconversation. (16.04.2019) L’Union européenne dispose donc de moyens limités pour agir dans des domaines tels que la protection sociale. En revanche elle dispose de moyens importants qui ne sont pas en faveur d'une Europe sociale

Governance and administration, Financing contribution collection, coverage, data protection, egovernment, family_gender_society, international_agreement, interoperability, migration Published_SS_Monitor https://theconversation.com/le-long-chemin-europeen-vers-lharmonisation-sociale… gfilhon
US: Daily on Healthcare: Medicare for All goes way beyond other countries’ universal healthcare plans United States

washingtonexaminer (15.04.2019) he Medicare for All Act, the latest proposal to have the government become the only payer of healthcare services, is often billed by its supporters as a step toward realizing a similar system that other developed nations have in place.

Health insurance universal health care Published_SS_Monitor https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/daily-on-healthcare-medica… dfabbri
UN rights chief calls for adequate social protection for older persons

Xinhua (15.04.2019) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday that older persons have the potential to continue contributing to the society, calling for adequate social protection for them.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday that older persons have the potential to continue contributing to the society, calling for adequate social protection for them.

Bachelet told the UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing that with progress in health, many pe

Old-age pensions Published_SS_Monitor http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-04/16/c_137979767.htm dfabbri
Le champignon microscopique “Candida auris”, une menace grandissante pour la santé publique Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe

Une mystérieuse infection due à un champignon résistant aux traitements se développe dans le monde, et ce dans un climat de secret

Ce qui fait de C. auris un germe particulièrement tenace et mortel lorsqu’il colonise une personne aux défenses immunitaires affaiblies, c’est qu’il est insensible aux principaux médicaments antifongiques. “En deux mots, les champignons, tout comme les bactéries, créen

Health promotion, Medical care, Health insurance, Shocks & extreme events, Natural disasters https://www.courrierinternational.com/article/sante-le-champignon-microscopique… gfilhon
Myanmar: Analysis of the relationship between social protection and national cohesion and reconciliation myanmar

Helpage (13.04.2019) HelpAge International has supported Myanmar since 2004 and has been an implementing partner of the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT) donor consortium since January 2010. Building on its field experience, HelpAge began a policy oriented project funded by LIFT in 2014…

Old-age pensions Published_SS_Monitor https://www.helpage.org/who-we-are/jobs/analysis-of-the-relationship-between-so… dfabbri
Brazil pension reform on track to pass by June brazil

Reuters (11.04.2019) Brazil’s pension reform process will pick up momentum after the Easter holidays, staying on track for approval in the lower house in May or June, the lower house speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Thursday.

Brazil’s pension reform process will pick up momentum after the Easter holidays, staying on track for approval in the lower house in May or June, the lower house speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Thursday.

Speaking at a conference in New York, Maia said he was also optimistic the final bill wo

Pensions managing reforms Published_SS_Monitor https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-economy-maia/brazil-pension-reform-on… dfabbri
Bridging the gap in social protection and socio-economic policies in Asean Asia

BusinessMirror (11.04.2019) On paper, the Philippines and other Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are all committed to the protection of their citizens against social and economic risks. However, the adequacy of the social protection extended to the ordinary…

On paper, the Philippines and other Member States of  the Association of  Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are all committed  to the protection of their citizens against social and  economic risks.  However, the adequacy of the social protection extended to the ordinary pe

Published_SS_Monitor https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/04/11/bridging-the-gap-in-social-protection-… dfabbri
EU: High-level conference - The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All Europe

Europa (09.04.2019) Hosted by the European Commission, the conference 'The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All.' has steered an open discussion on the main changes taking place in the world of work.

Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=88&eventsId=1386&furtherEv… pmassetti
[Opinion] Europe’s future of work requires new safety nets european union

EurActiv (April 2019) How, where and when we work is changing rapidly. There are now many diverse forms of work. In addition to the challenges that this new world of work brings to our existing systems of labour legislation, lifelong learning, taxation and collective bargaining, its impact on…

How, where and when we work is changing rapidly. There are now many diverse forms of work. In addition to the challenges that this new world of work brings to our existing systems of labour legislation, lifelong learning, taxation and collective bargaining, its impact on our social protection sys

Employment megatrends Published_SS_Monitor https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/opinion/europes-future-of-work-re… dfabbri
México: Piden que ley secundaria de reforma laboral refuerce la seguridad social mexico

20minutos (09.04.2019) Las leyes secundarias de la reforma laboral que se que se distirán en la Cámara de Diputados deben reforzar la seguridad social, con el fin de proteger los derechos de los trabajadores y que exista...

Las leyes secundarias de la reforma laboral que se que se distirán en la Cámara de Diputados deben reforzar la seguridad social, con el fin de proteger los derechos de los trabajadores y que exista... Las leyes secundarias de la reforma laboral que se que se distirán en la Cámara de Diputados deb

managing reforms Published_SS_Monitor https://www.20minutos.com.mx/noticia/501482/0/piden-que-ley-secundaria-de-refor… dfabbri
El empleo de éxito que crea la economía digital | Expansión

Expansión (18.12.2018) Quizá el camino más directo y eficaz para tener éxito en la búsqueda de empleo sea rastrear los nuevos puestos que impulsa la economía digital. Se trata de perfiles adaptados a los negocios y capacidades del futuro. También la FP genera profesiones muy reales y necesarias…

http://www.expansion.com/expansion-empleo/empleo/2018/12/17/5c177e00268e3e371e8… dfabbri