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| Social protection expenses in Turkey reach $105 bln in 2017 | turkey | hurriyetdailynews. (26.12.2018) The social protection expenditures reached to 382.6 billion Turkish liras ($104.8 billion) in 2017, Turkey’s statistical authority announced on Dec. 26. The social protection expenditures rose by 13.7 percent year-on-year in 2017, according to Turkish Statistical… |
he social protection expenditures reached to 382.6 billion Turkish liras ($104.8 billion) in 2017, Turkey’s statisti |
Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/social-protection-expenses-in-turkey-reach-105… | dfabbri | |||
| France: Retraite, chômage, institutions… les 7 réformes clefs de Macron en 2019 | france | Les Echos (07.01.2019) Le gouvernement a un agenda de réformes prévues de longue date bien rempli pour 2019. Mais il devrait être bousculé par le grand débat national qui doit démarrer à la mi-janvier. |
e gouvernement a un agenda de réformes prévues de longue date bien rempli pour 2019. Mais il devrait être bousculé par le grand débat national qui doit démarrer à la mi-janvier.Déterminés à relancer les réformes après |
managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/gouvernement/0600457114692-retraite-c… | dfabbri | |||
| International Social Security Association To Strengthen Pacific Link | Asia | Fiji Sun (06.01.2019) Two years ago, the Fiji National Provident Fund and the International Social Security Association (ISSA) signed a memorandum of agreement in Panama to establish an ISSA Pacifi c desk to be hosted by the Fund. |
About the role The role requires him to communicate the global association’s social security agenda to ensure regional provident funds are aware of social security and superannuation development and best practices that are being adopted worldwide. “Access to Social Security is now |
issa | Published_SS_Monitor | http://fijisun.com.fj/2019/01/06/international-social-security-association-to-s… | dfabbri | |||
| [Opinion] The two lives of social protection: the tale of cash transfers and social security | Development Pathways (31.12.2018) Here’s a curious tale about two very different forms of social protection: one is much loved by researchers, the media and donors, but its charms are debatable; the other is too often shunned by academia, commentators and funders despite holding greater promise… |
Social policies & programmes | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.developmentpathways.co.uk/blog/two-lives-social-protection-tale-cas… | pmassetti | |||||
| España: Paro - La Seguridad Social acaba el año con más de 19 millones de ocupados por primera vez desde 2007 | spain | El País (03.01.2019) El mercado laboral ha vuelto a acabar un año con más de 19 millones de ocupados afiliados a la Seguridad Social. Es la primera vez que esto ocurre desde diciembre de 2007. Entonces fueron 19,37 millones y en 2018 han sido 19,02 millones de afiliados, según datos publicados… |
La buena noticia en diciembre no llegó solo del lado del empleo, también lo hizo del otro lado del mercado laboral: el paro cayó en 50.470 desocupados hasta quedarse en algo más de 3,2 millones de inscritos en las oficinas públicas, el menor nivel desde 2008. El retorno a la cota de los 1 |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://elpais.com/economia/2019/01/03/actualidad/1546500637_732056.html | dfabbri | ||||
| France: Ce que change la fusion des régimes de retraites Agirc et Arrco | france | Le Monde (02.01.2019) L’Agirc et Arrco ne font plus qu’un. L’impact sur les salariés ? Ils vont voir leurs points convertis, mais surtout leurs cotisations modifiées. Jusqu’à l’année dernière, deux régimes de retraite complémentaire coexistaient pour les salariés. L’Arrco, à laquelle… |
Jusqu’à l’année dernière, deux régimes de retraite complémentaire coexistaient pour les salariés. L’Arrco, à laquelle tous cotisent, et l’Agirc, qui ne concerne que les cadres. Ces derniers disposent donc, à terme, de deux pensions complémentaires. Cette dualité a disparu le 1er janvier 2019 |
Pensions | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lemonde.fr/argent/article/2019/01/02/ce-que-change-la-fusion-des-re… | dfabbri | ||
| Maroc: La fraude à la “Sécu” coûterait 14 milliards d'euros par an | morocco | Valeurs actuelles (20.12.2018) Selon un magistrat spécialiste de la fraude fiscale, 1,8 million de numéros de Sécurité sociale seraient attribués avec de faux documents. Une arnaque qui coûterait 14 milliards d’euros par an. |
’affaire fait grand bruit. Ce jeudi 20 décembre au matin, le magistrat spécialiste de la fraude fiscale et sociale, Charles Prats, révélait sur |
Error, evasion and fraud | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.valeursactuelles.com/economie/la-fraude-la-secu-couterait-14-millia… | dfabbri | |||
| Zambia: Vision Zero - Towards safe workplaces | zambia | Zambia Daily Mail (31.12.2018) Accidents and contraction of diseases at the place of work have long been a nightmare of many a worker not only in Zambia but all over the world, more so for those in inherently dangerous industries such as extraction and manufacturing. |
NICHOLAS Mumba worked as a furnace attendant at a mine in Chingola. He went to work with the same reasons as most people, chief of which was earning a living. |
Prevention of occupational risks | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/vision-zero-towards-safe-workplaces/ | dfabbri | ||
| [Report] Youth Guarantee reports on continued education and traineeships to promote labour market inclusion for young people released | european union | Europa (19.12.2018) Two new reports discuss how young people's entry into employment can be supported through skills development, either through continued education or traineeships. The reports are based on real-life experiences over the first five years of the Youth Guarantee |
The two recent “Experience from the Ground” reports on Continued Education Offers and Traineeships under the Youth Guarantee look at concrete ways to improve relevant skills of young people and support their first steps into work. Since its launch in 2013, the Youth Guarantee has su |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9272&furtherNews… | dfabbri | ||||
| France: Les baisses de « charges » contre la compétitivité | france | Alternatives Economiques (29.12.2918) En France, depuis le début des années quatre-vingt-dix, plusieurs économistes, responsables politiques et autres commentateurs ont accusé le niveau du coût du travail de contribuer au maintien d’un chômage de masse et, depuis le début des années deux… |
Employment policies, Contribution collection and compliance | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.alternatives-economiques.fr/baisses-de-charges-contre-competitivite… | gfilhon | ||||
| [Informe] Panorama Laboral 2018: OIT: leve baja del desempleo a 7,8% en América Latina y el Caribe en 2018 | latin america | OIT/Americas (18.12.2018) La tasa de desempleo en América Latina y el Caribe experimentó una leve baja y será de alrededor de 7,8% al final de 2018, lo cual revierte la tendencia alcista de los últimos tres años, aunque la mejoría “aún es modesta” en un escenario marcado por la incertidumbre y… |
Unemployment | labour markets | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/americas/sala-de-prensa/WCMS_655220/lang--es/index.htm | dfabbri | |||
| Japan’s age wave: Challenges and solutions | japan | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal (03.12.2018) Worldwide ageing trends are steering global demographics into uncharted territory, transforming populations and societies around the globe. Japan is leading the way in this growth wave as the world’s oldest population and is now grappling with the… |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://voxeu.org/article/japan-s-age-wave-challenges-and-solutions | pmassetti | |||||
| US: A higher Social Security retirement age comes with risks for many workers | United States | Reuters (13.12.2018) Is it time to raise the Social Security retirement age? The idea crops up often as a partial fix for the long-term financial challenges facing the program. A higher retirement age would reduce the number of years on average that people receive benefits, as a way… |
A higher retirement age would reduce the number of years on average that people receive benefits, as a way to cut program costs. But according to an economist at the Urban Institute who specializes in employment and retirement decisions made by older Americans, raising the retirement age would in |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-miller-socialsecurity/a-higher-social… | dfabbri | ||||
| L’assurance maladie helvétique fait face à une forte hausse du coût des médicaments | switzerland | lecomparateurassurance (12.12.2018) D’une manière générale, l’Assurance maladie prend en charge une partie ou la totalité des médicaments achetés sous prescription. En Suisse, les conditions à respecter sont plus précises pour que l’achat soit remboursé. Toujours est-il que les assureurs du pays… |
Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lecomparateurassurance.com/6-actualites-assurance/110534-assurance-… | dfabbri | ||||
| Austria to cut benefits for immigrants with poor language skills | australia | Telegraph.co.uk (03.12.2018) Foreigners who have moved to Austria but have not yet picked up the language are set to be hit by a controversial reform to the country’s social welfare system, as the Right-wing government steps up its efforts to deter immigration. |
Migration | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/03/austria-cut-benefits-immigrants-poo… | pmassetti | ||||
| [Report] OECD: Changing world of work needs new jobs strategy | OECD (04.12.2018) Governments need to do more to help workers and firms adapt to the fast-changing world of work and drive inclusive growth, according to the new OECD Jobs Strategy.New evidence in the report reveals that countries that promote job quantity, quality and inclusiveness – such as… |
Governments need to do more to help workers and firms adapt to the fast-changing world of work and drive inclusive growth, according to the new OECD Jobs Strategy. Ne |
Employment | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/changing-world-of-work-needs-new-jobs-strategy.htm | dfabbri | ||||
| Jubilarse en Rusia para seguir trabajando | Russian Federation | El Pais (18.12.2018) Uno de cada cuatro pensionistas del país euroasiático tiene un empleo formal. La reforma de las pensiones está restando popularidad a Putin Rusia tiene una de las edades de jubilación más bajas del mundo desarrollado: 60 años para los hombres y 55 para las mujeres. Algo que… |
A Olga Antonova jubilarse le ha alterado muy poco el horario. “Creo que incluso me levanto más temprano”, explica. A sus 67 años, esta mujer alta y enjuta continúa trabajando. Antigua maestra de primaria, ha cambiado las aulas por un empleo en una biblioteca. |
Old-age pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/12/16/actualidad/1544974568_396377.html | dfabbri | |||
| UK: New workplace reforms will better protect gig economy workers, says government | united kingdom | peoplemanagement.co.uk (17.12.2018) The legislation, introduced today, means staff must be informed of their rights from their first day of work, including eligibility for paid and sick leave. Workers must also be given the right to request predictable hours |
Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/new-workplace-reforms-will-bet… | pmassetti | |||||
| Mexico to Give Minimum Wage Another Boost | mexico | WSJ (18.12.2018) The Mexican government, labor and business sectors agreed Monday to raise the minimum wage by 16.2% in 2019, a third consecutive year of double-digit increases aimed at restoring the purchasing power of the country’s lowest earners. The minimum wage will rise to 102.68 pesos ($5… |
The Mexican government, labor and business sectors agreed Monday to raise the minimum wage by 16.2% in 2019, a third consecutive year of double-digit increases aimed at restoring the purchasing power of the country’s lowest earners. The minimum wage will rise to 102.68 pesos ($5.10) a day |
basic income, managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-to-give-minimum-wage-another-boost-11545085… | dfabbri | |||
| European Union: Alfred Sant says European elections must ensure best levels of social protection | european union | The Malta Independent (14.12.2018) Former Prime Minister and Maltese MEP Alfred Sant said the May European Elections must ensure the best levels of social protection in terms of quality of life and wellbeing across Europe. The … |
Sant, speaking at a social activity in Rabat organised by Dominic Grech, IDEAT Chairman and prospective candidate for the Siggiewi Local Council, said decisions in the eurozone placed the social burdens of economic strategies on workers and the least well off, thereby flagrantly c |
Social policies & programmes | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-12-14/local-news/Alfred-Sant-says-E… | dfabbri | |||
| [Report] Do social protection programs improve life satisfaction? Evidence from Iraq | iraq | brookings.edu (12.12.2018) An extensive literature examines the link between social protection-related public spending and objective outcomes of well-being such as income, employment, education, and health (see Department for International Development [DFID], 2011; ILO, 2010; World Bank, 2012).… |
Difficult-to-cover groups | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.brookings.edu/research/do-social-protection-programs-improve-life-s… | dfabbri | |||
| Identifying health policy and systems research priorities for the sustainable development goals: social protection for health | International Journal for Equity in Health | There is an established body of evidence linking systems of social protection to health systems and health outcomes. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide further emphasis on this linkage as necessary to achieving health and non-health goals. Existing literature on social protection… |
Health | https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-018-0868-z | pmassetti | ||||||
| Maroc: Des changements dans le régime de sécurité sociale | morocco | yabiladi (13.12.2018) La Chambre des représentants a approuvé, mardi à l'unanimité lors de la séance plénière, deux projets de loi relatifs au régime de sécurité sociale. Le premier texte concerne le projet de loi 84-17 modifiant et complétant le dahir portant loi 1-72-184 du 15 Joumada II 1392… |
La Chambre des représentants a approuvé, mardi à l'unanimité lors de la séance plénière, deux projets de loi relatifs au régime de sécurité sociale. Le premier texte concerne le projet de loi 84-17 modifiant et complétant le dahir portant loi 1-72-184 du 15 Joumada II 1392 (27 juillet 1972) relat |
managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/72087/maroc-changements-dans-regime-s… | dfabbri | |||
| Social Protection in China | china | IMF Finance & Development Magazine | December 2018 - China strives to adapt social protection to the needs of a market economy |
Social policies & programmes | brics | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2018/12/social-protection-in-china-w… | pmassetti | |||
| En Espagne, Pedro Sanchez annonce une hausse du salaire minimum de 22 % | spain | Le Monde (13.12.2018) Selon le ministère du travail, l’augmentation touchera de manière directe 1,3 million de travailleurs, dont la rémunération se situe actuellement sous la barre des 900 euros. « Un pays riche ne peut pas avoir des travailleurs pauvres. » Le… |
« Un pays riche ne peut pas avoir des travailleurs pauvres. » Le chef du gouvernement espagnol, le socialiste Pedro Sanchez, a justifié en ces termes l’augmentation, dès janvier 2019, du salaire minimum (SMI) de 22,3 %, qu’il approuvera lors du conseil des ministres d |
basic income, managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2018/12/13/en-espagne-pedro-sanchez-ann… | dfabbri |