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| Title | Authored on | Regions / Country | Abstract | measures summary | Description/integral text (Internal-not for publishing) | Topics | Tags | Status | URL | |
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| COVID-19 and Social Protection in Asia and the Pacific: Projected Costs for 2020–2030 | 2022-01-10 | | Asian Development Bank - This working paper applies the Social Protection Reform Simulation (SPRS20) costing model to analyze the costs associated with social protection in 30 Asia and Pacific countries against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. |
https://www.adb.org/publications/covid-19-social-protection-asia-pacific-projec… | pmassetti | ||||||
| US: 2021 Poverty Projections: Assessing the Impact of Benefits and Stimulus Measures | 2022-01-10 | Urban Institute (july 2021) In an earlier brief, we estimated that the American Rescue Plan Act, enacted in March 2021, would reduce the 2021 annual poverty rate to 8.7 percent (Wheaton et al. 2021). We now project a 2021 poverty rate of 7.7 percent for 2021. |
https://www.urban.org/research/publication/2021-poverty-projections-assessing-i… | pmassetti | ||||||
| India: e-Shram registration is a stepping stone towards protection of informal workers | 2022-01-10 | india | indianexpress.com (23.12.2021) The emergency requirements dictated by the pandemic led the Supreme Court, in May 2021, to order a time-bound inclusive and universal registration system for informal workers and circular migrants. The e-Shram portal which has come into existence now is meant to… |
Information and communication technology, Extension of coverage | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/e-shram-registration-informal… | pmassetti | ||
| Moroccan government plans to expand its social protection programme | 2022-01-07 | morocco | atalayar.com (03.01.2022) This new plan will strengthen and develop several programmes in the areas of social assistance, improving governance, as well as launching new carve-outs that signify a reform of the targeting system. Also, this project aims to diversify and expand the support… |
Health, Extension of coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | https://atalayar.com/index.php/en/content/moroccan-government-plans-expand-its-… | pmassetti | |||
| Expanding Social Protection to Informal Women Workers for Better COVID-19 Recovery in Uganda | 2022-01-04 | uganda | icrw.org (2021) Uganda has a female labor force participation of 67 percent. While some efforts to advance social protection are being made, Uganda currently spends only about 3.5 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) towards that end. Meanwhile, the National Employment Policy (2010)… |
Extension of coverage | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.icrw.org/publications/expanding-social-protection-to-informal-women… | pmassetti | ||
| EPIC publishes annual thematic report exploring how EU Member States supported working families during COVID-19 in 2020 | 2022-01-04 | Europe | European Commission (22.12.2021) The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published a new report exploring how EU Member States supported working families throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Family benefits | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&%3BcatId=89&%3BnewsId=1013… | pmassetti | ||
| China: Beijing and Shanghai extend maternity leave by 30 days; parental leave entitlement introduced | 2022-01-04 | china | Willis Towers Watson (23.12.2021) Chinese regions extend maternity leave to address declining birth rates and an aging population, bringing implications for employers. |
Maternity | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.willistowerswatson.com/en-TH/Insights/2021/12/china-beijing-and-sha… | pmassetti | |||
| Extending social health protection: Accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific | 2021-12-23 | Asia | ilo.org (07.12.2021) This regional report documents and analyses country experiences and lessons on the extension of social health protection coverage in the Asia and the Pacific region. It provides a detailed account of progress made, challenges encountered and remaining coverage gaps, and… |
Health insurance | universal health coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/asia/publications/WCMS_831137/lang--en/index.htm | pmassetti | ||
| The Fairwork Pledge: Digital labour platforms, precarious work and interventions for a fairer gig economy | 2021-12-21 | The OECD Forum Network (13.12.2021) How can workers in the gig economy be better protected against severe shocks and adverse working conditions? |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.oecd-forum.org/posts/the-fairwork-pledge-digital-labour-platforms-p… | pmassetti | ||||
| Social policy advice to countries from the International Monetary Fund during the COVID-19 crisis: Continuity and change | 2021-12-21 | ILO Working paper 42 (10.12.2021) This paper explores whether there has been a change in International Monetary Fund (IMF) policy advice and conditions in its loan programmes and Article IV surveillance by examining the 148 country reports for IMF programmes in 2020, in the context of… |
Social policies & programmes | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/global/publications/working-papers/WCMS_831490/lang--en/ind… | pmassetti | |||
| Pakistan: Recognising platform work | 2021-12-21 | pakistan | thenews.com.pk (19.12.2021) Misclassification deprives platform workers of the right to minimum wage |
digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/917806-recognising-platform-work | pmassetti | |||
| Leftist millennial Gabriel Boric, that vowed to reform pensions for the poor, is elected president of Chile. | 2021-12-20 | chile | - Pension Policy International (20.12.2021) Leftist lawmaker Gabriel Boric, 35, on Sunday became Chile’s youngest-ever president on promises of installing a “welfare state” in one of the world’s most unequal countries. |
Health, Pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.pensionpolicyinternational.com/leftist-millennial-gabriel-boric-tha… | pmassetti | |||
| Digital labour platforms, precarious work and interventions for a fairer gig economy | 2021-12-17 | The OECD Forum Network (13.12.2021) How can workers in the gig economy be better protected against severe shocks and adverse working conditions? |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_DOCUMENTS | https://www.oecd-forum.org/posts/the-fairwork-pledge-digital-labour-platforms-p… | pmassetti | ||||
| Reforms of the employment insurance system of the Republic of Korea to cope with the COVID-19 crisis | 2021-12-16 | korea, Republic of | ilo.org (29.11.2021) COVID-19 pandemic that caused massive unemployment has forced countries to review their employment policy and protection system. This paper summarized efforts taken by Republic of Korea in reforming their employment protection system during the pandemic. |
Employment | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/jakarta/whatwedo/publications/WCMS_829877/lang--en/index.htm | pmassetti | ||
| Extending social health protection: Accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage in Asia and the Pacific | 2021-12-14 | Asia | ilo.org (07.12.2021) This regional report documents and analyses country experiences and lessons on the extension of social health protection coverage in the Asia and the Pacific region. It provides a detailed account of progress made, challenges encountered and remaining coverage gaps, and… |
Health | universal health coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/asia/publications/WCMS_831137/lang--en/index.htm | pmassetti | ||
| EU seeks to clarify status of delivery app workers | 2021-12-13 | Europe | EURACTIV.com (09.12.2021) The EU will propose a set of criteria on Thursday (9 December) to determine whether a gig worker in Europe using platforms like Uber, Bolt or Deliveroo should be considered an employee. The proposal by the EU executive is an effort to sort out once and for all the… |
digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/eu-seeks-to-clarify-status-of-del… | pmassetti | |||
| Jamaica: Informal Sector Workers to Get NIS Benefits | 2021-12-07 | jamaica | Jamaica Information Service (06.12.2021) For the first time, Jamaica’s household helpers and fisherfolk will be able to secure pension benefits under the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) as the Government moves to formalise these sectors. This will be facilitated under the Transition to Formality… |
Pensions, Extension of coverage | managing reforms, ssptw | Published_SS_Monitor | https://jis.gov.jm/fw-informal-sector-workers-to-get-nis-benefits-jis/ | pmassetti | ||
| Proposed reforms of the social protection systems of Morocco and Tunisia in light of the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis | 2021-12-06 | morocco, tunisia | International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) - (08.12.2021) This Policy Research Brief presents the reforms under way in the social protection systems of Tunisia and Morocco in light of the COVID-19 crisis. Although both countries have demonstrated political will and commitment to… |
Social policies & programmes | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://ipcig.org/publication/30903?language_content_entity=en | pmassetti | ||
| Togo: Creation of a universal health insurance system approved | 2021-12-06 | togo | Willis Towers Watson (30.12.2021) Legislation establishing the creation of a universal health system (l'assurance maladie universelle – AMU) has been approved by the national assembly. This follows the approval of a new Labor Code in June 2021 (to be effective 12 months after being signed into… |
Health | universal health coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.willistowerswatson.com/en-TH/Insights/2021/11/togo-creation-of-a-un… | pmassetti | ||
| Financing social protection through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond | 2021-12-03 | ilo.org (25.11.2021) This report is produced for the G20 Development Working Group by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the World Bank. It demonstrates the key role that social protection has played in countries at… |
Financing | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/how-the-ilo-works/multilateral-system/… | pmassetti | |||
| Kenya: New maternity scheme for women in informal sector | 2021-12-02 | kenya | pd.co.ke (24.11.2021) It will be a major score for expectant and lactating mothers working in the informal sector if the government adopts a newlyproposed maternity scheme. The Maternal Income Protection Benefits (MIPB) joins Linda Mama that was initiated by the National Hospital Insurance Fund… |
Maternity | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.pd.co.ke/news/new-maternity-scheme-for-women-in-informal-sector-104… | pmassetti | |||
| Europe: Job retention schemes are keeping millions in work, what happens once they end? | 2021-12-02 | european union | euronews.com (05.05.2021) In this episode of Real Economy we ask what happens when job retention schemes come to an end in Europe? Job retention schemes have kept millions of people in work during the pandemic and lockdowns. As these emergency measures are gradually phased out, how does Europe… |
COVID-19 | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/05/05/job-retention-schemes-are-keeping-mill… | pmassetti | ||
| The COVID-19 crisis in Nigeria: What’s happening to welfare? New data call for expanded social protection in Africa’s most populous country | 2021-11-30 | nigeria | worldbank.org (16.11.2021) While health indicators and macroeconomic data are essential for addressing the fundamentals of the COVID-19 crisis, countervailing policies need detailed information on the mechanisms through which the pandemic affects human capital, livelihoods, and welfare. This is… |
Extension of coverage | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/covid-19-crisis-nigeria-whats-happening-w… | pmassetti | ||
| Atlas of eHealth country profiles: the use of eHealth in support of universal health coverage | 2021-11-25 | The third global survey on eHealth conducted by the WHO Global Observatory for eHealth (GOe) has a special focus – the use of eHealth in support of universal health coverage. eHealth plays a vital role in promoting universal health coverage in a variety of ways. For instance, it helps provide… |
Health, Information and communication technology | https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241565219 | rruggia | |||||
| Global diffusion of eHealth: making universal health coverage achievable: report of the third global survey on eHealth | 2021-11-25 | The aim of the third global survey on eHealth was to explore developments in eHealth since the last survey in 2010 and the role it plays in achieving universal health coverage (UHC). It has become increasingly clear that UHC cannot be achieved without the support of eHealth. The impetus for the… |
Health, Information and communication technology | https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789241511780 | rruggia |