Daily Sabah (13.09.2017) Turkey, along with China, Rwanda, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea and Laos, recorded the biggest improvements in universal health care between 2000 and 2016, which translated into better vaccine coverage, as well as fewer child deaths and malaria infections, according to a…

Le Temps (19.09.2017) Les coûts de la santé sont l’un des débats récurrents de la politique. On oublie toutefois bien souvent d’intégrer à la discussion des décisions a priori sans rapport, mais dont l’influence se révèle importante. Un cloisonnement bien utile à certains intérêts

Irish Examiner (18.09.2017) The Government is planning a campaign to get older people “sitting” on the live register back to work and to also encourage senior workers to put off retirement, writes Juno McEnroe.

worldbank.org (31.08.2017) Thailand recently announced that it will put into action a national social assistance program for poor families. Such a program can help reduce poverty significantly. It would also move Thailand into the growing ranks of middle-income countries, such as China, Malaysia…

Canadian Occupational Safety (12.09.2017) Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s. It is estimated more than 100,000 Canadians have Parkinson’s disease and more than 25 people are diagnosed daily, according to Parkinson Canada.

A vote for changes in the Cyprus social insurance (Amending) (No. 2 Law) of 2017 and the Social Insurance (Contributions) Amending Regulations has recently been made, now awaiting an enforcement date by the Council of Ministers, and announcement in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus…

Euractiv (14.09.2017)  Thorben Albrecht is responsible for addressing the impact of the digital revolution on the labour sector and preparing Germany workers for the future. The minister presented his Work 4.0 white paper at the Future of Work conference hosted by Estonia’s rotating…

BBC Mundo (06.09.2017) El nombre gig proviene, según una de las versiones más difundidas, de la época en que los músicos de jazz se ganaban la vida con el dinero recibido en cada presentación. Algo que persiste hasta el día de hoy en el mundo artístico y que se ha hecho extensivo al resto de los…

euractiv.com (26.04.2017) The European Commission will change an EU law on employment contracts by the end of the year in a move to create standards for precarious jobs created by online apps like Uber and Deliveroo.

developmentpathways.co.uk (10.09.2017) A craze sweeping the social protection world for Social Registries is systematically depriving some of the world’s poorest not only of social protection but also of access to vital services. So argues our latest publication, ‘Anti-Social Registries: How…

irishtimes.com (01.09.2017) Proposed legislation would remove restrictions on using the card as proof of identity

defenseurdesdroits.fr (03.08.2017) Le Défenseur des droits, Jacques Toubon publie aujourd’hui un rapport intitulé « Lutte contre la fraude aux prestations sociales : à quel prix pour les droits des usagers ? » dans lequel il a identifié et évalué les effets des dispositifs de lutte contre la…

blogs.worldbank.org (23.08.2017) There is no denying that the country has suffered major losses due to climatic shocks as well as the civil war that had a huge impact on its social, economic and financial well-being.

euractiv.com (31.08.2017) There needs to be an EU-wide solution to precarious app economy jobs, said Estonian Labour and Health Minister Jevgeni Ossinovski.

Straits Times (02.09.2017) A $2 million government fund has been set up to pay for research into technologies that can help reduce the number of wic accidents were the top cause of workplace fatalities between 2013 and last year, claiming 82 lives. More than half, or 57 per cent, of the…

Le Monde (05.09.2017) Très contesté, le RSI disparaîtra le 1er janvier 2018. Les indépendants seront adossés au régime général de la Sécurité sociale à l’issue d’une transition de deux ans.

Malay Mail Online (04.09.2'017) Forty-five organisations signed a new accord yesterday to commit to a common framework to sharpen the capabilities of occupational health and safety professionals and practitioners, so they can better guide and lead the creation and sustainability of…

Express (01.09.2017) Près d’un employeur sur deux pensent que l’impact de la robotisation et la numérisation se manifestera déjà d’ici trois à cinq ans, indique une enquête effectuée par le groupe de services RH ACERTA auprès de 469 CEO et membres de la direction.

Markets Insider (04.09.2017) Australian risk advisory firm, Manage Damage presented their innovative approach to reducing costs of worker insurance to global business today in Singapore at the 2017 World Congress on Safety & Health at Work. The Congress is jointly organised by the…

IRES (février 2017) Depuis les années 1990, les réformes du marché du travail n’ont pas cessé aux Pays-Bas, accentuant la flexibilité du marché du travail.

Mercado (25.08.2017) ¿Cómo creen los trabajadores que evolucionará su espacio laboral en los próximos diez años? ¿Y cómo entienden que esto afectará sus perspectivas de empleo?

defenseurdesdroits (septembre 2017) Le Défenseur des droits, Jacques Toubon publie aujourd’hui un rapport intitulé « Lutte contre la fraude aux prestations sociales : à quel prix pour les droits des usagers ? » dans lequel il a identifié et évalué les effets des dispositifs…

DEEPMIND HAS SURPASSED the human mind on the Go board. Watson has crushed America's trivia gods on Jeopardy.…

lemonde.fr (03.08.2017) Les récents progrès de ces technologies posent, dès à présent, des questions moins spectaculaires, mais bien plus concrètes.

Ghana News Agency (30.08.2017) A three member team from Health and Safety Ghana (HESAG), Ghana’s premiere health and safety think tank would be participating in the 2017 XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Singapore from September 3 to 6.