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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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| Que contient la directive européenne sur les travailleurs détachés? | european union | Le Monde (24.08.2017) En déplacement en Europe centrale, Emmanuel Macron a critiqué le mécanisme, accusé de favoriser le « dumping social . |
Migration | migration | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2017/08/23/que-contient-la-direc… | monitor | ||||
| Qatar: New Law Gives Domestic Workers Labor Rights | qatar | Human Rights Watch (24.08.2017) Qatar’s adoption of a new law on domestic workers provides labor rights for domestic workers for the first time, Human Rights Watch said today. Qatari authorities should enact strong enforcement policies and close loopholes that place domestic workers at risk of… |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage, migration, published | https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/08/24/qatar-new-law-gives-domestic-workers-labor-… | monitor | ||||
| Canada: CPP changes will disqualify 243,000 from Guaranteed Income Supplement: report | canada | The Globe and Mail (23.08.2017) The federal government’s plans to enhance the Canada Pension Plan will ultimately bump 243,000 low-income Canadians from qualifying for the Guaranteed Income Supplement, according to the latest report from Canada’s chief actuary. |
Pensions | managing reforms, published | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/cpp-changes-will-disqualify-24300… | monitor | ||||
| [Interview] Tackling youth employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Creating decent jobs for a rapidly expanding young African labour force | Africa | ILO (24.08.2017) Within the next 15 years, some 375 million young people will become of working age in Africa, equivalent to the current population of Canada and the United States combined. By 2050, nearly one in three young people will be living in sub-Saharan Africa, and most of them simply… |
Employment of young workers | youth employment | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/features/WCMS_570043/lang--en/… | monitor | ||||
| Estado del bienestar en el mundo | Informacion (27.08.2017) El propósito de la ONU es establecer un mínimo Estado del Bienestar y garantizar programas de protección social absolutamente necesarios para erradicar la pobreza y reducir la vulnerabilidad |
http://www.diarioinformacion.com/opinion/2017/08/26/bienestar-mundo/1929693.html | monitor | |||||||
| Occupational safety, health are basic rights | straitstimes (27.08.2017) Hosted for the first time in South-east Asia, the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work looks at preventing occupational accidents, diseases |
Occupational accidents and diseases | http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/manpower/occupational-safety-health-are-b… | monitor | ||||||
| Launch of the Global Commission on the Future of Work | ilo.org (21.08.2017) This event launched the Global Commission on the Future of Work, a body of 20 experts who will come together to tackle the fundamental question of how a rapidly transforming world of work should be organized so that it responds to the values of social justice. During the… |
Employment policies, Employment of young workers, Migration | labour markets | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/future-of-work/news/WCMS_570387/lang--en/index… | lasalle | ||||
| Disrupting the trust business | economist.com (06.06.2017) The trust business is little noticed but huge. Startups deploying blockchain technology threaten to disrupt it, and much else besides |
Technological transition, Error, evasion and fraud | digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://worldif.economist.com/article/13525/disrupting-trust-business | lasalle | ||||
| For robots to work with people, they must understand people | economist.com (17.07.2017) Direct interaction between robots and humans at work is changing the face—or rather the arms—of manufacturing. Such interaction also means that roboticists need to design effective team mates as well as efficient workers. Cobots operate in a realm where human thoughts… |
Occupational accidents and diseases, Information and communication technology, Technological transition | robotization | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21726686-bots-factory-are… | lasalle | ||||
| International Taxation in the Digital Economy: Challenge Accepted? | austaxpolicy.com (14.08.2017) The digitalization of the economy is considered as a key driver of innovation, economic growth, and societal change. At the same time, it poses a major challenge to the international tax system. |
Contribution collection and compliance, Financing | digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.austaxpolicy.com/international-taxation-digital-economy-challenge-ac… | massetti | ||||
| Is Nigeria’s Social Protection on the cusp of transformation? | nigeria | developmentpathways.co.uk (17.08.2017) Will the design of a direct cash transfer in Nigeria ensure its ongoing popularity and sustainability? Guest blogger Gbenga Shadare considers the issues. |
Extension of coverage | cct, extending coverage, published | http://www.developmentpathways.co.uk/resources/nigerias-social-protection-cusp-… | monitor | ||||
| EEUU: La mayoría de los médicos apoya un seguro de salud universal | United States | El Tiempo Latino (19.08.2017) La atención médica con un pagador único sigue siendo una idea controversial en los Estados Unidos, pero la gran mayoría de los médicos está comenzando a apoyarla, según revela una nueva encuesta. |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage | http://eltiempolatino.com/news/2017/aug/18/la-mayoria-de-los-medicos-apoya-un-s… | monitor | ||||
| Côte d'Ivoire: Accidents de travail,voici les secteurs d’activités exposés | côte d'ivoire | Abidjan.net (19.08.2019) Professeur Yoboue Kouamé Yves, directeur de la prévention et de la promotion de la santé et sécurité au travail, interrogé au cours de la rencontre bilan de l’exercice 2016 de la Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale (CNPS), lève un coin de voile sur les secteurs d’… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | http://news.abidjan.net/h/620834.html | monitor | |||||
| Côte d'Ivoire: Sécurité sociale - La Cnps va bien, les pensions relevées | côte d'ivoire | fratmat (19.08.2017) « Quand on gère un bien public, on a obligation de rendre compte. » Charles Kouassi, directeur général de la Cnps, justifiait le 17 août 2017 la conférence de presse bilan tenue à l’hôtel Azalai. |
Pensions, Financing | https://www.fratmat.info/index.php/nos-unes/securite-sociale-la-cnps-va-bien-le… | monitor | |||||
| Strengthening Social Protection for Emergencies like Drought | Africa | worldbank.org (16.08.2017) The effects of the 2015 El-Nino induced drought lasted well into 2017, and affected a quarter of Lesotho’s population of 2.2 million. |
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/08/16/strengthening-social-protec… | monitor | ||||||
| [Beitrag] Deutschland: Studie zu "mobiler Arbeit" | germany | Arbeitsschutz-Portal (19.08.2017) Mobiles Arbeiten ist zur regelrechten Glaubensfrage geworden. Die einen schwören auf die Arbeit von überall und genießen die Flexibilität und Freiheit – die anderen sehen genau darin das Problem: Fließen Privatleben und Arbeit nicht zu sehr zusammen, wenn sie… |
https://www.arbeitsschutz-portal.de/beitrag/asp_news/6107/studie-mobile-worker-… | monitor | ||||||
| Achats en ligne: Ottawa et Québec invités à imposer une taxe | lapresse.ca (31.07.2017) La fiscaliste Marwah Rizqy incite Ottawa et Québec à emboîter le pas à plusieurs pays de l'OCDE pour récupérer les millions de dollars en taxes sur les achats de produits ou de services en ligne que les gouvernements perdent chaque année. |
Contribution collection and compliance, Financing | contribution collection, freelance, policy reponse | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://affaires.lapresse.ca/economie/technologie/201707/31/01-5120728-achats-en… | lasalle | ||||
| What new business models are made possible by digitization? | mit.edu - What new business models are made possible by digitization? How can entrepreneurs more quickly implement these models in ways that create widespread benefits for all? The IDE works to define the basic principles and systems to help companies design successful platform strategies… |
Technological transition | digital platforms | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://ide.mit.edu/research-pillars/new-digital-business-models | lasalle | ||||
| The rising tide of non-standard employment - InfoStories | ilo.org (May 2017) Explore this InfoStory to find out what the rise of non-standard employment means for workers, employers and societies across the globe. |
Employment | labour markets, published | http://www.ilo.org/infostories/Stories/Employment/Non-Standard-Employment#header | monitor | |||||
| Congo: Protection sociale - quel avenir pour le projet « Lisungi » ? | congo | adiac-congo (14.08.2017) Cofinancé par le gouvernement congolais, la Banque mondiale (BM), l’Agence française de développement (AFD) et l’Unicef, le projet « Lisungi » qui vise à promouvoir le bien-être des familles pauvres à travers des transferts monétaires, traverse depuis plus d’une année… |
published | http://www.adiac-congo.com/content/protection-sociale-quel-avenir-pour-le-proje… | monitor | |||||
| Sénégal: Couverture maladie universelle et bourses de sécurité familiale - quand l'inclusion sociale devient une réalité | senegal | leral.net (14.08.2017) La politique de développement des mutuelles de santé a permis de porter le taux de couverture maladie de 6,8 % en 2013, à près de 20%, en 2016. En matière de bourses de sécurité familiale, aujourd’hui plus de 300 000 familles au Sénégal bénéficient d’une allocation… |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage, Social assistance | extending coverage | http://www.leral.net/Couverture-maladie-universelle-et-bourses-de-securite-fami… | monitor | ||||
| El envejecimiento poblacional es el principal reto demografico que tiene Cuba, afirman expertos | cuba | El Nuevo Herald (12.08.2017) Casi un 20 por ciento de la población cubana supera los 60 años de edad, según un estudio publicado recientemente por el gobierno, que ve el envejecimiento como “el principal desafío demográfico” de la nación. Mientras el proceso de envejecimiento de la población se… |
Old-age pensions | poverty, published | http://www.elnuevoherald.com/noticias/mundo/america-latina/cuba-es/article16690… | monitor | ||||
| EU expresses worry over Poland reviving different retirement age for men and women | poland | Reuters (13.08.2017) The EU's executive arm, the European Commission, is concerned that reintroducing a different retirement age for men and women in Poland could violate the bloc's equality rules, according to a letter from Brussels to Warsaw seen by Reuters. |
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-poland-pensions-idUSKBN1AN1PV | monitor | ||||||
| Recent social protection developments concerning long-term care (Austria) and old-age pensions (Serbia and Slovenia) | austria, slovenia, serbia | Europa (14.08.2017) Three new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on recent social protection developments concerning long-term care (Austria) and old-age pensions (Serbia and Slovenia): |
Old-age pensions, Health | managing reforms | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2857&furtherNews=… | monitor | ||||
| Maroc: Assurance maladie - La généralisation de la couverture médicale prévue pour 2020 | morocco | La Vie Eco (15.08.2017) Avec l’AMO et le Ramed, environ 70% de la population marocaine dispose déjà d’une couverture médicale. Les travailleurs indépendants attendent toujours leur intégration au régime. |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://lavieeco.com/news/assurance-maladie/assurance-maladie-la-generalisation-… | monitor |