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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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| La migration, seul facteur de hausse de la population en Europe | european union | EurActiv (12.07.2017) La population de l’Union européenne a augmenté l’année dernière, alors que le nombre de naissances et de décès était le même. Selon Eurostat, le bureau européen des statistiques, la hausse est due à la migration. |
Migration, Demographic change | migration | https://www.euractiv.fr/section/migrations/news/migration-only-factor-bumping-u… | monitor | ||||
| Especialistas analizan retos de la migración en México desde la perspectiva de la protección social | mexico | CEPAL (04.07.2017) La CEPAL, con apoyo de la cooperación alemana (GIZ), inauguró hoy un taller de dos días en la capital mexicana. |
Migration | migration, published | http://www.cepal.org/es/noticias/especialistas-analizan-retos-la-migracion-mexi… | monitor | ||||
| Au Royaume-Uni, des propositions controversées pour améliorer le statut des travailleurs précaires | united kingdom | lemonde.fr (11.07.2017) Un rapport commandé par Theresa May préconise de lutter contre les abus de l’« économie des petits boulots ». Mais les premières réactions des syndicats ne sont pas tendres. |
Employment, Employment of young workers, Social policies & programmes | digital economy, megatrends, published | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2017/07/11/au-royaume-uni-des-propositions… | monitor | |||
| [Analysis] Philippines: Are you ready for poverty in old age? | philippines, the | ABS-CBN News/Blog (10.07.2017) With people across the globe now living much longer, a gap has developed between what individuals need during retirement and what is available, pointing to what analysts at the World Economic Forum (WEF) call “a global pension crisis”. |
Old-age pensions, Financing | http://news.abs-cbn.com/blogs/business/07/10/17/analysis-are-you-ready-for-pove… | monitor | |||||
| [Report] India: Social Protection : State of Aadhaar | india | stateofaadhaar.in (2017) The Government of India aims to provide a comprehensive set of safety nets to India’s poor, including food subsidies, employment guarantees, and targeted cash transfers. Financial leakages and service delivery issues, however, reduce its effectiveness. The government… |
Information and communication technology, Service quality, Social assistance | services quality | Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://stateofaadhaar.in/focus_area/social-protection/#visualref?platform=hoots… | monitor | |||
| United Nations Population Division | Department of Economic and Social Affairs | Data management, Migration | migration | http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/data/estimates2/esti… | ruggia | ||||||
| Gig economy workers need more choice not more flexibility | united kingdom | Financial Times (11.07. 2017) Government should encourage companies to improve employment options. Some view the gig economy as a flexible working arrangement, while others see it, if not straightforwardly as a form of exploitation, then as one that allows for very little employment… |
Employment, Employment of young workers, Inequalities | (des)formalization, digital platforms, digital economy | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.ft.com/content/a52c64be-6580-11e7-9a66-93fb352ba1fe?myftTopics=78ba… | ruggia | |||
| Deutsche Rentenversicherung macht 2,2 Milliarden Euro Minus | germany | FAZ (30.06.2017) Die Deutsche Rentenversicherung hat im vergangenen Jahr etwas mehr ausgezahlt als eingenommen. 2,2 Milliarden Euro Defizit sind aber überraschend wenig |
Financing | http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/was-wird-aus-der-rente/deutsche-rentenver… | monitor | |||||
| South Africa: National Health Insurance Signals Public, Private Shake Ups | south africa | AllAfrica (30.06.2017) The days of private medical aid schemes may be numbered as the government this week confirmed that it will become the single funder and buyer of medical services under a National Health Insurance (NHI) in the latest white paper approved by the Cabinet. |
Health | http://allafrica.com/stories/201706300001.html | monitor | |||||
| European Health Insurance Card: 40% of insured Europeans have one | european union | Europa (29.06.2017) More than 200 million Europeans have the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), which is around 40% of the total insured population in the reporting Member States, according to the latest available figures for 2015. The card is valid in the 28 EU countries plus Iceland,… |
Health insurance, Migration | migration | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2835&furtherNews=… | monitor | ||||
| Social security goes digital: Quicker and easier exchange of social security information throughout the EU and beyond | european union | Europa (03.07.2017) Today the Commission launches the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information system (EESSI), a new IT platform that will connect electronically around 15.000 social security institutions of EU Member States plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland |
Governance and administration, Information and communication technology, Service quality, Social policies & programmes | digital economy | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2836&furtherNews=… | monitor | |||
| Self Employment Social Security Bill 2017 passed | New Straits Times | Malaysia General Business Sports and Lifestyle News | malaysia | KUALA LUMPUR: The Self Employment Social Security Bill 2017 which seeks to provide Social Security Organisation (Socso) protection to self employed persons has been passed by the Dewan Rakyat today. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem said for a start, the new law would be… |
Extension of coverage, Social assistance, Social policies & programmes | digital platforms, extending coverage | https://www.nst.com.my/news/2017/04/227610/self-employment-social-security-bill… | -treichel | ||||
| SELF-EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL SECURITY BILL 2017 - Malaysia | malaysia | ssptw | https://www.cljlaw.com/files/bills/pdf/2017/MY_FS_BIL_2017_14.pdf | massetti | ||||||
| Maroc: La gouvernance des socles nationaux de protection sociale érigée en priorité | morocco | Le Matin (02.07.2017) Le rôle des Conseils économiques et sociaux et institutions similaires (CES-IS) dans les questions liées à la protection sociale n’est plus à démontrer. Selon Nizar Baraka, président du CESE, «ces Conseils ont pour vocation de faire avancer la réflexion autour de ces… |
Governance and administration | http://lematin.ma/journal/2017/la-gouvernance-des-socles-nationaux-de-protectio… | monitor | |||||
| Malaysia : Self Employment Social Security Bill 2017 passed | malaysia | New Straits Times (06.04.2017) The Self Employment Social Security Bill 2017 which seeks to provide Social Security Organisation (Socso) protection to self employed persons has been passed by the Dewan Rakyat today. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem said for a start, the new… |
Employment | digital economy, managing reforms, megatrends, published | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.nst.com.my/news/2017/04/227610/self-employment-social-security-bill… | monitor | |||
| [Rapport] Face aux nouvelles formes d'emplois, quelles réponses au plan européen?...des clés pour comprendre | european union | Miroir Social (04.07.2017) Depuis la fin des années 1980, les structures de l’emploi et les modes de production ont considérablement évolué, écartant certains travailleurs des systèmes traditionnels de protection sociale. Dans ce nouveau Cahier co-édité par SMart et POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ, Pascale… |
Employment | published | http://www.miroirsocial.com/membre/stokkink/post/faces-aux-nouvelles-formes-d-e… | monitor | ||||
| Canada: Quebec expects to save millions with overhaul of generic-drug purchasing process | canada | The Globe and Mail (28.06.2017) Quebec is launching an attempt to save millions in drug costs through an overhaul of the province’s generic pharmaceutical purchasing system. |
Financing, Health | published | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec-expects-to-save-millions-w… | monitor | ||||
| Elternzeit - Immer mehr Väter in Deutschland beziehen Elterngeld | germany | Spiegel Online (Immer mehr Väter in Deutschland beziehen Elterngeld. Ihre Zahl stieg 2016 um fast zwölf Prozent auf rund 365.000. Das geht aus der am Dienstag veröffentlichten Erhebung des Statistischen Bundesamtes hervor. Die Zahl der Mütter, die die Leistung erhielten, legte um gut drei… |
Family benefits | published | http://www.spiegel.de/karriere/elternzeit-immer-mehr-vaeter-in-deutschland-bezi… | monitor | ||||
| [Opinion] France: Pour des assurances chômage complémentaires | france | Les Echos (19.06.2017) L’étatisation de l’Unédic, souhaitée par Emmanuel Macron, permettrait de repenser la distinction entre solidarité et assurance. Les complémentaires chômage seraient un aboutissement naturel de cette réforme. |
Unemployment | published | https://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/cercle/030389146370-pour-des-assurances-ch… | monitor | ||||
| Canada: Médicaments génériques: «Initiative d'envergure» pour faire baisser les prix | canada | La Presse (28.06.2017) Québec prend les grands moyens pour faire baisser le prix des médicaments génériques. Le ministre de la Santé, Gaétan Barrette, lancera prochainement une série d'appels d'offres pour l'approvisionnement du régime public d'assurance médicaments et il… |
Financing, Health | http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sante/201706/27/01-5111444-medicaments-generi… | monitor | |||||
| Suisse: Retraites - Prévoyance 2020, la réforme de la carotte et du bâton | switzerland | Le Temps (27.06.2017) Alain Berset a lancé ce mardi à Berne la campagne pour la votation du 24 septembre 2017. Il est temps pour chacun de sortir sa calculette |
managing reforms, published | https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/2017/06/27/prevoyance-2020-reforme-carotte-baton | monitor | |||||
| 'EU pension' planned for people who move between countries | european union | The Guardian (29.06.2017) European commission sets out proposals for pension that will let workers save seamlessly into one pot wherever they are |
Pensions | published | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/29/eu-pension-planned-for-people-who… | monitor | ||||
| Oman social security official elected head of global pension panel | oman | Times Of Oman (02.07.2017) Hamdah bint Said Al Shamiyah, Acting Director General of PASI has been elected as Head of Pension Technical Committee at the International Social Security Association (ISSA). |
published | http://timesofoman.com/article/112019/Oman/Oman-social-security-official-electe… | monitor | |||||
| Nigeria Rolls Out $2 Billion Brazil-Like Social-Welfare Plan | nigeria | Bloomberg (22.06.2017) Nigeria is rolling out its first national social-welfare program modeled partly on Brazil’s Bolsa Familia in a bid to boost a weak economy and curb poverty by giving cash to its poorest citizens and ensuring their children go to school. |
Conditional cash transfers, Inequalities | poverty, cct | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-21/nigeria-rolls-out-2-billion-… | monitor | ||||
| 5 ways we effectively engaged the Myanmar Government with ageing and social protection policy | myanmar | HelpAge International (30.06.2017) June is an exciting month for us here in Myanmar. All older people over the age of 90 are now eligible to receive 10,000 Burmese kyat (around US$7) per month from a new universal social pension - the first of its kind in the country. For a lower middle income… |
Extension of coverage, Social assistance, Social policies & programmes | extending coverage | http://www.helpage.org/blogs/sarabe-chan-30010/5-ways-we-effectively-engaged-th… | monitor |