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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 | ||||
Así funciona la FP dual en Alemania, su fórmula mágica contra el paro juvenil | germany | El País (03.07.2017) Millón y medio de jóvenes estudian una profesión y trabajan a la vez, cobrando entre 400 y 1.000 euros. Las empresas no reciben ningún tipo de incentivo e incorporan al 66% de sus aprendices a sus plantillas |
Employment of young workers | youth employment, published | https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2017/07/02/midinero/1498996731_649917.ht… | monitor | ||||
Philippine Identification System empowers citizens to exercise rights and allows access to services | philippines, the | OpenGovAsia (28.05.2018) The establishment of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) will enable Filipinos to have proof of identity, to exercise rights and privileges and to access vital services. Education, social protection, healthcare, banking and finance are some of the vital… |
Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.opengovasia.com/articles/philippine-identification-system-empowers-… | massetti | |||||
Abogados.com.ar - La Comunidad Líder de Abogados | argentina | Resulta imposible querer abarcar todas las situaciones existentes en el mundo económico actual con una ley laboral, cuya redacción ya quedo desactualizada, sin perjuicio de las extensiones pretorianas que fue realizando la jurisprudencia a través de los años. Nos referimos… |
Employment | digital platforms | http://abogados.com.ar/el-caso-uber-desde-el-punto-de-vista-de-la-legislacion-l… | ruggia | ||||
ASEAN Social Security Association | Home | Asia | The ASEAN Social Security Association (ASSA) was formed to provide a forum for member institutions to exchange views and experiences on social security issues. Its members comprise the Social Security Institutions of ASEAN countries namely, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia… |
Governance and administration, Social assistance | ssptw | https://www.asean-ssa.org/Home-ASSA | ruggia | ||||
Europe: Innovation and tech can create social care services for the future | european union | The Guardian (14.06.2017) Europe’s social services face a challenging time. Angela Merkel is fond of saying that Europe has 7% of the world’s population, 25% of its wealth and 50% of its welfare spending. If the continent is to avoid a continued period of stagnation and austerity, it will need… |
Information and communication technology, Social assistance | published | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2017/jun/14/innovation-tech-soc… | monitor | |||
OIT: Le taux d'activité des femmes dans le monde est inférieur à 50% | Le Temps (15.06.2017) L’écart entre les femmes et les hommes dans l’accès au travail reste important, révèle un rapport de l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT) |
Family benefits, Employment, Inequalities | megatrends, published | https://www.letemps.ch/economie/2017/06/15/taux-dactivite-femmes-monde-inferieu… | monitor | |||||
Social insurance coverage remains very low in Vietnam | vietnam | Vietnam News (06.06.2017) Both employers and employees need to change their attitude and approach to improve the very low rate of social insurance coverage in the country, experts say. |
poverty, published | http://vietnamnews.vn/society/377708/social-insurance-coverage-remains-very-low… | monitor | |||||
Zambia: K3m set aside for social protection programme | zambia | Zambia Daily Mail (05.06.2017) GOVERNMENT will be spending over K3 million monthly in Lusaka Province to reach 32,492 beneficiaries under the 2017 social protection programme, Minister of Community Development and Social Services Emerine Kabanshi has said. |
published | http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/k3m-set-aside-for-social-protection-programme | monitor | |||||
Rain or shine, Asia needs a better umbrella of social protection | Asia | OECD Insights Blog (19.06.2017) An Indonesian proverb says that a firm tree does not fear the storm. After the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997/98, Asian economies recovered with strong economic growth (on average 4.2% annually), which over the past decade has contributed to a decline in “absolute… |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes | extending coverage, published | http://oecdinsights.org/2017/06/19/rain-or-shine-asia-needs-a-better-umbrella-o… | monitor | ||||
[Opinion] "Le revenu universel accroîtrait la liberté de tous" | L'Obs (17.06.2017) À l’orée du nouveau millénaire, je verse au débat une proposition visant à améliorer le sort du genre humain: l’attribution à chaque individu d’un revenu de base universel (RU) suffisant pour assurer le minimum vital. |
Social assistance, Inequalities | basic income | http://bibliobs.nouvelobs.com/en-partenariat-avec-books/20170616.OBS0868/le-rev… | monitor | |||||
[Opinion] «Tous les pays ont les moyens de mettre en place un revenu universel» | EurActiv (16.05.2017) 99% de la population souhaite améliorer ses conditions de vie, ce qui ne devrait pas changer avec l’instauration d’un revenu universel. En revanche, le mécanisme permettrait de mettre fin aux situations de travail ou d’assistanat humiliantes assure Guy Standing à Euractiv… |
Extension of coverage, Social assistance, Inequalities | basic income, extending coverage, published | https://www.euractiv.fr/section/economie/interview/standing-every-country-can-a… | monitor | |||||
UK paternity leave less generous than Iran, Congo and Burkina Faso, study finds | Independent (13.06.2017) Almost thirty countries, including Iran, Congo and Burkina Faso, offer more favourable benefits for new dads than the UK does, according to new analysis. |
Family benefits, Parental leave | megatrends, published | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-paternity-leave-less-generou… | monitor | |||||
OIT: Cumbre en Ginebra discute sobre las mujeres en el trabajo | La 106ª Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo, que continúa aquí sus sesiones, celebra hoy una Cumbre con el fin de discutir la manera de configurar un futuro mejor para las mujeres en el trabajo. |
Employment, Family benefits | published | http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?o=rn&id=93473&SEO=cumbre-en-ginebra-discu… | monitor | |||||
'Uberisation' of India's domestic work market has benefits and risks | india | Reuters (18.12.2016) A booming digital market matching Indian domestic workers wimployers may offer benefits for some housemaids but won't end low wages and discrimination and may exclude the poorest women who don't have smartphones, according to new research. |
Employment policies, Inequalities | digital economy | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-women-labour-idUSKBN1481EK | monitor | ||||
Tchad: Le gouvernement veut instaurer une couverture sanitaire universelle | chad | alwihdainfo (30.05.2017) Le gouvernement réfléchi à un système de protection sociale au Tchad, qui permettrait de garantir une couverture de santé à des millions de tchadiens qui en sont dépourvus. |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://www.alwihdainfo.com/Tchad-Le-gouvernement-veut-instaurer-une-couverture-… | monitor | ||||
Norvège : les retraités cumulent emploi et retraite | norway | francetvinfo (20.06.2017) Repousser l'âge de départ à la retraite, c'est ce qu'a fait la Norvège il y a quelques années. Le pays a totalement repensé son système pour inciter les retraités à travailler plus longtemps pour bonifier leurs pensions. |
http://www.francetvinfo.fr/economie/emploi/carriere/vie-professionnelle/retrait… | monitor | ||||||
Suisse: Uber doit aussi payer les cotisations sociales, selon la Suva | switzerland | RTD (30.01.2017) La firme Uber est un employeur comme un autre qui ne peut se soustraire aux obligations patronales. Selon la Suva, la plate-forme en ligne doit ainsi payer les cotisations aux assurances sociales. |
Occupational accidents and diseases, Extension of coverage | digital economy | https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/8286895-uber-doit-aussi-payer-les-cotisations-so… | monitor | ||||
Suisse: Dans l’industrie, le spectre d’une croissance sans emploi | switzerland | Le Temps (20.06.2017) La reprise dans la zone euro remplit peu à peu les carnets des entreprises suisses. Mais l’érosion de l’emploi et des investissements ne s’est pas ralentie. Swissmem tire la sonnette d’alarme |
Unemployment | published | https://www.letemps.ch/economie/2017/06/20/lindustrie-spectre-dune-croissance-e… | monitor | ||||
Accidents du travail - une centaine de décès en Tchéquie en 2016 | czech republic | Radio Prague (13.06.2017) Environ 40 000 employés ont été blessés et 104 personnes ont perdu la vie dans des accidents du travail en 2016. Une situation que décrit un article du journal en ligne Denik Referendum. Selon l’auteur de ce texte, le nouvel amendement au Code du travail, actuellement… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/economie/accidents-du-travail-une-centaine-de-d… | monitor | ||||
[Report] Toward More Efficient and Effective Public Social Spending in Central America | Americas | worldbank.org (may 2017) This WBG report analyzes recent trends and composition of public spending in the social sectors - Education, Health, and Social Protection & Labor - between 2007 and 2014. It also reviews the quality of selected institutions and sector governance arrangements that… |
published | http://www.worldbank.org/en/region/lac/publication/toward-more-efficient-and-ef… | monitor | |||||
Uno de cada cinco jóvenes está desempleado en América Latina | latin america | El País (01.06.2017) El desempleo juvenil creció tres puntos en 2016 en América Latina y alcanzó al 18,3%, más del doble de la tasa general, en una situación "dramática", según advirtió este miércoles la OIT. |
Employment of young workers | youth employment, megatrends, published | http://www.elpais.com.uy/economia/noticias/cinco-jovenes-desempleado-america-la… | monitor | ||||
Ireland: Department of Social Protection earns €300m by reviewing Dublin social welfare claims | ireland | Dublin Live (11.06.2017) New figures show the Department of Social Protection netted billions investigating social welfare fraud when Ireland was in the midst of recovering from economic collapse. |
Error, evasion and fraud, Governance and administration | published | http://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/department-social-protection-earns-30… | monitor | ||||
[Report] Shame, Poverty and Social Protection | Institute of Development Studies (06.06.2017) Despite long-standing conceptual considerations of shame in understanding poverty and debates about its moral, social and emotional qualities, the role of shame in poverty reduction policies remains largely unexplored. Notions of shame or mechanisms… |
poverty, megatrends | http://www.ids.ac.uk/publication/shame-poverty-and-social-protection?utm_campai… | monitor |