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Europe: La Commission défend une Europe plus sociale european union

lemonde.fr (26.04.2017) Le « socle des droits sociaux » défendu par Bruxelles vise à améliorer la protection sociale et les conditions de travail. Des principes toutefois non contraignants.

http://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2017/04/26/la-commission-defend-une-euro… monitor
Brussels in push on social protection for gig economy workers european union

ft.com (26.04.2017) Move to ensure all workers have health insurance and unemployment benefits

Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes digital economy, published Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR https://www.ft.com/content/bff01a7a-29cb-11e7-bc4b-5528796fe35c monitor
New workplace law for employees in UAE United Arab Emirates

Khaleej Times (25.04.2017) The law will upgrade the system of managing occupational safety, especially in regulating workplace injuries.

Occupational accidents and diseases, Safety and health at work managing reforms http://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/uae-health/new-workplace-law-for-employees-in-… monitor
[Report] Social Protection in East Africa Africa

OECD Library (24.04.2017) This strategic foresight report assesses the interaction between demographics, economic development, climate change and social protection in six countries in East Africa between now and 2065: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. The report combines…

http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/development/social-protection-in-east-africa_97892… monitor
Building the Social Protection Floor for Older Persons in Kenya kenya

Development Pathways (24.04.2017) The 31st of March 2017 marked a great step forward for Kenya with the announcement of a social pension for all older persons. Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich – the Minister of Finance – presented the 2017/18 Budget to both Houses of Parliament which included…

Pensions http://www.developmentpathways.co.uk/resources/pensheni-kwa-wote-building-socia… monitor
Bangladesh: Universal health-care coverage is feasible bangladesh

D+C - Development + Cooperation /24.04.2017) If the international community is serious about reducing inequality, health care cannot be left to market forces. Solidarity matters. In Bangladesh, the civil-society organisation Gonoshasthaya Kendra is proving that universal coverage is possible.…

Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage extending coverage https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/social-health-insurance-means-people-pay-accord… monitor
Bruselas propone cuatro meses adicionales de permiso retribuido para cuidar a los hijos european union

El País (26.04.2017) El Ejecutivo comunitario aprovecha el Brexit para lanzar una directiva de conciliación y pretende establecer un mínimo común de baja por paternidad

Family benefits http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2017/04/25/actualidad/1493145979_755592.html monitor
China pension fund revenue grows 25 percent in first quarter china

reuters.com (25.04.2017) Chinese pension funds drew 970.8 billion yuan ($141.06 billion) in revenue in the first quarter, an increase of 25.4 percent from the same period last year, state news agency Xinhua quoted the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security as saying.

Pensions, Investment http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-pensions-idUSKBN17S013 monitor
Disability management is paying off Asia

The Star Online (01.05.2017) Malaysia has spearheaded the handling of disability management for disabled workers in the Asean region by having a more inclusive and integrative approach.

Disability, Occupational accidents and diseases http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/05/02/disability-management-is-payin… monitor
Österreich: Familienleistungen stiegen seit 2000 um über 50 Prozent austria

Kurier (12.04.2017) Wifo-Berechnungen: Pro Kind gab Österreich 2015 um 65 Prozent mehr Geld aus als im Jahr 2000.

Family benefits https://kurier.at/politik/inland/familienleistungen-stiegen-seit-2000-um-ueber-… monitor
France: Coup de frein de la justice européenne à la lutte contre la fraude aux travailleurs détachés france

Le Monde (27.04.2017) Les autorités françaises ne pourront plus suspendre les certificats de détachement des travailleurs même en cas de situation frauduleuse.

Employment, Migration megatrends, migration http://mobile.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2017/04/27/coup-de-frein-de-la-justic… monitor
Commission readies new parental leave rules to replace axed maternity bill european union

EurActiv (24.04.2017) Two years after the European Commission scrapped its own proposal for new EU maternity leave rules, the EU executive is getting ready to replace it with new measures, including some focused on getting more fathers to take leave.

Family benefits http://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/commission-readies-new-parent… monitor
Emploi : la terrible prédiction de la Banque mondiale

Les Echos (02.05.2017) L’automatisation pourrait faire disparaître près de 70 % des emplois dans les pays en voie de développement, selon le directeur de l’institution.

Unemployment digital economy https://www.lesechos.fr/monde/enjeux-internationaux/0212030535591-emploi-la-ter… monitor
[Publication] Innovating EU Social Protection Systems through ICTs. Findings from analysis of case studies in fourteen Member States european union

europa.eu (2017) This issue presents results from the analysis of selected case studies on how ICT-enabled social innovations promoting social investment can contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems in the EU

Information and communication technology, Service quality services quality https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/eur-scientific-and-technical-research-r… monitor
Côte d’Ivoire: lancement de la phase expérimentale de la couverture maladie universelle côte d'ivoire

Abidjan.net (26.04.2017) La phase expérimentale de la Couverture maladie universelle (CMU) a été lancée, mardi, à l’Université Nangui Abrogoua (au Nord d’Abidjan) par le Premier ministre ivoirien Amadou Gon Coulibaly, a constaté APA sur place dans la capitale économique ivoirienne.

Extension of coverage extending coverage http://news.abidjan.net/h/613968.html monitor
ILO: New technologies and the dynamics of job creation

ILO blog (02.05.2017) The recent wave of innovation and technological change has sparked a lively debate on the future of work. Some believe that technological innovations will destroy jobs on a massive scale, forecasting a jobless future.

Employment, Information and communication technology digital economy, published https://iloblog.org/2017/05/02/on-new-technologies-and-the-dynamics-of-job-crea… monitor
Swiss pension funds, insurers offered 2°C climate alignment tests switzerland

ipe.com (03.05.2017) Swiss government authorities are offering the country’s pension funds and insurers an opportunity to test their equity and corporate bond portfolios to see if they are compatible with the 2°C maximum global warming target under the international climate change agreement…

Pensions, Investment https://www.ipe.com/news/esg/swiss-pension-funds-insurers-offered-2c-climate-al… monitor
Suisse: La loi rend les retraites plus flexibles switzerland

Bilan (05.05.2017) La réforme Prévoyance vieillesse 2020 prévoit plusieurs dispositions nouvelles, dont l’aménagement individuel du moment du départ à la retraite et des versements partiels.

http://www.bilan.ch/argent-finances-plus-de-redaction/loi-rend-retraites-plus-f… monitor
[Opinion] Emploi: pourquoi l’Allemagne fait mieux que la France france, germany

Les Echos (25.04.2017) Ce ne sont ni les bas salaires ni les inégalités qui expliquent le plein-emploi en Allemagne. La performance allemande vient de la santé de son industrie manufacturière.

https://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/cercle/0212012594760-emploi-pourquoi-lalle… monitor
Accurate occupational data vital to save lives, says UN labour agency on World Day

United Nations News Centre (28.04.2017) Even though more than 2.3 million fatalities and 300 million accidents resulting in injuries are estimated to occur in workplaces around the globe each year, the actual impact remains largely unknown, the United Nations International Labour Organization…

Occupational accidents and diseases http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=56649#.WQsivnpGTrl monitor
The head of the World Bank is pushing a terrifying prediction for jobs in developing countries

Business Insider (01.05.2017) World Bank president Jim Yong Kim said about two-thirds of jobs in the developing world may be lost to automation.

Unemployment digital economy, published http://uk.businessinsider.com/jim-yong-kim-world-bank-milken-conference-2017-5?… monitor
Sénégal: Couverture maladie universelle - La campagne nationale d’adhésion aux mutuelles de santé lancée senegal

Le Soleil (08.05.2017) Couverture maladie universelle : La campagne nationale d’adhésion aux mutuelles de santé lancée

Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage extending coverage http://www.lesoleil.sn/actualites/item/64337-couverture-maladie-universelle-la-… monitor
France: Un embryon de protection sociale pour les travailleurs ubérisés france

Libération (07.05.2017) Un décret prévoit que les sites cotiseront pour les accidents du travail et la formation des indépendants qui travaillent pour eux. La disposition est loin de soulever l'enthousiasme des principaux concernés.

Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities extending coverage, digital economy http://www.liberation.fr/futurs/2017/05/07/un-embryon-de-protection-sociale-pou… monitor
UK: Jobs hold fast in shadow of Brexit … for now

EurActiv (24.04.2017) Britain’s labour market has so far been resilient, but salaries could fall as a result of increased competition after the country exits the EU.

http://www.euractiv.com/section/uk-europe/news/jobs-hold-fast-in-shadow-of-brex… monitor
Asia Development Bank to promote universal health care in Asia-Pacific Asia

Japan Times (04.05.2017) In response to rapidly aging populations in Asia and the Pacific, the government and the Asian Development Bank have agreed to cooperate on strengthening efforts to boost universal health coverage in the regions based on Japan’s health system.

Extension of coverage extending coverage http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/05/04/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-a… monitor