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Canadian province to give every citizen $1,320 income boost to overcome poverty canada

The Independent (11.11.2016) One in five children live in poverty in Canada, according to Unicef, and a recent poll found two-thirds of Canadians open to the idea of basic income

poverty http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/canadian-province-to-give-ever… monitor
Canada: Occupatioanal diseases - Three cancers added to list of firefighters' illnesses eligible for coverage in B.C. canada

CTV Vancouver News (06,03.2017) The British Columbia government is adding three types of cancer to those that could be considered occupational diseases suffered by firefighters. A release from the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training says breast cancer, prostate cancer and multiple…

Occupational accidents and diseases http://bc.ctvnews.ca/three-cancers-added-to-list-of-firefighters-illnesses-elig… monitor
[Opinion] India: Overhaul  health system for effective deliverance of plans- india

The New Indian Express (26.02.2017) After several decades of vertical disease or age-specific health programmes, there is now general recognition and growing acceptance that the ‘health system’ should be structured and strengthened as an integrated whole to be capable of effectively delivering a…

Health http://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2017/feb/26/overhaul--health-system-fo… monitor
Schweiz: Bern und Zürich wollen gemeinsame E-Health-Plattform switzerland

Inside-IT (22.03.2017) Die Kantone Bern und Zürich wollen beim Aufbau einer überregionalen E-Health-Plattform zusammenspannen. Angestrebt wird eine gleichberechtigte, partnerschaftliche Lösung, die auch anderen Kantonen offen steht.

Health, Information and communication technology http://www.inside-it.ch/articles/46960 monitor
[Publication] Healthcare fraud, corruption and waste in Europe

EHFCN (21.03.2017) It is undeniable that healthcare fraud, corruption and waste are a serious and growing threat to the sustainability and the quality of European healthcare systems. Unfortunately for many years, a lack of objective information and hard evidence has stood in the way of finding…

Governance and administration, Error, evasion and fraud, Health http://www.ehfcn.org/ehfcn-nza-book-healthcare-fraud-corruption-waste-europe monitor
Gabon: Sécurité sociale : Le Blaisac transféré à Libreville gabon

L'UNION | L'actualité du Gabon (23.03.2017) Initialement basé à Yaoundé au Cameroun, le Bureau de liaison de l'Association internationale de sécurité sociale pour l'Afrique centrale, est désormais implanté dans la capitale gabonaise pour un mandat de trois ans, éventuellement…

issa http://www.union.sonapresse.com/gabon-culture-societe/securite-sociale-le-blais… monitor
Joint Employment Report 2017: Main findings from the Scoreboard of key employment and social indicators european union

Europa (14.03.2017) The EPSCO Council adopted the 2017 Joint Employment Report (JER) on 3 March, including the Scoreboard of key employment and social indicators. The table below summarizes its main findings.

http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2757&furtherNews=… monitor
Suisse: Les primes d'assurance-maladie devraient doubler d'ici 2040 switzerland

Bilan (20.03.2017) La prime mensuelle moyenne de l'assurance-maladie obligatoire pourrait passer à 517 francs en 2040 contre 274 francs en 2015, selon une étude de Credit Suisse.

Health, Financing http://www.bilan.ch/argent-finances/primes-dassurance-maladie-devraient-doubler… monitor
Etats-Unis: Une étude alerte sur l'impact de la robotisation sur l'emploi, Industrie lourde United States

Les Echos (30.03.2017) Aux Etats-Unis, l'introduction d'un robot pour 1.000 salariés détruit 5 à 6 emplois, selon une étude de chercheurs du MIT et de la Boston University. Voilà une étude qui va apporter de l'eau au moulin à ceux qui s'interrogent sur l'impact de la…

Inequalities digital economy https://www.lesechos.fr/industrie-services/industrie-lourde/0211925732365-une-e… monitor
Suisse: Prévoyance Vieillesse 2020 : le Parlement accepte la réforme des retraites, le dernier mot reviendra au peuple switzerland

arcinfo.ch (17.03.2017) Vendredi, le vote final du Parlement a validé la réforme des retraites "Prévoyance Vieillesse 2020" en vote final. Le peuple votera sur cet objet le 24 septembre 2017.

Pensions http://www.arcinfo.ch/articles/suisse/prevoyance-vieillesse-2020--le-parlement-… monitor
[Pension] Infrastructure: Narendra Modi government eyes Rs 50,000 cr from funds via toll-operate-transfer mode for NHAI india

The Financial Express (20.03.2017) In a move that could fetch the government upwards of R50,000 crore, a host of pension funds, sovereign funds and private equity funds may invest in the 75 road projects to be bid out in the toll-operate-transfer (TOT ) mode.

Pensions, Financing http://www.financialexpress.com/economy/infrastructure-narendra-modi-government… monitor
Italy strings up safety net for poor; critics say full of holes italy

Reuters (09.03.2017) Parliament approved on Thursday an anti-poverty package aimed at providing financial relief to the growing number of hard-up Italians battered by years of economic stagnation and high unemployment.

Unemployment, Social assistance, Inequalities poverty, economic crisis http://www.reuters.com/article/italy-welfare-idUSL5N1GL4CN monitor
[Report] ILO to launch new book on social dialogue trends in the EU european union

ILO (30.03.2017) New ILO study highlights emerging trends and good practices in social dialogue based on case studies in eleven EU Member States.

http://www.ilo.org/brussels/press/press-releases/WCMS_548748/lang--en/index.htm monitor
Using Income Transfers to Improve the Lives of Families with Children and the Unemployed in Argentina argentina

worldbank.org (22.03.2017) To help create the preconditions for expanding its social safety net, Argentina increased the effectiveness of its income transfer programs for the unemployed and for families with children.

Family benefits, Unemployment http://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2017/03/22/income-transfer-improve-lives-ar… monitor
Ghana: Women on social protection undergo skills training - BusinessGhana News | General ghana

Business Ghana News (29.03.2017) More than 3,000 women on social protection intervention programmes are receiving skills training as part of efforts to wean them off the programmes.

Employment https://www.businessghana.com/site/news/general/143749/Women-on-social-protecti… monitor
Costa Rica: Ser pobre en el país más feliz de América Latina

El Pais (23.03.2017) Pese a ser uno de los países más prósperos de la región, una quinta parte de los costarricenses vive en la pobreza. Así trata el Gobierno de ayudarles a salir de ella

poverty http://elpais.com/elpais/2017/03/23/planeta_futuro/1490226439_201337.html monitor
Sénégal: Gestion du système des retraites : Le grand chantier de l’Etat en 2017 senegal

Lequotidien (28.03.2017) Améliorer les conditions de vie des retraités du secteur privé comme ceux du public, assurer la viabilité financière des régimes de retraite et les étendre aux travailleurs non pris en compte dans le système : C’est autant de points que l’Etat du Sénégal devra négocier…

Pensions managing reforms http://www.lequotidien.sn/gestion-du-systeme-des-retraites-le-grand-chantier-de… monitor
Europe: Creating jobs – reforms are producing results european union

European Commission (29.03.2017) The 2017 Joint Employment Report and its Scoreboard of Key Employment and Social Indicators provide a snapshot of employment and social developments in the EU. This analysis provides a focus on unemployment and Member States' efforts in the labour market to…

Unemployment, Employment policies labour markets http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2767&furtherNews=… monitor
El gasto de España en protección social se reduce tres décimas y amplía su brecha con la UE spain

20minutos (06.03.2017) El gasto español con relación al PIB es inferior (43,8%) a la media de la UE (47,2%) y de países como Finlandia, Francia (57% ambos) o Dinamarca (54,8%). El porcentaje del gasto dedicado a políticas sociales (ayudas a mayores, parados o dependientes) es del 39,1%, 1,5…

Financing http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/2977165/0/gasto-publico-union-europea-eurostat-… monitor
France: L'Assurance-maladie veut lutter contre le renoncement aux soins france

francetvinfo.fr (29.03.2017) Plus d'un quart des Français auraient déjà renoncé à se soigner pour des raisons financières. L'Assurance-maladie a décidé de s’attaquer à ce problème en lançant un dispositif d’accompagnement personnalisé. 

Information and communication technology, Service quality services quality http://www.francetvinfo.fr/sante/patient/droits-et-demarches/l-assurance-maladi… monitor
US: San Francisco’s universal health care plan eyed as model for California United States

The Mercury News (03.04.2017) Maria Consuelo believes she’s alive today because of a groundbreaking program this left-leaning city created a decade ago – one that guarantees health coverage to every one of its 864,000 residents.

Health, Health insurance universal health coverage http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/04/02/san-franciscos-universal-health-care-plan… monitor
Norway needs to secure welfare state norway

newsinenglish.no (03.04.2017) Few countries are as financially fit to secure social welfare systems as Norway, which has spent the past 20 years stashing away its oil wealth for future generations. Most of that money, though, is meant to preserve pensions, so the government now needs to keep its…

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France: Les femmes premières victimes des maladies professionnelles france

bfmtv (16.03.2017) Au travail, les femmes développent près de deux fois plus de troubles musculo-squelettiques que les hommes. Moins visibles, leurs tâches sont tout autant pénibles,. Et parfois davantage.

Occupational accidents and diseases http://www.bfmtv.com/sante/les-femmes-premieres-victimes-des-maladies-professio… monitor
Gabon: Biyoghe Mba explique aux gabonais leur nouveau code de protection sociale gabon

gabonactu.com (04.04.2017) Le ministre gabonais des Affaires sociales, Paul Biyoghe Mba a récemment consacré une demi-journée pour expliquer aux gabonais par des mots simples le nouveau code de protection sociale qui remplace l’ancien code de sécurité sociale datant des années 70.

Old-age pensions, Governance and administration, Extension of coverage, Social assistance, Social policies & programmes managing reforms http://www.gabonactu.com/biyoghe-mba-explique-aux-gabonais-nouveau-code-de-prot… monitor
Irish take big step towards divestment ireland

Corporate Knights (21.03.2017) A bill requiring Ireland’s €8 billion sovereign wealth fund to divest itself of all coal, oil and gas holdings moved one step closer to ratification after passing a second stage reading in the Irish lower house of parliament in January.

Investment, Financing http://www.corporateknights.com/channels/responsible-investing/irish-take-big-s… monitor