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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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| South Africa: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Hosts Workshop On Unclaimed Social Protection Benefits | allAfrica.com (27.06.2016) There have been substantial concerns by government, trade unions and employers about the inability of claimants to access social protection funds such as pension and provident funds, compensation funds and unemployment benefits. There may be approximately R30 billion… |
Governance and administration | published | http://allafrica.com/stories/201606280955.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=tw… | monitor | |||||
| Russia and the US have the worst employment gaps for disabled people | theguardian.com (23.06.2016) Russia, the US and Peru have the largest gaps in employment rates for people with disabilities and people without disabilities |
Disability | published | http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/jun/23… | monitor | |||||
| Le Canada abaisse l'âge de la retraite de 67 à 65 ans | canada | Le Figaro (06.06.2016) Au moment où les Allemands débattent de reporter l'âge de la retraite à 70 ans voire 73 ans, le Canada l'a au contraire abaissé de 67 ans à 65 ans. |
published | http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2016/06/06/20002-20160606ARTFIG00290-le-cana… | monitor | |||||
| Sénégal: Couverture maladie universelle - Le taux passe de 20 à 40% de 2012 à 2015 | senegal | Le Soleil (16.06.2016) Des acteurs de la santé, de la société civile, des autorités administratives, politiques, des dignitaires religieux, entre autres, se sont engagés devant le ministre de la Santé à porter le plaidoyer pour améliorer la santé de la mère et de l’enfant. Après leur… |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://www.lesoleil.sn/actualites/item/51155-couverture-maladie-universelle-le-… | monitor | ||||
| La BAD consent 134,65 millions de dollars au Maroc | morocco | Le Matin (23.06.2016) C’est fait. La Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé, le 22 juin à Abidjan, un prêt de 134,65 millions de dollars pour l’appui à la gouvernance des secteurs sociaux au Maroc. Comme nous l’annoncions en exclusivité en février 2015, ce financement est destiné… |
published | http://lematin.ma/journal/2016/la-bad-consent-13465-millions-de-dollars-au-maro… | monitor | |||||
| Report on active labour market policies: ILO - Labour market policies in Latin America must be reoriented to protect social achievements and address productivity gaps | latin america | ILO (21.06.2016) At a time when governments in the region face the dual challenges of creating quality jobs and safeguarding achievements in social inclusion and work quality, an ILO report highlights the need for a new approach based on active labour market policies to address the current… |
Employment | megatrends, published | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_490982/lang--en/inde… | monitor | ||||
| Thousands of Danes on unemployment benefits for a decade | denmark | CPHPost Online (23.06.2016) Some 10,000 Danes have been getting unemployment benefits (kontanthjælp) for at least 10 consecutive years, according to figures from the Employment Ministry. |
Unemployment | megatrends, published | http://cphpost.dk/news/thousands-of-danes-on-unemployment-benefits-for-a-decade… | monitor | ||||
| UK’s pension funding hole hits £900bn after Brexit | FinancialTimes (26.06.2016) The funding gap widened as sterling plunged to a 30-year low, markets across the world plummeted and bond yields dropped after Britain voted by 51.9 per cent to cut its relationship with the EU. |
published | http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bb94f4b8-3a1c-11e6-a780-b48ed7b6126f.html#axzz4ClehFV… | monitor | ||||||
| Report: Social protection renews optimism for sustainable development | Africa, brazil | UNDP (22.06.2016) As an effort to support policy implementation and to bring an up-to-date analysis of creative policies blossoming across the African continent, the UNDP World Centre for Sustainable Development (RIO+ Centre) and the UNDP Regional Service Centre for Africa are launching the… |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2016/6/21/Growth-in-social-protec… | monitor | ||||
| Europe's robots to become 'electronic persons' under draft plan | european union | Reuters (21.06.2016) Europe's growing army of robot workers could be classed as "electronic persons" and their owners liable to paying social security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the realities of a new industrial revolution. |
Financing | published | https://www.yahoo.com/tech/europes-robots-become-electronic-persons-under-draft… | monitor | ||||
| Burkina Faso: Protection sociale adaptive : Réfléchir en synergie pour infléchir le niveau de pauvreté et de vulnérabilité du Burkina | burkina faso | lefaso.net (22.06.2016) Le Groupe de la Banque mondiale organise conjointement avec le gouvernement du Burkina Faso, un atelier sur la protection sociale adaptative du 21 au 23 juin 2016 à Ouagadougou. Le thème retenu à cet effet est « Vers un système coordonné de filets sociaux adaptatifs au… |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage | http://lefaso.net/spip.php?article71885= | monitor | ||||
| Le fonds de pension norvégien KLP exclut Petrobras | norway | novethic.fr (22.06.2016) Le gestionnaire de pension norvégien KLP a annoncé qu'elle excluait Petrobras de ses investissements pour son implication dans l'un des plus grands cas de corruption au Brésil. KLP juge en effet le risque lié à Petrobras "inacceptable" et le maintien… |
Financing, Investment | published | http://www.novethic.fr/breves/details/le-fonds-de-pension-norvegien-klp-exclut-… | monitor | ||||
| Faut-il que les robots et les IA payent des cotisations sociales ? | european union | Numerama (22.06.2016) Comment financer la sécurité sociale lorsque les employés mis aux chômage par les robots ne versent plus de cotisations ? Pour Mady Delvaux, auteure d'un projet de résolution qui sera débattu au Parlement européen, il est temps de faire cotiser les robots. |
Financing | published | http://www.numerama.com/politique/177065-faut-il-que-les-robots-et-les-ia-payen… | monitor | ||||
| España: INE - El número anual de muertes supera al de los nacimientos por primera vez | spain | El País (23.06.2016) La tasa de natalidad siguió bajando en España en 2015 y por primera vez desde que se tienen datos del crecimiento vegetativo anual —diferencia entre nacimientos y defunciones— registró un saldo negativo. Durante el año pasado murieron 2.753 españoles más de los que nacieron… |
megatrends, published | http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2016/06/23/actualidad/1466673612_052121.html | monitor | |||||
| US: Medicare and Social Security Trustees Warn of Shortfalls | United States | New York Times (22.06-2016) The Obama administration said Wednesday that the financial outlook for Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund had deteriorated slightly in the last year and that Social Security still faced serious long-term financial problems. |
Health, Governance and administration | published | http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/23/us/politics/medicare-social-security-trust… | monitor | ||||
| [Informe] OIT: Las políticas del mercado de trabajo en América Latina deben reorientarse para resguardar los logros sociales y enfrentar las brechas de productividad | Americas | ILO (21.06.2016) En un momento en que los gobiernos de la región se enfrentan al desafío de crear empleos de calidad y de resguardar los logros del pasado en términos de inclusión social y de calidad del trabajo de cara a la desaceleración económica, un informe de la OIT argumenta que es urgente… |
Employment | megatrends, published | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_490979/lang--es/inde… | monitor | ||||
| Lessons for India in Thailand’s experience on universal healthcare | india, thailand | The Indian Express (22.06.2016) Recently, Thailand prime minister, accompanied by a high-level delegation, visited India to enhance partnership between the two countries in the areas of trade, defence, security, education, science and technology and people-to-people contacts. Although not… |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | brics, extending coverage | http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/thailand-pm-meet-modi-healthca… | monitor | ||||
| [Opinion] South Africa: All workers must fall under better compensation act | south africa | BDLive (09.06.2016) The compensation summit convened last month by the country’s deputy ministers of health, labour, and mineral resources was a critical step towards the establishment of a single integrated compensation system that meets the highest standards. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | brics, published | http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/2016/06/09/all-workers-must-fall-under-better-c… | monitor | ||||
| US; Paid parental leave for fathers is on the rise | United States | CNN (21.06.2016) Good news for anyone looking to start a family: Paid parental leave for fathers is no longer a unicorn. |
Family benefits | published | http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/16/pf/parental-leave-fathers | monitor | ||||
| Ireland: Department of Social Protection handed over woman’s personal information to her employer | ireland | newstalk.com (21.06.2016) The Department of Social Protection has been warned to ensure new staff are closely supervised in their work, after an employee mistakenly handed over a woman’s personal data to a third party. |
Governance and administration | published | http://www.newstalk.com/Department-of-Social-Protection-handed-over-womans-pers… | monitor | ||||
| U.S. will spend $2.6 trillion less on health care than expected before Obamacare, study projects | United States | The Washington Post (21.06.2016) A new study predicts that the federal forecast of national health care spending under President Obama's signature health law was a big overestimate — by $2.6 trillion over a five-year period. |
Health | published | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/06/21/u-s-will-spend-2-6-trill… | monitor | ||||
| Restructuring the Hungarian social protection system: Evaluation of the 2015 decision to deliver benefits locally | hungary | europa.eu (22.06.2016) Last year, the Hungarian government introduced an extensive reform of the social protection system, notably separating provisions for income and expense compensation. |
published | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2560&furtherNews=… | monitor | |||||
| France: Alerte sur les dangers du travail de nuit pour la santé | france | Le Monde (22.06.2016) Nuit debout ! Le projet de loi « visant à instituer de nouvelles libertés et de nouvelles protections pour les entreprises et les actifs » en discussion au Parlement, auquel ses détracteurs reprochent de saper les règles encadrant l’emploi des salariés, donne une actualité… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2016/06/22/alerte-sur-les-dangers-du-t… | monitor | ||||
| Australie : l'assurance-maladie au cœur de la campagne électorale | australia | ABC Radio Australia (20.06.2016) Le parti travailliste a réussi son coup : orienter le débat sur l'assurance-maladie. Il accuse le Premier ministre sortant, Malcolm Turnbull, de vouloir privatiser le secteur. C'est faux, répond le chef de file des libéraux. |
Health | published | http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/french/2016-06-20/australie-lassurancemaladie-… | monitor | ||||
| Belgique: La "sécurité sociale" flamande adoptée | belgium | 7SUR7.be (15.06.2016) Le parlement flamand a approuvé mercredi le projet de décret sur la Protection sociale flamande. Le système se superpose à la sécurité sociale fédérale et se compose de trois volets: l'assurance soins actuelle, un nouveau budget de soutien de base pour les personnes… |
published | http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/1502/Belgique/article/detail/2741592/2016/06/15/La-q… | monitor |