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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 | |||||
Brexit: Irish residents with UK pensions face income risk | ireland | Irish Times (20.06.2016) Over 200,000 pensions could be hit as sterling expected to decline sharply if Leave wins |
Migration, Social policies & programmes | megatrends, migration, published | http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/brexit-irish-residents-with-uk-pe… | monitor | ||||
Pakistan: Centre, provinces agree to unite all social protection programmes | pakistan | The News (18.06.2016) n the wake of 18th Constitutional Amendment, the centre, provinces and experts have agreed upon establishing a supra body at national level to ensure social protection by putting all programmes such BISP at national level and other initiatives at provincial levels under… |
Governance and administration | published | http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/128711-Centre-provinces-agree-to-unite-all-soci… | monitor | ||||
Ghana: National Social Protection Policy to Address Poverty, Social Inequalities and Other Vulnerabilities | ghana | allAfrica.com (16.06.2016) Ghana has developed a National Social Protection Policy to guide the consistent and systematic provision of relevant programmes aimed at poverty reduction and the provision of relief for sections of the Ghanaian society who, for any reason, are unable to provide for… |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://allafrica.com/stories/201606170997.html | monitor | ||||
Canada: CPP reform to dominate finance ministers meeting in Vancouver | canada | CBC News (20.06.2016) Federal and provincial finance ministers meet in Vancouver today with proposals to revamp the Canada Pension Plan the starring feature of the talks. |
Pensions | published | http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/finance-minister-cpp-1.3643155 | monitor | ||||
France: L'irrésistible ascension des autoentrepreneurs chez les travailleurs indépendants | france | Les Echos (20.06.2016) Ils vont devenir majoritaires dès 2020 parmi les affiliés au régime social des indépendants. Mais leurs revenus sont très souvent inférieurs au SMIC et conduisent à une paupérisation du RSI. |
published | http://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/social/0211040706589-lirresistible-ascen… | monitor | |||||
Canada: Pensions bonifiées - le fédéral et les provinces pourraient s'entendre | canada | La Presse (19.06.2016) Les astres pourraient finalement s'aligner pour assurer un élargissement du Régime de pensions du Canada alors que les pourparlers nationaux devraient s'intensifier dans les prochains jours. |
published | http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/politique/politique-canadienne/201606/19/01-4… | monitor | |||||
L’emploi bénéficie enfin de la reprise économique en France | france | Le Monde (20.06.2016) Elle tient bon. Alors que les Français commencent l’été entre morosité et angoisse, sur fond de tensions sociales exacerbées et de menace terroriste renouvelée, l’embellie économique se poursuit. La croissance hexagonale devrait atteindre 1,6 % en 2016, a indiqué l’Insee… |
Unemployment | published | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2016/06/16/la-prevision-de-croissance… | monitor | ||||
Suisse: Etude - Les coûts de la santé vont repartir de plus belle à la hausse en 2016 | switzerland | Tribune de Genève (17.06.2016) D'ici deux ans, le secteur de la santé représentera pas moins de 12% du PIB suisse. |
Health, Financing | published | http://www.tdg.ch/suisse/couts-sante-repartir-belle-hausse-2016/story/14972539 | monitor |