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[Opinion] France: Les jeunes sont-ils sacrifiés par la protection sociale? | france | Slate (24.04.2016) La structure par âge des dépenses publiques de santé et de retraite implique bien un transfert intergénérationnel. Mais se fait-elle forcément au détriment des jeunes? |
Employment of young workers | youth employment, megatrends, published | http://www.slate.fr/story/117059/jeunes-sacrifies-protection-sociale | monitor | ||||
Manuel Valls backs major reform of French welfare system | france | Irish Times (22.04.2016) Prime minister Manuel Valls yesterday gave his support to a dramatic reform of France’s incomprehensible social welfare system, which would eventually transform 10 different types of welfare payments into a single “common base coverage” of €400 per month, with top-ups… |
Social assistance | published | http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/manuel-valls-backs-major-reform-of-… | monitor | ||||
India: The winding, (sometimes) bumpy road to pension reform | The Indian Express | india | indian Express (22.04.2016) With increasing longevity and the rise in the number of the elderly, it was clear that the pension scheme would leave a huge hole in the government’s coffers in the medium and long term. |
Pensions, Governance and administration | brics, managing reforms, published | http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/india-pension-scheme-reform-epf-econ… | monitor | ||||
Invest in better social protection for the most disadvantaged children: UNICEF | unicef.org (20.04.2016) Low public spending, ineffective social protection policies and programmes are hampering progress for children in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia |
Family benefits | published | http://www.unicef.org/media/media_90968.html | monitor | |||||
[Opinion] Basic Income And Social Democracy | socialeurope.eu (11.04.2016) The idea of an unconditional basic income is in fashion. From Finland to Switzerland, from San Francisco to Seoul, people talk about it as they have never done. Twice before, basic income was the object of a real public debate, albeit briefly and limited to one… |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities | extending coverage, basic income, published | https://www.socialeurope.eu/2016/04/44878 | monitor | |||||
[Report] Informality, women and social protection: Identifying barriers to provide effective coverage | Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (April 2016) Designing more flexible social protection schemes that adjust to the particular needs of women in informal work requires a careful assessment of the obstacles they face in accessing social protection. This paper provides an overview of the… |
Extension of coverage, Inequalities | extending coverage, family_gender_society, published | http://www.odi.org/publications/10379-informality-women-and-social-protection-i… | monitor | |||||
Minima sociaux: des systèmes très différents selon les pays européens | european union | Le Figaro (19.04.2016) Comme le montre le rapport Sirugue, chaque pays européen a son propre système de minima sociaux, fonctionnant selon des principes différents |
published | http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2016/04/19/20002-20160419ARTFIG00013-minima-… | monitor | |||||
Mali: Assurance maladie obligatoire : Le boulet de la fraude | mali | Malijet (19.04.2016) La fraude constitue une menace sérieuse pour la survie de l’Assurance maladie obligatoire (AMO). Afin de lutter contre le phénomène, la Caisse nationale d’assurance maladie (CANAM), en collaboration avec l’Initiative d’information, de communication et de plaidoyer sur la… |
Health, Error, evasion and fraud | published | http://malijet.com/a_la_une_du_mali/153242-assurance-maladie-obligatoire-le-bou… | monitor | ||||
France: La Cour des comptes dénonce la gestion des données de santé | france | Le Point (20.04.2016) Le rapport dénonce le verrouillage des données de santé gérées par l'Assurance maladie, dont font partie les remboursements de la Sécurité sociale. |
Information and communication technology, Health | published | http://www.lepoint.fr/societe/la-cour-des-comptes-denonce-la-gestion-des-donnee… | monitor | ||||
Lack of social protection for Dominican elderly ‘alarming’ | dominican republic | Dominican Today (18.04.2016) Dominican Republic’s elderly withstand an alarming lack of social protection as just 11.2% of the population over 60 have a pension, of which 77.4% get less than RD$6,000 per month, equal to less than half of the bare needs of the poorest of households, estimated at… |
Old-age pensions | poverty, published | http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/poverty/2016/4/18/58960/Lack-of-social-protect… | monitor | ||||
Madagascar: Secteur privé – La protection sociale évolue | madagascar | L'Express (19.04.2016) En 60 ans d’existence, la protection sociale a connu de grandes évolutions à Madagascar. « A ses débuts, elle assurait les prestations familiales. Ensuite, les rentes des accidents de Travail ont été ajoutées. En 1969, on a ajouté la pension de retraite », a retracé… |
published | http://www.lexpressmada.com/blog/actualites/secteur-prive-la-protection-sociale… | monitor | |||||
[Opinion] France: Protection sociale, vers un nouveau modèle ? | france | blogs.mediapart (19.04.2016) Cet article sur la protection sociale est paru dans la revue "Travail, genre et société" n°35 - avril 2016. A partir de l'exemple de la modulation des allocations familiales, il montre qu'en réalité est en train de se mettre progressivement en… |
Family benefits, Social policies & programmes | managing reforms, published | https://blogs.mediapart.fr/pierre-khalfa/blog/180416/protection-sociale-vers-un… | monitor | ||||
Pays-Bas : Les allocations familiales envoyées au Maroc sont moindres par rapport aux pays européens | netherlands, morocco | yabiladi.com (18.04.2016) Ce sont peut-être les premières conséquences dans l’accord sur la réduction des versements des prestations sociales aux familles marocaines recevant leur paiement au Maroc. Selon des chiffres rendus publics par la banque de la Caisse de Sécurité sociale des Pays-Bas (… |
Family benefits | published | http://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/43959/pays-bas-allocations-familiales-… | monitor | ||||
Tanzania: Zanzibar's new universal pension the first of its kind in east Africa | tanzania | Helpage/News (14.04.2016) Older men and women in Zanzibar will have a government-funded universal pension for the first time today (15 April), the first of its kind in east Africa. |
Extension of coverage, Population ageing | extending coverage, published | http://www.helpage.org/newsroom/latest-news/zanzibars-new-universal-pension-the… | monitor | ||||
UK: DWP 'punishing' low-paid full-time workers under new benefits rule | The Guardian (14.04.2016) Critics say scheme under which working people claiming universal credit can be fined for failing to do enough to find more work is ‘political dynamite’ |
Social assistance | poverty, published | http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/14/dwp-punishing-low-paid-full-time… | monitor | |||||
European Commission - Facts and figures: Healthy Workplaces Campaign for All Ages 2016-17 | european union | europa.eu (15.04.2016) Relevant facts and figures on the Healthy Workplaces Campaign for All Ages 2016-17: Promoting a sustainable working life |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-1421_en.htm | monitor | ||||
[Report] Research on rural women’s economic empowerment and social protection The impacts of Rwanda’s Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP) | rwanda | eldis.org (01.01.2016) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation s has started a policy-oriented research programme on Social Protection and Rural Women’s Economic Empowerment which aims to: |
Extension of coverage, Inequalities | extending coverage, rural world, published | http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=76366#.VxD4X_l97RY | monitor | ||||
Ghana: LEAP Beneficiaries Enrolled On Interbank Payment System | ghana | Peacefmonline.com (15.04.2016) A total of 146,074 beneficiary households in the 185 districts under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme have been enrolled onto the Ghana Inter-bank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS) electronic-payment platform. |
Information and communication technology | published | http://news.peacefmonline.com/pages/social/201604/276229.php | monitor | ||||
[Analyse] Deutschland: Altersversorgung - Was die Rente rettet | germany | Die Zeit (14.04.2016) Das deutsche Rentensystem ist in einer Dauerkrise. Immer weniger Beitragszahler müssen immer mehr Rentner finanzieren – auf Dauer funktioniert das nicht. Viele Menschen fragen sich deshalb: Werde ich im Alter arm sein? |
Old-age pensions, Population ageing, Social policies & programmes | managing reforms, published | http://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2016-04/altersvorsorge-rente-reform-alternativen-… | monitor | ||||
Le gouvernement allemand débat d’une réforme des retraites | germany | Les Echos (13.04.2016) Confrontés à la chute de leur popularité, le SPD et la CDU veulent faire des retraites un thème clef. Objectif : stopper l’érosion des pensions. |
Pensions | managing reforms, published | http://www.lesechos.fr/monde/europe/021839576900-le-gouvernement-allemand-debat… | monitor | ||||
France: Des perspectives d’embauche en hausse pour les emplois peu qualifiés ou saisonniers | france | Le Monde (12.04.2016) Selon l’étude annuelle « Besoins en main-d’œuvre » publiée mardi 12 avril par Pôle emploi avec le concours du Centre de recherche pour l’étude et l’observation des conditions de vie (Crédoc), les intentions d’embauche des employeurs progressent en 2016 de 5,1 % par rapport… |
Employment | published | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/emploi/article/2016/04/12/des-perspectives-d-embauche-… | monitor | ||||
South Africa’s Child Support Grant: A booster for poverty reduction | south africa | ILO (14.04.2016) 11.7 million poor children in South Africa are now covered by the social benefit which is having a positive impact on their daily lives. |
Family benefits | brics, poverty, megatrends, published | http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/features/WCMS_468093/lang--en/… | monitor | ||||
México: Recibe ISSSTE 7 reconocimientos por buenas prácticas | mexico | Segundo a Segundo (12.04.2016) Como resultado del trabajo eficaz y efectivo que ha originado resultados tangibles para su derechohabiencia, la Asociación Internacional de Seguridad Social (AISS) entregó al Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE) siete… |
Governance and administration | published | http://www.segundoasegundo.com/recibe-issste-7-reconocimientos-por-buenas-pract… | monitor | ||||
Recomiendan expertos efectuar cambios en la seguridad social | jornada.unam (13.04.2016) Postergar edad para el retiro y elevar el número de años de contribución, entre los planteamientos. La cobertura de seguridad social es una inversión que puede eliminar la pobreza y apoyar el desarrollo económico de los países, aunque los sistemas enfrentan desafíos… |
Governance and administration, Social policies & programmes | managing reforms, published | http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2016/04/13/sociedad/032n1soc | monitor | |||||
Dubai: More than 95,000 UAE nationals covered under Saada health insurance | GulfNews.com (12.04.2016) Dubai: The Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA) health insurance cover for Emiratis — Saada (happiness) — is on track with over 95.000 Emiratis under its ambit, Dr Haider Al Yousuf, Director of Public Health Funding at DHA, said. |
Health | published | http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/health/more-than-95-000-uae-nationals-covered-unde… | monitor |