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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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| Tutelar seguridad social, salud y bienestar, imperativo central de los gobiernos: STPS | mexico, latin america | El Sol de México (12.04.2016) El Secretario del Trabajo y Previsión Social, Alfonso Navarrete Prida, subrayó que la tutela de la seguridad social, la salud y el bienestar son un imperativo central de los gobiernos, ya que constituye una de las principales herramientas del Estado para proteger a… |
published | http://elsoldemexico.com.mx/mexico/174012-tutelar-seguridad-social-salud-y-bien… | monitor | |||||
| UK: Universal credit cuts to lose low-income families up to £200 a month | The Guardian (10.04.2016) Tens of thousands of low-paid working families can expect to lose up to £200 a month as a result of changes to universal credit introduced on Monday – the first wave of £3bn in welfare cuts that will affect 1m households by 2020. |
Social assistance | poverty, megatrends, published | http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/apr/10/universal-credit-cuts-to-lose-lo… | monitor | |||||
| [Opinion] World Health Day - The contribution of health partnerships in universal health coverage | Devex (07.04.2016) World Health Day provides a unique opportunity to look at health through a global lens and shed light on the numerous challenges that communities around the world face when trying to access health care. |
Health | published | https://www.devex.com/news/the-contribution-of-health-partnerships-in-universal… | monitor | |||||
| [Report] Strengthening Coherence between Agriculture and Social Protection to Combat Poverty and Hunger in Africa: Framework for Analysis and Action | Africa | fao.org (11.04.2016) Strengthening Coherence between Agriculture and Social Protection to Combat Poverty and Hunger in Africa: Framework for Analysis and Action |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities | rural world, extending coverage, published | http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/0cc8d679-8256-467c-8c14-f056f92c0657/?ut… | monitor | ||||
| España: Pensiones, la reforma que viene para los ingresos | spain | ABC (08.04.2016) Gobierne quien gobierne en España en los próximos ejercicios no podrá esquivar una nueva reforma del sistema de pensiones. Los ingresos por cotizaciones hace ya años que son insuficientes para financiar las pensiones y la Seguridad Social tiene que recurrir desde 2012 al Fondo… |
Pensions, Governance and administration | managing reforms, published | http://www.abc.es/economia/abci-pensiones-reforma-viene-para-ingresos-201604102… | monitor | ||||
| 1736 accidents et maladies professionnelles enregistré en 2015 au Sénégal (officiel) | senegal | Star Africa (08.04.2016) Le Sénégal a enregistré au total 1736 cas d’accidents et maladies professionnelles au cours de l’année écoulée, a affirmé mercredi à Dakar, Marie Diallo, Directrice de la Prévention des risques professionnels de la Caisse de sécurité sociale (CSS) du Sénégal. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://fr.starafrica.com/actualites/1736-accidents-et-maladies-professionnelles… | monitor | ||||
| France: Allocations familiales - Une appli pour déclarer ses revenus | france | 20 minutes (06.04.2016) L’appli « CAF - Mon compte », qui permet à certains allocataires d’actualiser leur situation, a déjà été téléchargée plus de trois millions de fois… |
Family benefits, Information and communication technology | published | http://www.20minutes.fr/economie/1819887-20160405-allocations-familiales-appli-… | monitor | ||||
| La couverture maladie universelle du Gabon à l’épreuve de la fraude | gabon | Le Nouveau Gabon )01.04.2016( Le Gabon est l’un des premiers pays africains à adopter une politique d’assurance maladie obligatoire avec la création de la Caisse nationale d’assurance maladie et de garantie sociale (CNAMGS) en 2007. Le système, bien que salué par bon nombre d’observateurs, doit… |
Health, Governance and administration | published | http://www.lenouveaugabon.com/sante/0104-10082-la-couverture-maladie-universell… | monitor | ||||
| France: Fraude fiscale, il n'y a pas que Panama papers | france | franceinfo.fr (05.04.2016) Inutile d'aller jusqu'au Panama pour parler de fraude fiscale. Plus proche de nous et bien réel, il y a le travail au noir. La Sécurité sociale publie des chiffres intéressants à plus d’un titre. |
Error, evasion and fraud | published | http://www.franceinfo.fr/emission/tout-info-tout-eco/2015-2016/fraude-fiscale-i… | monitor | ||||
| Ethiopia: UN Agencies Vow to Support Nation's Social Protection Program | ethiopia | AllAfrica (08.04,2016) It was in 2004 that UNICEF and FAO jointly launched the Social Protection Program in Tigray State recognizing the commitment of the government in fighting poverty. Since then, the program has witnessed tremendous impacts on the livelihood of the people in the state. |
published | http://allafrica.com/stories/201604071002.html | monitor | |||||
| France: Loi travail - les députés ouvrent le Compte personnel d'activité aux retraités | france | France Transactions (07.04.2016) Les députés ont ouvert mercredi soir aux retraités le Compte personnel d’activité (CPA), présenté comme la grande réforme sociale du quinquennat, dans le cadre de l’examen de la loi travail en commission. |
Employment, Old-age pensions | published | http://www.francetransactions.com/epargne-retraite/Loi-travail-les-deputes-ouvr… | monitor | ||||
| China: Govts move to cut burden of social security payments | china | China Daily (31.03.2016) State Council approves regulation allowing national fund to manage local surpluses |
Financing | brics, published | http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-03/31/content_24203863.htm | monitor | ||||
| UK: Tiny proportion of men are opting for shared parental leave | The Guardian (05.04.2016) Pay concerns are a key factor, survey finds, as just 40% of employees say their firm encourages sharing leave |
Family benefits | megatrends, published | http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/apr/05/shared-parental-leave-slow-take-up… | monitor | |||||
| Rwanda: Strengthen Social Protection Schemes | rwanda | AllAfrica (25.03.2016) A new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has praised the impact of the State-funded Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP), a social protection initiative that has since helped improve the wellbeing of vulnerable citizens across the country… |
poverty, published | http://allafrica.com/stories/201603250254.html | monitor | |||||
| Nepal: Make universal health coverage a reality: WHO | nepal | The Himalayan Times (30.03.2016) An estimated 130 million people in WHO South-East Asia Region lack access to essential health services and over 50 million people are pushed into poverty every year because of health care costs. |
Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | https://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/make-universal-health-coverage-areality | monitor | ||||
| US: As the poor die earlier, Social Security isn't paying off | United States | CBS News (04.04.2016) Death and taxes may be inevitable, but they hit the rich and poor in different -- and sometimes unfair -- ways. |
published | http://www.cbsnews.com/news/as-the-poor-die-earlier-social-security-isnt-paying… | monitor | |||||
| Egypt: Doctors Syndicate recognises new health insurance bill amendments | egypt | Daily News Egypt (04.04.2016) The syndicate reiterated its call for further amendments to the bill ahead of the upcoming parliamentary review |
Health, Health insurance | managing reforms, published | http://www.dailynewsegypt.com/2016/04/04/doctors-syndicate-recognises-new-healt… | monitor | ||||
| [Opinion] Nigeria: Welcoming Buhari’s social protection initiative | nigeria | The Nation Nigeria (03.04.2016) The new social assistance programme will also enrich social contract between the state and the citizenry and create a culture of accountability and trust between governments and citizens |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities | extending coverage, poverty, published | http://thenationonlineng.net/welcoming-buharis-social-protection-initiative | monitor | ||||
| France: Travail illégal - nouveau record de redressements | france | Les Echos (03.04.2016) En 2015, les redressements pour travail dissimulé ont encore augmenté de 13 % à 460 millions d’euros. |
Employment, Employment policies, Migration | megatrends, migration, published | http://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/societe/021814397001-travail-illegal-n… | monitor | ||||
| En vertu d’un accord avec la CNAS, la ‘’sécu’’ française va prendre en charge les malades algériens | france, algeria | Maghreb Emergent (29.03.2016) La caisse de sécurité sociale algérienne des travailleurs salariés (CNAS) et l'Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris ont conclu un nouvel accord de coopération jeudi à Paris, dans la foulée du règlement du contentieux financier. |
Health, Governance and administration | published | http://www.maghrebemergent.info/actualite/maghrebine/57260-en-vertu-d-un-accord… | monitor | ||||
| France: Sept pères sur dix prennent leur congé paternité | france | Le Figaro (25.03.2016) Si les hommes semblent peu enclins à prendre un congé parental, ils sont, en revanche, une très grande majorité à avoir recours au congé paternité. Environ 450 000 pères l'ont utilisé en 2012, ce qui représente 68% des pères éligibles à ce droit, selon l'enquête… |
Family benefits | published | http://www.lefigaro.fr/emploi/2016/03/25/09005-20160325ARTFIG00095-sept-peres-s… | monitor | ||||
| Suisse: Santé au travail - l’Etat se préoccupe des absences de ses employés | switzerland | TDG (04.04.2016) Un programme pilote testé dans deux départements devrait s’étendre à toute l’administration. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://www.tdg.ch/geneve/actu-genevoise/etat-preoccupe-absences-employes/story/… | monitor | ||||
| Why more and more in U.S. are returning to work | United States | USA Today (27.03.2016) Hundreds of thousands of Americans are streaming back into an improving labor market as employers raise wages and hire less skilled job candidates to cope with an intensifying worker shortage. |
megatrends | http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/03/27/idled-workers-returning-labor-fo… | monitor | |||||
| World Bank commits $500m to Nigeria's social protection programme | nigeria | Africa Review (30.03.2016) The World Bank is to spend $500 million to support the implementation of Nigeria’s social protection programme for poor and vulnerable citizens. |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage, published | http://www.africareview.com/Business---Finance/World-Bank-supports-Nigeria-soci… | monitor | ||||
| EU: Working parents the best protection against child poverty | european union | European Commission (29.03.2016) Children are more likely to live in poverty than adults. Almost twenty million children in Europe, more than 1 child in 5, live below the poverty threshold |
Family benefits | poverty, published | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2505&furtherNews=… | monitor |