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The Commission presents reform of posting of workers – towards a fair and truly European Labour Market | european union | Europa (08.03.2016) Today the European Commission is presenting a targeted revision of the rules on posting of workers, as set out in the 2016 Commission work programme. |
published | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2488&furtherNews=… | monitor | |||||
Social Protection to End Extreme Poverty in Cambodia | cambodia | Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (04.03.2016) Enhancing social protection is an immediate priority for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Cambodia. One of the major goals of the SDGs is to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030. Cambodia’s historical success in pro-poor growth over… |
Extension of coverage, Inequalities | extending coverage, poverty, published | http://www.chronicpovertynetwork.org/blog/2016/3/4/sdgs-series-3-social-protect… | monitor | ||||
Crises and social protection in Ethiopia: New challenges, new opportunities? | ethiopia | effective-states.org (08.03.2016) Forthcoming ESID research on the politics of social protection shows that crises have been central drivers of social protection expansion in Ethiopia, and elsewhere. |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities | extending coverage, published | http://www.effective-states.org/crises-and-social-protection-in-ethiopia-new-ch… | monitor | ||||
Italie: Le pari pour l'emploi de Matteo Renzi - un bilan contrasté | italy | Le Point (03.03.2016) En plein débat sur la loi travail, l'Italie publie le premier bilan du Jobs Act imposé à la hussarde par le président du Conseil en 2014. Mitigé. |
Unemployment | published | http://www.lepoint.fr/monde/le-jobs-act-de-matteo-renzi-a-l-examen-des-chiffres… | monitor | ||||
Des pères américains réclament des congés paternité à la justice | United States | France Inter (07.03.2016) Demain 8 mars, c’est la journée de la femme. Et comme demain se prépare aujourd’hui, parlons en ce 7 mars de l’égalité homme ou femme sous l’angle du congé paternité. Il est décisif pour rétablir l’équilibre entre hommes et femmes au travail selon une enquête. Aux Etats… |
Family benefits | megatrends, published | http://www.franceinter.fr/emission-leco-du-matin-des-peres-americains-reclament… | monitor | ||||
Les systèmes de protection sociale au Maroc : Quelle place pour les personnes en situation d’handicap ? | morocco | lopinion.ma (06.03.2016) Selon l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, 15% de la population mondiale, soit plus d’un milliard d’individus, vit avec un handicap. Au Maroc, l’Enquête nationale sur le handicap, de 2004, a parlé d’un taux de 5,12% de Marocains qui vivent en situation de handicap, des… |
Disability | published | http://www.lopinion.ma/def.asp?codelangue=23&id_info=50187 | monitor | ||||
France: La retraite de plus en plus « virtuelle » | france | toutsurlaretraite.com (07.03.2016) Pour simplifier la vie de leurs affiliés mais également pour réaliser des économies, les caisses de retraite proposent un nombre croissant de services sur leur site Internet. |
Information and communication technology | published | http://www.toutsurlaretraite.com/la-retraite-de-plus-en-plus-virtuelle.html | monitor | ||||
Día de la mujer: Las mujeres cuidan, trabajan más y ganan menos | El País (07.03.2016) Las mujeres del mundo emplean más tiempo que los hombres en labores de cuidado no remuneradas, principalmente de los hijos. |
Family benefits | megatrends, published | http://elpais.com/elpais/2016/03/06/planeta_futuro/1457271834_439651.html | monitor | |||||
Deutschland: Lebenserwartung erreicht Rekordwerte | germany | Spiegel Online (04.03.2016) Wer dieses Jahr geboren wird, hat beste Chancen, 80 Jahre alt zu werden. Laut Statistischem Bundesamt gibt es aber große Unterschiede zwischen Männern und Frauen - und von Bundesland zu Bundesland. |
Old-age pensions | megatrends, published | http://www.spiegel.de/gesundheit/diagnose/lebenserwartung-in-deutschland-erreic… | monitor | ||||
Bhutan: Six-month maternity leave is now real | bhutan | Kuensel Online (03.03.2016) Parents of legally adopted children are also entitled for maternity leave |
Family benefits, Parental leave | managing reforms, megatrends, published | http://www.kuenselonline.com/six-month-maternity-leave-is-now-real | monitor | ||||
US: Social Security helps women now and in the future | United States | Palm Beach Post (06.03.2016) March is Women’s History Month — a time to focus not just on the past, but on the challenges women continue to face in the 21st century. |
published | http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/business/consumer-advice/social-security-help… | monitor | |||||
[Report] Strengthening coherence between agriculture and social protection: Ghana country case study report | ghana | FAO (01.03.2016) This study forms part of seven country case studies carried out as part of the FAO project “Strengthening Coherence between Agriculture and Social Protection”. Ghana was selected as one of the countries because of its emerging social protection agenda and the presence of a now… |
Extension of coverage, Inequalities | extending coverage, rural world, published | http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/fea95359-6fcc-4e03-bd6a-205227bdb72f/?ut… | monitor | ||||
ILO: Middle class at risk | EurActiv.com (29.01.2016) The erosion of the middle class is worrying, because it particularly hurts young people, thus leading to an intergenerational gap. But it is even more worrisome, as it does not seem to have been taken seriously enough so far, said ILO senior economist Daniel Vaughan-… |
published | http://www.euractiv.com/section/innovation-industry/interview/ilo-middle-class-… | monitor | ||||||
France: RSA - les départements veulent la prise en charge par l'État | france | Le Figaro (01.03.2016) Les départements vont négocier avec le gouvernement la prise en charge par l'Etat du financement du RSA, le Revenu de solidarité active, comme l'a proposé Manuel Valls, a annoncé aujourd'hui l'Assemblée des départements de France |
Financing | published | http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2016/03/01/97001-20160301FILWWW00333-rsa-les-… | monitor | ||||
[Opinion] En cinq ans, la population japonaise à diminué d'un million… et l'Occident ferait bien d'en tirer des leçons sur ce qui l'attend | japan | Atlantico.fr (03.03.2016) Tout le monde anticipe le déclin démographique du Japon, mais ce qui arrive au pays de Shinzo Abe menace l'Europe : stagnation économique, austérité, et surtout calcification sociale et économique. |
megatrends, published | http://www.atlantico.fr/decryptage/en-cinq-ans-population-japonaise-diminue-mil… | monitor | |||||
Emplois: Des millions de retraités japonais accros au travail | japan | TDG (03.03.2016) Des millions de retraités japonais travaillent encore. Et pas seulement pour arrondir leurs fins de mois. |
Pensions | megatrends, published | http://www.tdg.ch/economie/millions-retraites-japonais-accros-travail/story/125… | monitor | ||||
India: EPFO tightens norms for withdrawal of Provident Fund | india | Economic Times (25.02.2016) Retirement fund body EPFO has tightened norms on withdrawal of provident fund as well investment of such amount in Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana for its over five crore subscribers. |
Governance and administration | brics, published | http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/save/epfo-tightens-norms-for-withdra… | monitor | ||||
US: Link between jobs and heart disease revealed - with managers the healthiest | United States | The Independent (03.03.2016) Middle-aged people who do not work in management positions are more likely to develop heart disease or experience strokes, according to a US study. |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/heart-d… | monitor | ||||
UK: Government to launch multi-billion pound Scottish social security agency | united kingdom | Common Space (02.03.2016) An Independant Scottish social security system will be launched through a “phased transition” to administer £2.7bn of funding for carers and people with disabilities. |
Disability | published | https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/3574/government-to-launch-multi-billion-p… | monitor | ||||
México: El camino a seguir para enfrentar la bomba de las pensiones | mexico | CNN Expansión (18.02.2016) Una población más envejecida y una carga presupuestal más alta hacen necesaria una reforma; el sistema de pensiones actual es insostenible tanto para el gobierno como para los ahorradores. |
published | http://www.cnnexpansion.com/economia/2016/02/18/pensiones-una-bomba-de-tiempo | monitor | |||||
España: El empleo crece en febrero con un aumento de 63.355 nuevos afiliados | spain | El País (02.03.2016) El desempleo sube en 2.231 personas y queda el mes pasado en 4.152.986 parados registrados |
Unemployment | published | http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2016/03/02/actualidad/1456904769_116756.html | monitor | ||||
RDC : le gouvernement dispose bien d’une politique d’emploi, selon Willy Makiashi | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Radio Okapi (25.02.2016) Il existe une politique d’emploi du gouvernement en faveur des jeunes, a affirmé mercredi 24 février, le Vice-Premier ministre congolais en charge de l’Emploi, Willy Makiashi, à l’ouverture de la Conférence internationale sur l’investissement privé dans la région des… |
Employment of young workers | youth employment | http://www.radiookapi.net/2016/02/25/actualite/societe/rdc-le-gouvernement-disp… | monitor | ||||
La Chine s'engage à relever l'âge de retraite – french.xinhuanet.com | china | Xinhua (28.02.2016) La Chine établia un plan pour relever l'âge légal de la retraite en 2017, afin de réduire la pression du vieillissement de la population, a déclaré un chercheur officiel. |
Old-age pensions, Population ageing | brics, managing reforms | http://french.xinhuanet.com/2016-02/28/c_135138159.htm | monitor | ||||
Australia: When redundancies crash a new parent's 'guarantee' of returning to their job | australia | Canberra Times (01.03.2016) Employers with staff on parental leave must tread carefully when restructuring their business. |
Family benefits | megatrends, published | http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/when-redundancies-crash… | monitor | ||||
Indonesia: Inclusive social protection for poverty alleviation | indonesia | The Jakarta Post (01.03.2016) Indonesia has emerged as a middle-income country and an important player in the global economy (G20) but faces three major problems: a slowing reduction of poverty rates, rising inequality and a high level of vulnerability for much of the population living in… |
megatrends, poverty, published | http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/03/01/inclusive-social-protection-pover… | monitor |