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| Azerbaijani parliament passes changes to State Social Protection Fund’s 2016 budget | azerbaijan | Trend (23.02.2016) Azerbaijan’s parliament passed the changes to the budget of the State Social Protection Fund (SSPF) for 2016 at a plenary session Feb. 23. |
Financing | published | http://en.trend.az/business/economy/2498286.html | monitor | ||||
| [Analysis] Good jobs – threatened by the Internet | EurActiv (15.02.2016) What is the future of work, and the future of jobs? For the last several decades, the workers of Germany, the US and Europe have been the most productive and wealthiest in the world. But now that prosperity is in danger. |
megatrends, published | http://www.euractiv.com/section/innovation-industry/opinion/good-jobs-threatene… | monitor | ||||||
| EU: Self-employed and entrepreneurship: breaking the barriers to job creation | european union | Europa (17.02.2'16) Promoting self-employment and entrepreneurship is an important way of creating new jobs and enhancing the labour market opportunities for the unemployed and other disadvantaged groups. |
published | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=2472&furtherNews=… | monitor | |||||
| [Report] Social Protection and Safety Nets in the Middle East and North Africa | Africa | Institute of Development Studies (15.02.2016) Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region face a number of challenges, including ongoing civil unrest with associated displacement of people and disruption of services, stagnant economic growth and high unemployment, food insecurity… |
published | http://www.ids.ac.uk/publication/social-protection-and-safety-nets-in-the-middl… | monitor | |||||
| Ghana signs €31.6m employment programme agreement | ghana | Yen.com.gh (23.02.2016) Finance Minister, Seth Terkper has signed a 31.6 million Euro agreement with the European Union to provide social protection for employment. The employment programme also has macroeconomic significance, by being in line with the policy priorities of both the Ministries of… |
Employment | published | http://yen.com.gh/38197-ghana-signs-e31-6m-employment-social-protection-deal-eu… | monitor | ||||
| US: The Costs of Inequality - More Money Equals Better Health Care and Longer Life | United States | US News (23.02.2016) Obamacare has helped many, but system's holes limit gains, Harvard analysts say. Health inequality is part of American life, so deeply entangled with other social problems — disparities in income, education, housing, race, gender, and even geography — that analysts have… |
Health | published | http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-02-23/the-costs-of-inequality-more-mon… | monitor | ||||
| [Report] South Africa: Extending social protection to children | Ilo (23.02.2016) Of the 23 million children under the age of 18 in South Africa, about 60 per cent lives in poverty. The Child Support Grant (CSG), introduced in 1998, initially covered only 10 per cent of poor children. Incremental changes in the eligibility criteria and successful awareness-… |
Family benefits | brics, published | http://www.social-protection.org/gimi/gess/RessourcePDF.action?ressource_ressou… | monitor | |||||
| El sistema de pensiones chileno condena a la pobreza a jubilados | Los Andes (09.02.2016) Desde hace 20 años rige el sistema de capitalización, administrado por las AFP. En promedio, las jubilaciones representan el 45% de los salarios. Algunos ganan menos de U$S 360 al mes. |
Old-age pensions, Pensions | managing reforms, poverty, published | http://www.losandes.com.ar/article/el-sistema-de-pensiones-chileno-condena-a-la… | monitor | |||||
| [Opinion] France: L'Institut Montaigne préconise la retraite à 63 ans | france | Le Figaro (18.02.2016) Travailler plus longtemps et aligner les régimes privés et publics de retraite sont les deux axes proposés, ce mercredi, par le think tank libéral pour assurer l'avenir des retraites. |
published | http://www.lefigaro.fr/economie/le-scan-eco/decryptage/2016/02/17/29002-2016021… | monitor | |||||
| France: Dégressivité - à Pôle emploi, on déplore « un retour à l’âge de pierre » | france | Le Monde (23.02.2016) Les agents de Pôle emploi voient cette nouvelle proposition avancée par le gouvernement comme une « énième réforme » à répercuter. « Je m’adapte, je ne me pose plus de questions et j’applique. Mais pour l’expliquer aux demandeurs d’emploi, il faudra des éléments de langage… |
Unemployment, Governance and administration | managing reforms, published | http://mobile.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2016/02/22/degressivite-a-pole-emplo… | monitor | ||||
| Quand le chômage monte en Suisse, c'est la France qui paie | switzerland, france | lefigaro.fr (11.02.2016) La Suisse connaît actuellement une hausse du nombre de demandeurs d'emploi, qui touche plus particulièrement les travailleurs frontaliers. L'assurance chômage française est contrainte de prendre en charge l'indemnisation de ces travailleurs qui n'ont… |
Unemployment | published | http://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/2016/02/10/20002-20160210ARTFIG00167-quand-l… | monitor | ||||
| Argentina: Minimum pension to increase to $4,959 and AUH reaches $966 | argentina | Buenos Aires Herald (12.02.2016) Pensions and the Universal Child Allowance (AUH) will be increasing by 15.35 percent as of March 1, with minimum pensions clocking in at 4,959 pesos a month. President Mauricio Macri made the announcement and linked the increase with overall concerns about… |
Family benefits, Pensions | managing reforms, published | http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/208605/minimum-pension-to-increase-to-… | monitor | ||||
| Canada: Ottawa Public Health wants more from taxpayers to deal with refugee health issues | canada | Ottawa Citizen (08.02.2016) Ottawa’s public health board wants to tap Ontario taxpayers for more money to cover the extra costs of providing medical and dental care to Syrian refugees coming to this city. |
Extension of coverage | extending coverage, migration, megatrends, published | http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-public-health-wants-more-from-t… | monitor | ||||
| EU unemployment insurance would require full labour market integration | european union | EurActiv (19.02.2016) The implementation of a European unemployment insurance system could begin with the creation of a eurozone budget; a time-consuming but popular idea, according to the French Council of Economic Analysis |
Unemployment | published | http://www.euractiv.com/section/emu/news/eu-unemployment-insurance-would-requir… | monitor | ||||
| ILO: Q&A: Six things you should know about Social Protection in Africa | Africa | ilo.org (22.04.2015) African Ministers of Social Development, Labour and Employment are discussing social protection for inclusive development from 23-24 April 2015 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Key policy recommendations and strategies are to be adopted by Member States. ILO News talks with Luis… |
Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities | extending coverage, published | http://www.ilo.org/addisababa/media-centre/articles/WCMS_362504/lang--en/index… | monitor | ||||
| [Analyse] France: La protection sociale en 2030 | france | Les Echos (19.02.2016) Les débats vont aujourd'hui bon train autour du compte personnel d'activité. Ce CPA devrait au moins intégrer, sur un livret individuel, le compte personnel de formation et le compte épargne temps qui existent déjà. Terra Nova (*) a eu l'excellente idée de… |
published | http://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/editos-analyses/021703848194-la-protection-… | monitor | |||||
| France: Flexisécurité et flexibilité - un booster pour les entreprises, un naufrage pour les comptes de l'Etat | france | Economie Matin (19.02.2016) Le débat sur la flexibilité de l’emploi et la flexisécurité revient constamment à l’ouvrage depuis bientôt dix ans. L’évolution du droit de licenciement continue également de susciter la réflexion au sein de l’état, mais alimente surtout la méfiance dans l’espace… |
megatrends, published | http://www.economiematin.fr/news-france-marche-travail-flexibilite-entreprises | monitor | |||||
| France: Tiers payant généralisé : le mode d'emploi de l'Assurance maladie | france | pourquoidocteur.fr (17.02.2016) Paiement sous 7 jours, accessibilité en un clic, l'Assurance maladie et la Mutualité française ont présenté des solutions sur le tiers payant pour rassurer les médecins. |
Health | http://www.pourquoidocteur.fr/Articles/Question-d-actu/14235-Tiers-payant-gener… | monitor | |||||
| El Salvador: Reforma de pensiones crearía sistema mixto y nueva entidad pública de pensiones | el Salvador | Revista Estrategia & Negocios (17.02.2016) La creación de un fondo común implica que los fondos de ahorro privado pasarán a disposición del Estado. Cálculos que ha hecho ASAFONDOS, gremial de las AFP, indican que trasladarían cerca de US$5.000 millones al régimen de sistema mixto. |
Extension of coverage | managing reforms, extending coverage, published | http://www.estrategiaynegocios.net/lasclavesdeldia/930450-330/el-salvador-refor… | monitor | ||||
| El Salvador Pension Reform Could Take Women into Account | el Salvador | Inter Press Service (17.02.2016) El Salvador is debating reforms of the country’s privatised pension system, which could introduce changes so that it will no longer discriminate against women. “The pension system has a male-centred, patriarchal focus that fails to take into account the specific… |
Extension of coverage | managing reforms, extending coverage, megatrends, published | http://www.ipsnews.net/2016/02/el-salvador-pension-reform-could-take-women-into… | monitor | ||||
| US: Stress at work tied to unhealthy lifestyles: studies | United States | Safety and Health Magazine (17.02.2016) Overworked and stressed-out employees may turn to unhealthy habits to safetyandhealthmagazinesafetyandhealthmagazinefind comfort or cope, and they may lack the time and resources for exercise and cooking meals, according to two studies from the Center for… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | published | http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/13698-stress-at-work-tied-to-un… | monitor | ||||
| Forum du Futur : Pour une économie plus inclusive et équitable en Tunisie | tunisia | L'economiste Maghrébin (16.02.2016) L’inclusion des jeunes, des femmes et des régions ainsi que l’équité sociale et régionale supposent un système productif qui crée suffisamment de richesses et d’emplois (efficacité économique) pour les différents groupes de la société. Le système fiscal… |
published | http://www.leconomistemaghrebin.com/2016/02/16/forum-futur-economie-tunisie-eco… | monitor | |||||
| Maroc: Réforme des retraites: quelle est la meilleure solution? | morocco | Telquel.ma (16.02.2016) Le 12 février, le forum des retraites qui s’est tenu à Rabat a rassemblé des dizaines de démographes, économistes, statisticiens et autres experts des retraites, marocains et étrangers. Tous sont convaincus de l’importance d’augmenter la couverture sociale des… |
Pensions | published | http://telquel.ma/2016/02/16/reforme-retraites-quelle-meilleure-solution_1482924 | monitor | ||||
| [Analysis] Towards a Universal Basic Income in France | france, finland | Basic Income/News (01.02.2016) Multiple surveys across many countries show an increasing support for the idea of providing every citizen with a monthly lump-sum allowance to ensure everyone can meet their basic subsistence needs. In France, the IFOP (a leading French national market research… |
megatrends, published | http://www.basicincome.org/news/2016/02/towards-a-universal-basic-income-in-fra… | monitor | |||||
| Full-time work is no bar to poverty in UK, report says | The Guardian (16.02.2016) Despite at least one adult working full time, millions of households cannot make ends meet, Joseph Rowntree Foundation reports |
poverty, megatrends, published | http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/feb/15/full-time-work-is-no-bar-to-pove… | monitor |