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Korean health insurance system to be promoted through World Bank korea, Republic of

 Korea Biomedical Review (19.06.2020) The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) said it would team up with the World Bank to create online content for learning Korea’s experience of running the national health insurance system. At the request of the World Bank, the NIHS has signed a…

Health promotion, Health insurance social security education Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Proposition_SS_Monitor http://www.koreabiomed.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=8560 mmarquez
Japan: Mental health care counselling service "Kokoronomimi" japan

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (21.08.2020) "Kokoronomimi" is a portal site which provides comprehensive information and support for worker's mental health. It provides mental health care counselling services via chat and SNS to people who are anxious or stressed by Covid-19…

"Kokoronomimi" is a portal site which provides comprehensive information and support for worker's mental health. It provides mental health care counselling services via chat and SNS to people who are anxious or stressed by Covid-19 .

Health, Information and communication technology, Service quality, COVID-19 covid19, customer_services, digital platforms Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://kokoro.mhlw.go.jp/etc/coronavirus_info/ siha
Policy Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Arab Region An Opportunity to Build Back Better arabic countries

UNSDG  (July 2020) The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed serious fault lines and vulnerabilities in societies, institutions and economies all around the world. The Arab region, home to 436 million people, initially kept transmission and mortality rates lower than the global average but more…

Social policies & programmes covid19 Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor https://unsdg.un.org/resources/policy-brief-impact-covid-19-arab-region-opportu… pmassetti
Addressing the Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Crisis in South Asia through Universal Lifecycle Transfers Asia

Development Pathways (2020) The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a truly global shock: the necessary measures taken to control the spread of the virus have resulted in a major economic and human crisis. The crisis is unprecedented and requires unprecedented measures. By providing families with…

Family benefits, Cash transfers covid19 Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor https://www.developmentpathways.co.uk/publications/addressing-the-economic-impa… pmassetti
Fiji: Contribution reduction fiji

National Provident Fund (01.04.2020) To support all employers in Fiji, the statutory FNPF employer contribution is halved from 10 percent to 5 percent effective from 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2020. This expected to provide a $130 million relief to employers for the next 9 months. The employee…

FNPF employer contribution is halved from 10 percent to 5 percent effective from 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2020. The employee Contribution is reduced from 8 percent to 5 percent effective from 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2020.

Contribution collection and compliance, COVID-19 contribution collection, covid19 Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://myfnpf.com.fj/index.php/covid-19-updates/fnpf-relief-assistance siha
Fiji: Pensioners Assistance fiji

National Provident Fund (30.03.2020) The Fund has decided to waive renewal certificate submissions for all Pensioners whose certificates were due in March, April, May or June and pay based on the presumption of life. This decision was implemented in light of preventative measures against COVID-…

The National Provident Fund has decided to waive renewal certificate submissions for all Pensioners whose certificates were due in March, April, May or June and pay based on the presumption of life. This decision was implemented in light of preventative measures against COVID-19 to discourage…

Old-age pensions, Service delivery, COVID-19 covid19, service delivery Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://myfnpf.com.fj/index.php/covid-19-updates/fnpf-relief-assistance siha
Fiji: COVID-19 Withdrawal Scheme - Phase 3 fiji

National Provident Fund (10.08.2020) FNPF members who are on reduced hours and reduced wage rate can apply for Phase 3 commencing 10 August 2020. Government top is applicable in Phase 3 for members who have insufficient General Account balance. The amount per member is from $220 to $880 for…

FNPF members who are on reduced hours and reduced wage rate can apply for Phase 3 commencing 10 August 2020. The amount per member is from $220 to $880 for members who are on reduced working hours/day per week depending on reduced days. The amount is $550 for members whose wage/salary rates…

COVID-19 Withdrawal Scheme - Phase 3

FNPF members who are on reduced hours and reduced wage rate can apply for Phase 3 commencing 10 August 2020.

Government top is applicable in Phase 3 for members who have insufficient General Account balance.

Unemployment, Cash transfers, COVID-19 covid19, Emergency grants Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://myfnpf.com.fj/index.php/covid-19-updates/phase-3-requirements-forms siha
Fiji: COVID-19 Withdrawal Scheme - Phase 2 fiji

National Provident Fund (09.06.2020) FNPF members who have been Unemployed from 1 October 2019 or have just become Unemployed or are on Leave Without Pay can apply for Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Withdrawal Scheme commencing 9 June 2020. The amount is $1,100 (Government top up applicable) or $880…

FNPF members who have been Unemployed from 1 October 2019 or have just become Unemployed or are on Leave Without Pay can apply for Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Withdrawal Scheme commencing 9 June 2020. The amount is $1,100 (Government top up applicable) or $880 for members who received $220 on 5 June…

FNPF members who have been Unemployed from 1 October 2019 or have just become Unemployed or are on Leave Without Pay can apply for Phase 2 of the COVID-19 Withdrawal Scheme commencing 9 June 2020.

Submission modes

There are only two accepted metho

Unemployment, Cash transfers, COVID-19 covid19, Emergency grants Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://myfnpf.com.fj/index.php/covid-19-updates/phase-2-requirements-forms siha
Fiji: FNPF Pensioners to receive COVID-19 relief fiji

National Provident Fund (26.05.2020) More than 7,000 Fiji National Provident Fund pensioners will receive a COVID-19 relief payment today,Tuesday 26 May 2020. The payment, which ranges from $300 to $900, will be disbursed directly to the Fund’s active pensioners. Chief Executive Officer Jaoji…

More than 7,000 Fiji National Provident Fund pensioners will receive a COVID-19 relief payment today,Tuesday 26 May 2020. The one-off payment, which ranges from $300 to $900, will be disbursed directly to the Fund’s active pensioners.

Old-age pensions, COVID-19 covid19, Emergency grants Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://myfnpf.com.fj/index.php/covid-19-updates/media-release siha
Bhutan: Druk Gyalpo's Relief Kidu extended for three months bhutan

Druk Gyalpo's Relief Kidu (20.07.2020) The Relief Kidu has been extended for three months, from July to September 2020. Bhutanese who have been displaced by the coronavirus pandemic and are currently residing in Bhutan are eligible for the Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu. The displaced group…

The Relief Kidu has been extended for three months, from July to September 2020. Bhutanese who have been displaced by the coronavirus pandemic and are currently residing in Bhutan are eligible for the Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu. The displaced group includes those who have been laid off,…

Unemployment, Extension of coverage, Cash transfers, COVID-19 covid19, extending coverage, self-employed, youth employment Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary https://www.royalkidu.bt/ siha
Bono 380 peru

Bono 380 ("Yo me quedo en casa") aims to reach 3.5 million households in conditions of poverty or extreme poverty with payments of 380 soles. This is a second delivery and it will be implemented in the coming months.

Cash transfers, Cash transfers, Social assistance covid19 Published Measures summary https://elcomercio.pe/respuestas/segundo-bono-de-380-soles-ver-link-aqui-cuales… socpro
Proteção de trabalhadores independentes e informais portugal

Extraordinary measure to support self-employed and informal workers in a situation of social vulnerability, which foresees the support of 1 IAS (EUR 438.81), between July and December 2020, and its integration into the social security system, with a 36-month link to the public social protection…

Unemployment, Difficult-to-cover groups self-employed, covid19 Published Measures summary https://pees.gov.pt/emprego/ socpro
Bono Perú Unido peru

Bono Peru Unido, solidarity allowance of 380 soles for self-employed workers economically affected by COVID-19.

Cash transfers, Cash transfers, Social assistance covid19, self-employed Published Measures summary https://peru.as.com/peru/2020/06/20/actualidad/1592664725_662182.html socpro
ATIVAR.PT Formação Profissional portugal

Ensure that the rise in unemployment is adequately and rapidly addressed by public broadband policy, notably on the basis of training and retraining programmes, in conjunction with sector-specific and public programmes.
Review and strengthen the responses of training and retraining…

Unemployment covid19 Published Measures summary https://pees.gov.pt/emprego/ socpro
Bono Normalidad Relativa venezuela

Bono Normalidad Relativa, 600.000Bs (2.94 USD) economic aid for the most disadvantaged populations due to the economic crisis.

Social assistance, Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary https://elpitazo.net/economia/bono-normalidad-relativa-sera-entregado-desde-est… socpro
ATIVAR.PT – Programa Reforçado de Apoios ao Emprego e à Formação Profissional portugal

Recipients: unemployed, with a special focus on new unemployed and young people.
Target: cover 50,000 new unemployed and keep the coverage rate of active policy measures close to 20% between 2020 and 2021.
Amount: budgetary reinforcement of 106 million euros IEFP, I. P.

Unemployment, Employment of young workers covid19 Published Measures summary https://pees.gov.pt/emprego/ socpro
Bono Victoria de Carabobo 2020 venezuela

Bono Victoria de Carabobo 2020, economic aid of 635.000Bs for the most disadvantaged populations due to the economic crisis.

Social assistance, Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary https://blog.patria.org.ve/bono-victoria-de-carabobo-2020/ socpro
600 milhões de meticais de apoio às PME´s estão salvaguardados mozambique

The 600 million meticais [around US$8. 5 million] National Institute of Social Security (INSS) credit line for small and medium enterprises affected by the Covid-19 pandemic will bear an interest rate of 4%.
The fixed interest rate is 4 percent, which can varies depending on the updates…

Employment covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.inss.gov.mz/noticias/894-600-milhoes-de-meticais-de-apoio-as-pme-s-… socpro
IMSS anuncia que incapacidad temporal y por maternidad se pueden tramitar en línea mexico

The IMSS announced support measures for workers to reduce their mobility and prevent risks of contagion during the health emergency caused by Covid-19. Benefits for temporary incapacity for work (due to occupational risk, illness or maternity) can be requested online

Disability is issued…

Maternity, Occupational accidents and diseases, Cash sickness benefits covid19, digital platforms Published Measures summary https://mvsnoticias.com/noticias/nacionales/imss-anuncia-que-incapacidad-tempor… socpro
Communiqué de la 7ème Séance du Mardi 21/04/2020 djibouti

Emergency food support program for 65,000 households. Since the start of this health crisis, around 40,000 households across the country have benefited from food distributions.

Food and nutrition covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.presidence.dj/conseilministresuite.php?ID=7&ID2=2020-04-21 socpro
North Macedonia: Union secures Covid-19 aid package for media workers North Macedonia

A special aid package to protect journalists wages and support struggling media is to be introduced in North Macedonia thanks to the efforts of the union representing the country's media workers.

Applicable to June, July and August, the plan will provide subsidies to all media…

Employment covid19, Emergency grants, labour markets Published Measures summary https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/press-releases/article/no… socpro
Government targets 900,000 relief payments by week end: premier Taiwan, China

Relief payments will be given by the government to 710,000 low and middle-income households and underprivileged people, who will have a monthly subsidy of NT$1,500 (US$49.88) remitted directly to their accounts and have already received payments for April.

Cash transfers covid19 Published Measures summary https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202004220017 socpro
Small Businesses to benefit from COVID-19 relief grants Guyana

The Government of Guyana is working to ensure that Small businesses benefit from COVID-19 relief grants through the Small Business Bureau.

The grant funding is specific to businesses registered under the Small Business Bureau. The application can be completed online and is being…

Cash transfers, Employment covid19, Emergency grants, labour markets Published Measures summary https://dpi.gov.gy/small-businesses-to-benefit-from-covid-19-relief-grants/#gsc… socpro
Umsókn um lokunarstyrk iceland

Closing grant adopted in the Parliament Act no. 38/2020 on financial support for smaller operators due to the pandemic. The government will provide these individuals and legal entities engaged in business or self-employment activities with grants to make up part of the revenue decline and help…

self-employed, covid19 Published Measures summary https://www.rsk.is/um-rsk/frettir-og-tilkynningar/umsokn-um-lokunarstyrk socpro
Wages for young apprentices to be funded by Tees Valley combined authority united kingdom

Tees Valley: The mayor of Tees Valley has earmarked £1 million to pay the wages of more than 100 young apprentices in an effort to reverse the decline of starts as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.The money will be used to fund “100 per cent” of the apprentices’ wages in their first six…

Employment covid19, youth employment, human resources Published Measures summary https://feweek.co.uk/2020/06/18/wages-for-young-apprentices-to-be-funded-by-tee… socpro