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| Ephemeral universalism in the social protection response to the COVID-19 lockdown in the Philippines | | philippines, the | issblog.nl (26.07.2020) Since March 2020, the Philippines has implemented one of the world’s strictest and longest lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused severe disruptions in peoples’ livelihoods. The government’s emergency social protection response, the ‘Social… |
Service delivery, Social assistance | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://issblog.nl/2020/06/26/covid-19-ephemeral-universalism-in-the-social-pro… | pmassetti | |||
| COVID-19 and South Asia: National Strategies and Subregional Cooperation for Accelerating Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient Recovery | Asia | United Nations ESCAP (25.06.2020) South Asia, a subregion with nearly a quarter of world’s population but over a third of world’s people living in extreme poverty and hunger, has been impacted severely given the vast proportion of population living at the margins, fragmented coverage of social… |
Social policies & programmes | covid19, policy reponse, poverty | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://www.unescap.org/resources/covid-19-and-south-asia-national-strategies-a… | pmassetti | |||
| Europass: take the next step! New platform launches today | Europe | Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion - European Commission(01.07.2020) The new Europass offers a range of online ‘e-Portfolio’ tools and information for people of all ages, at all stages of their… |
Europass is a set of online tools to help users communicate their skills, qualifications and experiences and manage their career in a fast changing world. |
Europass is one of the 12 flagship actions of the European Skills Agenda adopted by the European Commission on 1 July 2020. |
Employment, Human resource management, Information and communication technology, E-services | digital platforms, human resources, youth employment | Published Measures summary | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&furtherNews=yes&newsId=… | siha | |
| EU regulation hampers cross-border workers’ home office ambitions | Europe | The coronavirus pandemic has instigated a work-from-home culture with many employees wanting to extend the experience. However, the conditions imposed by the EU risk acting as a brake for cross-border workers in regions like Geneva, which borders with France, Swiss public radio (RTS)… |
The pandemic has caused many people to rethink their so-called home office situation. According to a survey in May, half of the Swiss labour force worked from home during the lockdown. Many Swiss companies and staff would like to continue or extend the work-from-home experience. In the future it |
Employment policies, Migration | coverage, international_agreement | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/eu-regulation-hampers-cross-border-workers--home-o… | siha | ||
| Switzerland: Short-time work allowance: Extension of the period to 18 months | switzerland | The Federal Council (01.07.2020) On July 1, 2020, the Federal Council extended the maximum period for receiving short-time work compensation from twelve to eighteen months. There is also a grace period of one day. This amendment to the ordinance will come into force on September 1,… |
The maximum period for receiving short-time work compensation is extended from twelve to eighteen months. There is also a grace period of one day. This amendment to the ordinance will come into force on September 1, 2020 and will apply until December 31, 2021. |
Coronavirus: Short-time work allowance: Extension of the reference period to 18 months |
Unemployment, Cash transfers, Shocks & extreme events | covid19, Emergency grants, youth employment | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/medienmitteilungen.msg-id-79716… | siha | |
| France Considers New Protections for Gig Worker ‘Invisibles’ | france | Bloomberg (16.06.2020) France will consider proposals to protect gig workers after pandemic lockdowns pushed the status of people who rely on tech platforms for their income to the forefront. French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has appointed a group of nine experts to suggest increased… |
Extension of coverage | digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-16/france-considers-new-protect… | pmassetti | |||
| Protecting workers in the workplace: ILO warns of COVID-19 migrant ‘crisis within a crisis’ | ilo.org (24.07.2020) Policies need to be put in place to protect stranded migrant workers and to ensure the reintegration of those who return to their home countries, says the International Labour Organization. |
Migration | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19 | https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_748992/lang--en/ind… | pmassetti | ||||
| Guatemala: Subsidio al consumo de energía eléctrica | guatemala | prensalibre.com (27.04.2020) Subsidio al consumo de energía eléctrica durante 3 meses (mayo, junio y julio), se cubrirán alrededor de 2 millones 839 mil usuarios que consumen menos de 300 kWh. (Q630 millones). Será aplicado en seis distribuidoras de energía (incluyendo tres empresas eléctricas… |
Electricity consumption subsidy for 3 months (May, June and July), about 2 million 839 will be covered thousand users who consume less than 300 kWh. (Q630 million). |
Family benefits, Housing | covid19, family | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.prensalibre.com/economia/coronavirus-asi-es-el-subsidio-para-la-ene… | mmarquez | ||
| Japan: Japan Pension Service to give opportunities to students with cancelled job offers or laid off | japan | nenkin.go.jp (26.06.2020) Japan Pension Service (JPS) is planning to give job opportunities to students who had their job offers cancelled or lost their part-time job due to COVID-19. JPS is planning to hire about 100 such students temporarily (from the… |
Japan Pension Service (JPS) is planning to give job opportunities to students who had their job offers cancelled or lost their part-time job due to COVID-19. JPS is planning to hire about 100 such students temporarily (from the end of June to the end of… |
Engaged in specific fields related to public pensions at the Institute, targeting university students who are in financial difficulties due to cancellation of job offer or loss of part-time job due to the effect of new coronavirus infection. We are looking for people to do this. |
Employment of young workers | covid19, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.nenkin.go.jp/info/20200529.html | mmarquez | |
| Lithuania: What Help can the Low-Income Residents Expect from the State?:Child benefits | lithuania | Ministry of Social Security and Labour (11.06.2020) Child benefit is a universal benefit paid to each child. Its size in 2020 is 60 euros. An additional benefit of 40 euros may be paid for children with disabilities and children from low-income or large families. Until now, when… |
Until now, when estimating family income for higher child benefit, the amount received during the last 12 months has been taken into account. However, since the financial situation of some families deteriorated rapidly during the quarantine period, it has been decided that until the 1st of… |
Child benefit is a universal benefit paid to each child. Its size in 2020 is 60 euros. An additional benefit of 40 euros may be paid for children with disabilities and children from low-income or large families. A low-income family is considered to be one in which the average monthly inco |
Family benefits, Service quality, Cash transfers | adequacy, covid19, Emergency grants, services quality | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://socmin.lrv.lt/en/news/what-help-can-the-low-income-residents-expect-fro… | siha | |
| Lithuania: What Help can the Low-Income Residents Expect from the State?: Social assistance | lithuania | Ministry of Social Security and Labour (11.06.2020) Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the economic difficulties it has caused, the support granted in municipalities has been increased and the conditions for granting it have been facilitated, but most of the changes will be permanent.… |
The support granted in municipalities has been increased and the conditions for granting it have been facilitated, but most of the changes will be permanent. From the 1st of June the benefit is available if the average monthly income per person does not exceed 137.5 euros. The applicant's… |
Anyone can experience financial hardship throughout life: it can be caused by a pandemic, economic crisis, sudden loss of job, family crises, lack of social skills, or other misfortunes. There are several types of assistance to the residents in Lithuania which can be combined: suppo |
Social assistance, Cash transfers | covid19, Emergency grants, poverty | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://socmin.lrv.lt/en/news/what-help-can-the-low-income-residents-expect-fro… | siha | |
| Japan: Gathering Medical Information System on COVID-19 (G-MIS) | japan | Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (08.04.2020) The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has established an information and communication infrastructure centre (tentative name) in cooperation with the Cabinet Secretariat's IT Office. The system enables collecting information… |
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare has established an information and communication infrastructure centre in cooperation with the Cabinet Secretariat's IT Office. The system enables collecting information on hospital operation status, the situation of hospital beds and… |
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has established an information and communication infrastructure center (tentative name) in cooperation with the Cabinet Secretariat's IT Office, and has been able to establish hospital operation status, hospital beds and medical staff from medical institu |
Health, Risk management, Information and communication technology, Service quality | covid19, database, services quality | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/seisakunitsuite/bunya/0000121431_00130.html | siha | |
| COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace: ILO warns of COVID-19 migrant ‘crisis within a crisis’ | Policies need to be put in place to protect stranded migrant workers and to ensure the reintegration of those who return to their home countries, says the International Labour Organization. |
https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_748992/lang--en/ind… | pmassetti | |||||||
| Social protection via One-Window Operations in Pakistan - Healthy DEvelopments - BMZ | http://health.bmz.de/events/In_focus/social-protection-via-one-window-operation… | pmassetti | ||||||||
| How mobile money is helping those in need through the pandemic | World Economic Forum (25.06.2020) Money transfers are effective ways to protect those in financial difficulties due to COVID-19. In sub-Saharan Africa, over 80% of measures announced since the beginning of the pandemic are in the form of transfers. The pandemic has led many countries to… |
E-services, Service delivery, Error, evasion and fraud | covid19 | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/06/government-mobile-payments-bank-transfer… | pmassetti | ||||
| Taiwan: First "Public Health Specialists Act" in Asia passed in Taiwan | Taiwan, China | Taiwan Today (18.05.2020) The Public Health Specialists Act, which provides for a national certification for public health professionals, passed the Legislature May 15 in Taipei City. This is the first time such a law has been enacted in Asia. According to the act, if a person who is a… |
The Public Health Specialists Act, which provides for a national certification for public health professionals, passed the Legislature May 15 in Taipei City. This is the first time such a law has been enacted in Asia. |
(Google translate) The "Public Hygienist Law," which stipulates the national qualification "Public Hygienist" who is a public health expert, was passed and passed at the Legislative Assembly (= Diet session) on the 15th. This is the first time in Asia to enact such a law. |
Health, Health promotion, Safety and health at work, Social policies & programmes | covid19, policy reponse, universal health care | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://jp.taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=148&post=177559&unitname=%E3%83%8B%E3%2… | siha | |
| Malta: The rest of the service.gov centers are opened | malta | SERVIZZ.GOV (26.06.2020) From next week, the rest of the regional centers will be opened, so service.gov will have a total of 22 centers open throughout Malta. servicio.gov continues to offer assistance on government services through its various means, including Freephone 153, the one-… |
From next week, the rest of the regional centers will be opened, so service.gov will have a total of 22 centers open throughout Malta. |
From next week, the rest of the regional centers will be opened, so service.gov will have a total of 22 centers open throughout Malta. The centers that will be opened are Paola, Zebbug, Valletta, Msida, Victoria, Birki |
Service quality, Service delivery | covid19, Covid19_deconfinement_measures, customer_services | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/DOI/Press%20Releases/Pages/2020/June/26/pr2012… | siha | |
| Malta: Further strengthening of ID Malta’s digital platforms | malta | MINISTRY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIAT FOR CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITIES (24.06.2020) Online birth and death registration is now available through Identity Malta's website (https://… |
Online birth and death registration is now available through Identity Malta's website (https://identitymalta.com/services/). The public can register a newborn's birth or a person's death remotely by simply filling in an online registration form… |
Minister for Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement Byron Camilleri and Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship and the Communities Alex Muscat announced that online birth and death registration is now available through Identity Malta's website ( |
Information and communication technology, E-services, Service quality | digital platforms, egovernment, services quality | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/DOI/Press%20Releases/Pages/2020/June/24/pr2011… | siha | |
| Malta: A voucher of € 100 per person aged 16 and over | malta | THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER (08.06.2020) … |
A voucher of € 100 per person aged 16 and over that can be used in a licensed accommodation, restaurant or business that has closed. |
The Prime Minister, for his part, announced the following measures: A voucher of € 100 per person aged 16 and over that can be used in a licensed accommodation, restaurant or business that has closed. |
Employment, Cash transfers, Shocks & extreme events | covid19, Emergency grants, Universal Social Protection | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/DOI/Press%20Releases/Pages/2020/June/08/pr2010… | siha | |
| Malta: The Covid Wage Supplement will remain unchanged until September | malta | THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER (08.06.2020) The Covid Wage Supplement will remain unchanged until September, where the benefit rate of € 800 for full-time and € 500 for part-timers in areas involved with tourist accommodation, travel agencies will be maintained. travel, language schools,… |
The Covid Wage Supplement will remain unchanged until September, where the benefit rate of € 800 for full-time and € 500 for part-timers in areas involved with tourist accommodation, travel agencies will be maintained. travel, language schools, organization of events and air transport. |
The Prime Minister, for his part, announced the following measures: |
Employment, Cash transfers | covid19, Emergency grants, labour markets, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/DOI/Press%20Releases/Pages/2020/June/08/pr2010… | siha | |
| Malta: Parental benefit and Additional Unemployment Benefit will end on 3 July | malta | THE MINISTRY OF THE FAMILY, CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND SOCIAL SOLIDARITY（04.06.2020）The temporary payment of the Parental Benefit and the Additional Unemployment Benefit for the time being will continue to be made weekly, but will be stopped with effect from Friday, 3 July 2020, which payment… |
The temporary payment of the Parental Benefit and the Additional Unemployment Benefit for the time being will continue to be made weekly, but will be stopped with effect from Friday, 3 July 2020. |
The Department of Social Security and the Division for Financial Aid and Compliance within the Ministry for the Family, Children's Rights and Social Solidarity make reference to the p |
Family benefits, Unemployment, Cash transfers | covid19, Emergency grants, family, youth employment | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/DOI/Press%20Releases/Pages/2020/June/04/pr2010… | siha | |
| Argentina: ANSES reabrió más de 150 delegaciones en todo el país | argentina | ANSES (12.06.2020) Con un sistema de turnos programados y garantizando el protocolo sanitario, la ANSES reabrió al público más de 150 Unidades de Atención Integral (UDAI) y oficinas en todo el país. La ANSES irá, progresivamente, realizando la reapertura de sus oficinas teniendo en cuenta… |
With a system of scheduled shifts and guaranteeing the health protocol, ANSES reopened more than 150 Comprehensive Care Units (UDAI in Spanish) and offices throughout the country to the public. The ANSES will progressively carry out the reopening of its offices taking into account… |
Con un sistema de turnos programados y garantizando el protocolo sanitario, la ANSES reabrió al público más de 150 Unidades de Atención Integral (UDAI) y oficinas en todo el país. El organismo se contacta con las personas que tenían tr |
Health, Human resource management, Service quality, Service delivery | covid19, Covid19_deconfinement_measures, human resources, service delivery | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | http://noticias.anses.gob.ar/noticia/la-anses-reabrio-mas-de-delegaciones-en-to… | mmarquez | |
| Bermuda: Re-opening the economy – Phase 4 | bermuda | Governmen of Bermuda (25.06.2020) Bermuda will end the State of Emergency on June 30th. This will imply a relaxation of social distancing measures which include gatherings up to a maximum of 50 persons (with the possibility to request largers ones to the Minister of National Security);… |
Bermuda will end the State of Emergency on June 30th. This will imply a relaxation of social distancing measures which include gatherings up to a maximum of 50 persons (with the possibility to request largers ones to the Minister of National Security); recreational scuba will be allowed and… |
Health | covid19, Covid19_deconfinement_measures | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.gov.bm/articles/re-opening-economy-phase-4 | mmarquez | ||
| Bermuda: Lump-Sum Withdrawals for Occupational Pension Plans for members younger than the retirement age | bermuda | ssa.gov (01.06.2020) For members from certain occupational pension plans that are younger than age 65 (the normal retirement age) and who are not yet retired may request one-time withdrawals of up to B$12,000 (US$12,000) from their account balances. The deadline for requests is June… |
For members from certain occupational pension plans that are younger than age 65 (the normal retirement age) and who are not yet retired may request one-time withdrawals of up to B$12,000 (US$12,000) from their account balances. The deadline for requests is June 30, 2021, and… |
Bermuda Introduces Lump-Sum Withdrawal Options for Certain Occupational Pension PlansOn June 1, Bermuda's government implemented two amendments to the National Pension Scheme (Occupational Pensions) Act 1998 that allow members of defined contribution occupat |
Old-age pensions | covid19 | Proposition_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2020-06/index.html | mmarquez | |
| Costa Rica: Se fomenta el teletrabajo para asegurar continuidad de servicios | costa rica | mtss.go.cr (09.03.2020) Se insta a las instancias ministeriales y de la administración pública descentralizada a adoptar la modalidad de teletrabjo temporalmente, y a coordinar los equipos para asegurarse que los trabajadores cuenten con las condiciones necesarias para seguir con sus tareas. Se… |
Ministries and decentralized public administration are urged to adopt the teleworking modality temporarily, and to coordinate teams to ensure that workers have the necessary conditions to continue with their tasks. The private sector is also urged to adopt the same measures. |
Employment, Human resource management | covid19, human resources | Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published Measures summary | http://www.mtss.go.cr/elministerio/biblioteca/documentos/Directriz%20073-S-MTSS… | mmarquez |