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Suisse: Gérer son diabète avec une application mobile: comment s’y retrouver? dfabbri

Le Temps (17.05.2019) A l’ère de l’e-santé, de nombreuses applications mobiles se développent pour aider les malades à gérer leurs pathologies chroniques, notamment le diabète. Quelques précautions sont à observer, rappellent des experts

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Azerbaijan to create 31 social security centers until 2025 dfabbri

azernews (17.05.2019) The delegations from various countries are in Azerbaijan to participate in the Regional Social Security Forum for Europe held by International Social Security Association (ISSA), Trend reports referring to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population on May 17. The representatives of the delegations visited the Center for Sustainable and Operational Social Security (DOST), established under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population, and the first center of DOST.

Governance and administration azerbaijan
La Belgique récompensée pour sa sécurité sociale - dfabbri

LeVif (16.05.2019) L'Association internationale de la sécurité sociale (AISS) a remis son prix des bonnes pratiques en Europe aux institutions belges, pour la numérisation et l'automatisation de leurs services, indique-t-elle dans un communiqué mercredi soir

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Guatemala: uscan que sector informal pueda optar al Seguro Social dfabbri

canalantigua (10.05.2019) El sector informal podría optar a varios servicios del Seguro Social, siempre y cuando se apruebe una iniciativa de ley propuesta por la diputada Alejandra Carrillo. Estos son los detalles

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Malaysia: Revitalising injured workers via certification dfabbri

New Straits Times (15.05.2019) The International Labour Organisation estimated that globally, 2.3 million workers succumbed to occupational accidents and work-related diseases every year. In developing countries including Malaysia, this has emerged as a growing concern arising from the increasing number of work-related accidents which could result in deaths, injuries and major disabilities, sick leave, inability to work, temporary or permanent loss of jobs.

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Baku hosts Regional Social Security Forum for Europe dfabbri

azernews (14.05.2019) Baku hosts the Regional Social Security Forum for Europe held by International Social Security Association (ISSA), Trend reports on May 14. Representatives of ISSA, other international organizations and 35 countries are participating in the three-day forum.

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ISSA RSSF: Ministry of Labor of Azerbaijan talks wage increases dfabbri

menafn. (14.05.2019) Key reforms have been carried out in recent years aimed at improving the welfare of the population in Azerbaijan, the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan Sahil Babayev said at the ISSA Regional Social Security Forum for Europe held in Baku, Trend reports.

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Ghana’s pensions regulator is working to ensure about 11m informal sector workers have pension schemes pmassetti

 Pulse Nigeria (07.05.2019) The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has said that it is putting measures in place to ensure that Ghanaians working in the informal sector are able to access a pension scheme.

Pensions ghana
L’accès aux soins des étrangers en France reste toujours « difficile », selon le Défenseur des droits dfabbri

Le Monde (13.05.2019) M. Toubon met en cause les « préjugés » entourant les étrangers malades, et notamment celui d’un « appel d’air » censément créé par le système de soins français.

Difficult-to-cover groups france
How a basic income can battle the 8 giants of a faltering economy pmassetti

World Economic Forum (20.01.2019)  The post-1945 income distribution system is irretrievably broken, threatening the market economy. And traditional redistributive tools such as direct taxes, collective bargaining, and labor regulations cannot put things right.

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Exploring social protection systems in Zimbabwe dfabbri

The Sunday Mail (05.05.2019) There are so many ways to deepen the understanding of social protection systems in Zimbabwe be it by academics, researchers, policy makers and the social protection polity in general.

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Europe: New data show more than 14 million young people benefitted from Youth Guarantee dfabbri

Europa (30.04.2019) Latest data on the Youth Guarantee show that youth unemployment and rate of NEETs have reached record lows since the Youth Guarantee started, but also indicate more work is still needed.

european union
Bolivia: El desempleo golpea a los más jóvenes del país dfabbri

El Deber (05.05.2019)  Según el INE la desocupación general es de un 4,27%, mientras que en los segmentos de menor edad llega al 8,5%. El Gobierno ofrece programas laborales

economic crisis Unemployment bolivia
Report: Working conditions in a global perspective pmassetti

ilo.org 2019 - This report provides a comparative analysis of job quality covering approximately 1.2 billion of the world’s workers in the EU28, China, the Republic of Korea, Turkey, the United States (US), Spanish-speaking Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama), Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.

Safety and health at work
Brazil : Uber and Other "App" Drivers can Soon Register as Microentrepreneurs pmassetti

 The Rio Times (05.05.2019) The Ministry of Economy has confirmed Friday (3rd) that it is studying a decree to regulate the requirement for the registration of drivers of “Apps” at the National Institute of Social Security (INSS).

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Exponential Disruption in the Digital Economy ruggia

This paper addresses five disruptive technologies that are driving massive economic transformation and that will be critical areas for public policy formulation and implementation in the region in the years ahead: cloud computing, blockchain, big data, artificial intelligence and the internet of things.

artificial intelligence , big data, blockchain, cloud computing, data analytics Information and communication technology Americas
Italy's welfare revolution kicks off as 'citizens' income' goes live pmassetti

Reuters (06.03.2019) - Italy’s flagship welfare reform kicked off in busy but orderly fashion on Wednesday as thousands of poor and unemployed people applied in post offices and tax assistance centers for the “citizens’ income” scheme.

Social assistance italy
What happened to all the hype about Universal Basic Income? pmassetti

World Economic Forum (27.03.2019) Three years ago, it was hard to avoid all the Universal Basic Income (UBI) trials. First Finland announced that it would launch a UBI experiment, then Switzerland voted on (but rejected) a UBI trial. Next Ontario, Canada announced it was getting in on the game, followed by proposed experiments in Utrecht, Barcelona, California, and Kenya.

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Austria passes welfare reform that spells cuts for foreigners pmassetti

InfoMigrants (29.04.2019) Austria’s far-right government has pegged social benefits to German language skills and family size. While the government defended the reform, the cuts were met with criticism by opposition parties and UNHCR.

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Improving Forecasting of Pharmaceutical Spending pmassetti

OECD  - The advent of the direct acting anti-virals (DAAs) for hepatitis C, the increasing use of high cost biologics, and the escalating launch prices of oncology medicines in particular, have raised concerns that pharmaceutical expenditure growth could become increasingly difficult to sustain. In order to ensure adequate resource mobilisation, and to manage the entry of major new therapies, many countries see value in trying to anticipate changes in market dynamics and by doing so, to attempt to forecast future pharmaceutical expenditure.

Health insurance
ADB future programs for the Philippines to focus on social assistance, flood control dfabbri

BusinessWorld (02.05.2019) THhe Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it operations in the Philippines between 2020 and 2022 will focus on social assistance, education and flood control among others. In a statement Tuesday, the bank said it is preparing its 2020-2022 Philippines Country Operations Business Plan, with initiatives including the Expanded Social Assistance project, the Facilitating Youth School-to-Work program and the Workplace Skills Funding pilot project.

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[Opinión] El trabajo en Honduras dfabbri

Diario El Heraldo (02.05.2019) El ingreso anual per cápita del hondureño es de $2,500. Por su PIB, Honduras es el tercer país más pobre de América Latina . Consecuentemente, las escalas salariales, exceptuando las percibidas por la alta jerarquía burocrática, están entre las más bajas de Centroamérica.

economic crisis, labour markets, poverty Employment honduras
Finland’s Basic Income Experiment Shows Recipients Are Happier and More Secure pmassetti

bloomberg.com (04.04.2019) Unemployed people derive significant psychological benefits from receiving a fixed amount of financial support from the state, according to a landmark experiment into basic income in Finland that highlights the disadvantages of the country’s existing means-tested system.

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[Report] OECD: Low productivity jobs continue to drive employment growth dfabbri

OECD (29.04.2019) Employment is rising in OECD countries but most jobs continue to be created in relatively low-productivity, low-wage activities, says a new OECD report

labour markets Employment
Social security reform postponed until next European Parliament dfabbri

EurActiv (19.04.2019) Deep divisions among MEPs made it clear on Thursday (19 April) that the social security coordination directive, aimed at enforcing the rights of mobile workers, would be postponed for the next European Parliament, after May’s EU elections.

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