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Putting Europe’s invisible precariat in the spotlight dfabbri

Social Europe (18.04.2019) The European Commission’s latest Employment and Social Developments in Europe report reveals record employment in the EU, with nearly 240 million Europeans in employment in 2018. Yet, there is little reason to celebrate this much-touted number: both high-paying and low-paying jobs are on the rise, while the availability of medium-earning jobs is shrinking rapidly.

Unemployment, Difficult-to-cover groups european union
What We Know and Don’t Know About the International Cyberattack - The New York Times rruggia

Hospitals in Britain, several companies in Spain and 11 other countries have confirmed attacks to their systems. Patient information does not appear to have been stolen or compromised, according to the National Health Service of Britain.

By Russell Goldman May 12, 2017

Right Now: Security experts warned that the full impact of the audacious cyberattack that crippled 200,000 computers in more than 150 countries might be truly felt in the new workweek as workers return to their offices and turn back on their computers.

  • The spread of a “ransomware” attack against computer systems around the world affected the United States much less than other nations because a British cybersecurity researcher accidentally stopped the attack from spreading more widely, according to cybersecurity experts.
  • Hackers appeared to have exploited a flaw in Microsoft’s Windows operating system that was first discovered by the United States National Security Agency. The flaw and a tool to exploit it with malicious software were made public in April by a hacker collective known as Shadow Brokers.

 

cybersecurity Information and communication technology, Security united kingdom
Deutsche Arbeitnehmer sind besonders unzufrieden dfabbri

EurActiv (12.04.2019) Überforderung, andere Gehaltsvorstellungen und ungenügende Flexibilität – trotz gut laufender Wirtschaft sinkt die Zufriedenheit der Mitarbeiter in deutschen Unternehmen wie in keinem anderen europäischen Land.

Employment germany
L’UE cale sur ses nouvelles règles du chômage des frontaliers dfabbri

Le Temps (17.04.2019) Les 28 n’ont pu avaliser la réforme controversée qui aurait changé les règles de l’indemnisation des chômeurs frontaliers. Le report du dossier à la prochaine législature est un gain de temps bienvenu pour Berne

Unemployment european union, switzerland
Social security for elderly inadequate in India: UN report dfabbri

socialprotection (03.04.2019)  Every second elderly person in India is concerned about his or her social and financial security, a study conducted by Agewell Research and Advocacy Centre for the United Nations revealed.

poverty Old-age pensions, Difficult-to-cover groups india
Le long chemin européen vers l’harmonisation sociale et fiscale gfilhon

theconversation. (16.04.2019) L’Union européenne dispose donc de moyens limités pour agir dans des domaines tels que la protection sociale. En revanche elle dispose de moyens importants qui ne sont pas en faveur d'une Europe sociale

contribution collection, coverage, data protection, egovernment, family_gender_society, international_agreement, interoperability, migration Governance and administration, Financing european union
US: Daily on Healthcare: Medicare for All goes way beyond other countries’ universal healthcare plans dfabbri

washingtonexaminer (15.04.2019) he Medicare for All Act, the latest proposal to have the government become the only payer of healthcare services, is often billed by its supporters as a step toward realizing a similar system that other developed nations have in place.

universal health care Health insurance United States
UN rights chief calls for adequate social protection for older persons dfabbri

Xinhua (15.04.2019) UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday that older persons have the potential to continue contributing to the society, calling for adequate social protection for them.

Old-age pensions
Le champignon microscopique “Candida auris”, une menace grandissante pour la santé publique gfilhon

Une mystérieuse infection due à un champignon résistant aux traitements se développe dans le monde, et ce dans un climat de secret

Health promotion, Medical care, Health insurance, Shocks & extreme events, Natural disasters Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe
Myanmar: Analysis of the relationship between social protection and national cohesion and reconciliation dfabbri

Helpage (13.04.2019) HelpAge International has supported Myanmar since 2004 and has been an implementing partner of the Livelihoods and Food Security Fund (LIFT) donor consortium since January 2010. Building on its field experience, HelpAge began a policy oriented project funded by LIFT in 2014, called Strengthening the Ministry of Social Welfare To Fulfil Its Role in Expanding Social Protection. The project aims to help build the capacity of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement (MSWRR) to clarify its mandate on social protection as a whole and make informed decisions in relation to specific programmes, particularly its new universal National Social Pension.

Old-age pensions myanmar
Brazil pension reform on track to pass by June dfabbri

Reuters (11.04.2019) Brazil’s pension reform process will pick up momentum after the Easter holidays, staying on track for approval in the lower house in May or June, the lower house speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Thursday.

managing reforms Pensions brazil
Bridging the gap in social protection and socio-economic policies in Asean dfabbri

BusinessMirror (11.04.2019) On paper, the Philippines and other Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) are all committed to the protection of their citizens against social and economic risks. However, the adequacy of the social protection extended to the ordinary people is still limited, as reflected in the social spending made by Asean countries on social protection, roughly 4-6 percent of the GDP versus the 20-24 percent in the developed countries.

Asia
EU: High-level conference - The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All pmassetti

Europa (09.04.2019) Hosted by the European Commission, the conference 'The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All.' has steered an open discussion on the main changes taking place in the world of work.

Europe
[Opinion] Europe’s future of work requires new safety nets dfabbri

EurActiv (April 2019) How, where and when we work is changing rapidly. There are now many diverse forms of work. In addition to the challenges that this new world of work brings to our existing systems of labour legislation, lifelong learning, taxation and collective bargaining, its impact on our social protection systems is of particular concern, writes Michael Freytag.

megatrends Employment european union
México: Piden que ley secundaria de reforma laboral refuerce la seguridad social dfabbri

20minutos (09.04.2019) Las leyes secundarias de la reforma laboral que se que se distirán en la Cámara de Diputados deben reforzar la seguridad social, con el fin de proteger los derechos de los trabajadores y que exista...

managing reforms mexico
El empleo de éxito que crea la economía digital | Expansión dfabbri

Expansión (18.12.2018) Quizá el camino más directo y eficaz para tener éxito en la búsqueda de empleo sea rastrear los nuevos puestos que impulsa la economía digital. Se trata de perfiles adaptados a los negocios y capacidades del futuro. También la FP genera profesiones muy reales y necesarias.

Brexit preparedness: EU preparations help safeguard citizens’ social security entitlements dfabbri

Europa (09.04.2019) As part of its Brexit preparedness and contingency work, the European Commission has taken several measures to protect EU citizens and UK nationals who are or have been living or working in another Member State.

european union
Malaysia: NIOSH can give practical solutions to occupational health problems, says its chairman dfabbri

New Straits Times (09.04.2019)  Organisations and companies could reduce occupational diseases by implementing engineering control through specific methods built into plant design, equipment and processes. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said engineering control was more effective than administrative control (or work practice control) and the use of personal protective equipment.

OSH Prevention of occupational risks malaysia
Are Switzerland’s pensions too high? dfabbri

swissinfo.ch (08.04.2019) The Swiss pension system is in danger of collapse. At the same time, Swiss retirees get higher pensions than almost anywhere else in the world. Is the country due for a reality check?

managing reforms Pensions switzerland
France: Retraites - que deviendront les pensions de réversion et les droits familiaux? dfabbri

Libération (08.04.2019) Sans cacher son agacement après les déclarations contradictoires des membres du gouvernement, Jean-Paul Delevoye, grand architecte de la réforme, poursuit ses travaux. Objectif affiché : rendre le système plus équitable, y compris entre les hommes et les femmes.

managing reforms Old-age pensions, Survivors france
France: Ce que propose le rapport Libault pour le grand âge gfilhon

agefi (05.04.2019) Le rapport Grand âge demandé par le Premier ministre à Dominique Libault a été remis à la ministre des Solidarités et de la santé, Agnès Buzyn, jeudi 28 mars. Ce haut fonctionnaire avait pour mission de conduire une concertation et de faire des propositions de réforme, notamment dans la perspective d’un projet de loi.

family_gender_society, housing, megatrends, policy reponse, poverty, service intermediaries , services quality france
Concertation Grand âge et autonomie - Rapports publics - La Documentation française gfilhon

Rapport In Extenso de Dominique Libault, directeur de l'EN3S, sur la perte d'autonomie et la prise en charge du grand âge et de la dépendance

housing, managing reforms, prevention, robotization, service delivery, service intermediaries , services quality Health, Disability, Old-age pensions, Demographic change, Long-term care, Population ageing, Social policies & programmes, Policy analysis Europe , france
Français du monde. Une meilleure protection sociale pour les expatriés dfabbri

francetvinfo (08.04.2019) Le texte de la réforme de la Caisse des Français de l’Étranger qui vient d'être définitivement adopté, vise à rendre le fonctionnement de la “sécurité sociale des expatriés” plus lisible, alors que la taille de la communauté française à l’étranger ne cesse de croître, +3% par an environ, et que la santé se hisse en tête de ses préoccupations.

france
[Opinion] Doctor’s Tip: Health care in Cuba — maybe we can learn something dfabbri

PostIndependent.com (07.04.2019) Understandably, a growing number of Americans are dissatisfied with our expensive, dysfunctional health care system. We spend far more money on health care than any other country, yet rank far down the list of most measures of health outcomes. Complications of our health care system (errors, missed diagnoses, hospital-acquired infections, etc.) are the third cause of death, following heart disease and cancer.

Health promotion cuba
EU countries reject proposal on social security coordination pmassetti

POLITICO (29.03.2019) Bitter feud centered on who pays unemployment benefits to workers who commute between EU countries.

Unemployment Europe