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Establishing a Comprehensive Social Protection System in Belize dfabbri

 Channel5Belize.com (03.12.2018) A five-day conference kicked off today in Belize City. Policy makers are attempting to strengthen what is in place to eliminate poverty among the various pockets of the vulnerable populations. Issues of healthcare, income security for children, the elderly or the disabled are also on the table. On the first day, social protection registries and an improvement on deliverables were the focus. News Five’s Duane Moody reports.

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780,000 people living in poverty in Ireland, report finds dfabbri

BreakingNews.ie (03.12.2018)  80,000 people in Ireland are living in poverty, according to the latest report from Social Justice Ireland. This figure includes 250,000 children as detailed in the think-tank's National Social Monitor for winter 2018.

[Report] OECD: Improvements to pension systems have made them better placed to deliver pensions dfabbri

OECD (03.12.2018) Improvements in the design of pension systems over the last decade in OECD countries have made them more financially sustainable and governments should now focus on ensuring they provide people with an adequate retirement income, according to a new OECD report. The OECD Pensions Outlook 2018 says that governments face challenges includng population ageing, low returns on retirement savings, low growth, less stable employment careers and insufficient pension coverage among some groups of workers. These issues have eroded the belief that pension systems, pay-as-you-go or funded, will deliver on their promises once workers reach retirement age. “Pension reform remains a continuing challenge as countries need to ensure people get an adequate pension while remaining affordable,” said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría, launching the report in Paris.

Pensions
[Analysis] Advancing universal health coverage in South Asian cities: a framework dfabbri

The BMJ (30.11.2018) Universal health coverage means that every person everywhere should have affordable access to good quality essential health services. The governments of South Asian countries have embraced the goal of universal health coverage, which is the centrepiece of commitments to deliver the third health related sustainable development goal (SDG). Universal health coverage is linked to other SDGs related to poverty (SDG 1), education (SDG 4), gender (SDG 5), equality (SDG 10), and partnerships (SDG 17).1 Its association with SDG 11 focused on sustainable cities and communities, is comparatively overlooked

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Perú: Presidente Vizcarra se compromete a mejorar sector laboral dfabbri

Agencia Peruana de Noticias Andina (30.11.2018) El presidente Martín Vizcarra manifestó que el gobierno se compromete a trabajar en las soluciones a los problemas que afectan al sector laboral, con la finalidad de contar con un marco dinámico que permita aprovechar el máximo potencial y talento de los trabajadores. Indicó que una economía competitiva requiere que el mercado laboral funcione de manera eficiente, generando los canales para que el trabajador encuentre un espacio óptimo donde pueda desarrollar sus capacidades.

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France: Travailleurs de plate-formes - Note explicative relative à l’arrêt n°1737 de la Chambre sociale du 28 novembre 2018 dfabbri

Cour de cassation (28.11.2018) Par un arrêt rendu le 28 novembre 2018, la chambre sociale de la Cour de cassation statue pour la première fois sur la qualification du contrat liant un livreur à une plate-forme numérique.

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France: Livraison de repas : la justice requalifie un travailleur de plate-forme en salarié dfabbri

Le Figaro (28.11.2018) La Cour de cassation a établi mercredi un lien de subordination entre la défunte société de livraison de repas Take Eat Easy et l'un de ses coursiers à vélo, une décision inédite qui pourrait entrouvrir la porte du salariat à certains livreurs travaillant pour des plateformes numériques.

digital platforms Employment france
Note explicative relative à l’arrêt n°1737 de la Chambre sociale du 28 novembre 2018 (17-20.079) | Cour de cassation gfilhon

La Cour de cassation, instance suprême de l'ordre juridique privé français, établit que dès lors qu'existe une relation de contrôle d'activité et pouvoir de sanction, la plate forme est bien l'employeur et cette dernière doit bien verser les cotisations sociales dues à tout salarié. 

digital platforms Employment policies, Employment of young workers, Governance and administration, Contribution collection and compliance, Social policies & programmes, Inequalities, Error, evasion and fraud Europe , france
La santé des plus vulnérables menacée par le réchauffement climatique dfabbri

Le Temps (29.11.2018) Les problèmes de santé liés à la chaleur augmentent dans le monde à cause des effets du changement climatique sur les personnes âgées, les urbains et les patients déjà affaiblis par une maladie, prévient un rapport publié jeudi. Particulièrement touchée, l'Europe est plus vulnérable que l'Afrique et l'Asie du Sud-Est, car elle compte davantage de personnes âgées vivant dans les villes, où les effets de la chaleur peuvent être particulièrement ravageurs, selon ce rapport paru dans la revue médicale The Lancet et signé par des experts internationaux.

climate change Population ageing
Pakistan: PM approves social protection framework for vulnerable segments dfabbri

Pakistan Today (26.11.2018) Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday approved a social protection framework for the vulnerable segments of the society, ensuring that they were protected against certain issues affecting them.

poverty Extension of coverage pakistan
[Website] FutureProofing Healthcare believes we should all have equal access to healthcare. dfabbri

FutureProofing Healthcare (25.11.2018) FutureProofing Healthcare: The Sustainability Index aims to start an EU-wide conversation on the need to act now to futureproof healthcare systems, to ensure patients will get the care they need in the coming decades. The Index – which was led by an independent panel of healthcare experts from across the EU, in partnership with Roche – gives a unique snapshot of the current status of the 28 EU healthcare systems, based on the largest data set of its kind.

data analytics european union
DGUV Forum [Editorial] Deutschland: Arbeitszeit sicher und gesund gestalten dfabbri

dguv-forum (Nov. 2018) Flexibilisierung, demografischer Wandel, die ständige Verfügbarkeit von Diensten in der digitalen Wirtschaft – zentrale Themen der Arbeitswelt 4.0 stellen die Kernarbeitszeit von acht Stunden pro Tag infrage. Was bedeutet das für den Arbeitsschutz? Wo ist seine Position in dieser politisch geführten Diskussion? Aber zunächst einige Fakten. In den vergangenen 25 Jahren (1991 bis 2016) ist die Zahl der Erwerbstätigen in Deutschland um vier Millionen auf 43 Millionen Menschen gestiegen. Die Zahl der Arbeitsstunden aber blieb unverändert. Das sieht nach einer erfreulichen Entwicklung aus: Mehr Menschen arbeiten pro Jahr weniger lang. Gleichzeitig stieg allerdings die Produktivität pro   Erwerbstätigenstunde deutlich, mehr Menschen arbeiteten in Teilzeit und das Renteneintrittsalter stieg ebenfalls.

OSH Prevention of occupational risks germany
Suisse: Assurances sociales: -comment surveiller les surveillants dfabbri

Le Temps (26.11.2018) Dorénavant, tout le monde va s’observer. Les assureurs disposeront d’une base légale permettant d’engager des détectives pour surveiller les assurés soupçonnés de toucher des prestations sociales – notamment d’invalidité ou d’accident – de manière abusive. Les adversaires de ces dispositions vont contrôler leur mise en œuvre. Ceux qui les ont soutenues vont faire de même: ils veilleront au grain afin que les promesses faites durant la campagne soient tenues. Après l’arroseur arrosé, voici le surveillant surveillé.

Health insurance, Error, evasion and fraud switzerland
France: Retraites complémentaires Agirc-Arrco : le dispositif de minoration/majoration dfabbri

boursorama (23.11.2018) Au 1er janvier 2019, les régimes de retraite complémentaire Agirc et Arrco fusionnent. A cette occasion, de nouvelles conditions de départ à la retraite sont mises en place. Si vous êtes salarié du privé, le montant de votre retraite complémentaire va être majoré ou minoré de manière temporaire en fonction de votre âge de départ à la retraite. Ce mécanisme est appelé bonus/malus ou coefficient de solidarité.

managing reforms Pensions france
OECD Labour Force Statistics 2018 dfabbri

OECD (November 2018) This annual edition of Labour Force Statistics provides detailed statistics on labour force, employment and unemployment, broken down by gender, as well as unemployment duration, employment status, employment by sector of activity and part-time employment. It also contains participation and unemployment rates by gender and detailed age groups as well as comparative tables for the main components of the labour force. Data are available for each OECD member country and for OECD-Total, Euro area and European Union. The time series presented in the publication cover 10 years for most countries. It also provides information on the sources and definitions used by member countries in the compilation of those statistics.

Employment, Unemployment
ECASSA Conferemce: Infant Mortality Rate In Rwanda Reduced By Over 70% In 25 Years dfabbri

Taarifa Rwanda (23.11.2018) Between 1990 and 2015, Rwanda registered quite a number of milestones in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Infant mortality rate was reduced by 74%, while the rate of maternal mortality reduced by 78%, according to Finance Minister Dr. Uzziel Ndagijimana.

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Uganda: NSSF Wins Gold in Prestigious Financial Reporting Awards dfabbri

TowerPostNews (20.11.2918) The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has won the prestigious Gold Award, Report of The Year at the 8th edition of the Annual Financial Reporting Awards (FiRe Awards) that took place last Wednesday at Kampala Serena Hotel. The Fund was commended for presenting an all-round impressive and highly innovative annual report, showing a clear commitment to high standards of financial reporting, effectively reporting on financial, governance, environmental & social aspects and other activities of the Fund.

Governance and administration uganda
Arrêts de travail et « ras-le-bol » managérial gfilhon

Depuis quelques années, le nombre d’arrêts de travail est en augmentation constante en France. Pourquoi cette tendance que l’on ne retrouve pas forcément chez nos voisins ? Dans la dernière étude de l’Institut Sapiens sur le sujet, Laurent Cappelletti, professeur au CNAM, avance une explication intéressante : il s’agirait là de l’expression d’un « ras-le-bol » managérial, puisque 99% des absences évitables seraient liées avant tout à des dysfonctionnements dans le management des personnes. Voilà sans doute qui devraient inciter les entreprises françaises à tourner définitivement le dos aux modèles tayloristes anciens, centrés sur les procédures et la spécialisation excessive du travail. Aux Pays-Bas, en Suède, ou encore au Canada, pays qui se sont éloignés de ces modèles, l’absentéisme est nettement plus faible. En France, en attendant une éventuelle transition managériale, il continue de représenter un manque à gagner de 100 milliards d’euros par an pour les entreprises et l’État…

prevention Occupational accidents and diseases, Prevention of occupational risks Europe , france
US: How Virtual Care is Improving Access and Affordability of Healthcare dfabbri

 Healthcare Informatics (21.11.2018) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has made strides in providing more affordable, accessible care for all patients. A new rule allowing Medicare Advantage beneficiaries to access telehealth from home was recently proposed. CMS also released its CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule final rule, which includes reimbursement for telehealth and virtual care services.

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[Report] Boosting growth to end hunger by 2025: The Role of Social Protection massetti

resakss.org (2018) Social protection initiatives in Africa increasingly aim to institutionalize systems that guarantee assistance for the poor and protect the vulnerable against livelihood risks. Through direct and indirect income effects, social protection programs can also play an instrumental role in promoting agricultural development and, more broadly, economic growth. Two major trends will determine the future demand for social protection in African countries. One is the persistent high rates of poverty that are the result of decades of economic decline and stagnation that preceded the recent economic recovery. The other is the transition toward more democratic, pluralistic political systems combined with faster economic growth and a more vocal urban segment of the poor and vulnerable population.

poverty, rural world Africa
Parents of newborn tots will be able to take combined 14 weeks paid parental leave by 2021 in Ireland dfabbri

The Sun (20.11.2018) Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty revealed the news as she unveiled the Government's First 5 strategy which she says aims to support babies, young children and their families

managing reforms Family benefits, Parental leave ireland
Assurance maladie : contre la fraude, la Suisse pourrait autoriser les détectives dfabbri

Le Figaro (27.10.2018) Une loi fédérale, qui autorise la surveillance en cas de soupçons de fraude à l'assurance maladie, sera soumise au vote des Suisses en novembre prochain. Un type de contrôle qui porte ses fruits mais qui pose des problèmes, dans son principe et son application.

Error, evasion and fraud switzerland
Report on inequalities in access to healthcare across the EU released dfabbri

Europa (13.11.2018) The study, which includes country reports and a synthesis report, provides an overview of inequality in access to healthcare in 35 European countries - EU Member States as well as EFTA and enlarging countries - showing that important inequalities persist, both between and within countries.

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[Kommentar] Freelancer sind die Angestellten der Zukunft dfabbri

NZZ (09.11.2018) Immer mehr Menschen arbeiten via Internetplattformen. Um die Innovationskraft des digitalen Arbeitsmodells auszuschöpfen, sollte man die wachsende Flexibilität mit sozialer Sicherheit kombinieren. Es drängen sich neue Formen der Absicherung auf.

Zambia: DCs urged to take keen interest in monitoring social protection programmes dfabbri

lusakatimes (06.11.2018) Government has urged District Commissioners to take keen interest in monitoring social protection programmes and ensure that intended beneficiaries are reached. Community development minister Olipa Phiri says this is because District Commissioners are government’s link pins in ensuring effective implementation of programmes such as social cash transfer (SCT) , among others.

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