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Digital economy and automation to impact Malaysian labour market | fabbri | Digital News Asia (18.03.2018) Individuals at all levels will need to actively develop their skills and stay relevant. Many sectors being reshaped by technology, creating new roles and different demands
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Employment | malaysia | |
Cambodia: New National Social Security Fund Rules Introduced | fabbri | Mondaq /22.03.2018) The requirement that all Cambodian employers register their enterprises and employees with the National Social Security Fund is one of a number of changes introduced in recent months as part of the implementation of the health care insurance scheme. |
Health, Extension of coverage, Difficult-to-cover groups | cambodia | |
Suisse: Ces chômeurs en fin de droits qui basculent dans l'aide sociale | fabbri | Le Temps (23.03.2018) Alors que l'économie se porte au mieux, le nombre de demandeurs d’emploi qui se retrouvent à l’aide sociale a doublé en une décennie. Leur sort cause une préoccupation croissante dans le cadre du débat sur la libre circulation |
labour markets, megatrends | Unemployment, Social assistance | switzerland |
Building Resilience and Protecting Vulnerable Yemenis Through Cash Transfers | fabbri | Yemen ReliefWeb (21.03.2018) Life has dramatically changed in Yemen since the conflict started,” said Naji Saeed, a day laborer in the Taiz governorate. The construction work that was the source of Saeed’s livelihood has all but ended as a result of the conflict. “I lost my job like millions of Yemenis and I don’t know what I can do now to feed my children,” added Saeed. |
poverty | Social assistance, Conditional cash transfers | yemen |
How migration data can deliver real-life benefits for migrants and governments | massetti | mckinsey.com (January 2018) As countries have joined together on a path toward increased cooperation and action on migration, investment in data will be crucial for its success. |
Information and communication technology | ||
AI and government | massetti | oecd-forum.org ( 14.03.2018) This piece attempts an overview of how AI will affect government, and what could go wrong |
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Botswana faces ticking time bomb over youth unemployment | fabbri | Journal du Cameroun (13.03.2018) The United National Population Fund (UNFPA) has called on the Botswana government to prioritise economic reform and investment to urgently accelerate creation of jobs and improve livelihoods for the country’s youth, APA learnt here on Wednesday.In a report that was launched by incoming Deputy President Mokgweetsi Masisi, the study cautioned Botswana government and all development actors to “act with urgency and implement game-changing interventions” or it will face consequences related to youth unemployment. = |
poverty | Unemployment | botswana |
ASEAN planning to draw up occupational health guidelines | fabbri | xinhuanet (22.03.2018) ASEAN member countries are planning to create occupational health guidelines for industries by risk factor, to provide preventive measure recommendations for workers' health in Laos and the region, local daily Vientiane Times reported on Wednesday. Occupational health and safety is one of the most important issues for workers in ASEAN countries, and regional guidelines would allow the assessment and monitoring of workers' health, according to an ASEAN health official meeting in Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday |
OSH | Occupational accidents and diseases | Asia |
Irish social welfare benefits increase next week - over one Irish million people to get extra €5 a week in payments from next Monday | fabbri | The Sun (22.03.2018) Pensioners, people with disabilities, carers, lone parents, widows, jobseekers, maternity and paternity benefit recipients will all see payments rise by €5 a week from Monday March 26 |
managing reforms | Social assistance, Conditional cash transfers | ireland |
Millions in China with bad 'social credit' barred from buying plane, train tickets | fabbri | Channel NewsAsia (19.03.2018) More than nine million people in China have been barred from buying plane tickets and another three million from buying business-class train tickets because of their poor "social credit" ratings, according to deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission. |
brics | Governance and administration, Error, evasion and fraud | china |
Policy review to make life better for senior citizens | massetti | jamaicaobserver.com (12.03.2018) The Government is pushing ahead with the promulgation of a revised national policy for Jamaica's senior citizens that was tabled in the House of Representatives as far back as 1997 by former Prime Minister Portia Simpson. |
Old-age pensions | jamaica | |
El cambio climático llevará a 17 millones de personas a la migración interna en América Latina hasta 2050 | fabbri | El País (20.03.2018) Casi cuatro millones de mexicanos y centroamericanos se verían obligados a dejar sus hogares por la subida del nivel del mar y la menor producción agrícola, según el Banco Mundial |
climate change, megatrends, migration | Migration | latin america |
France: Assurance chômage - une nouvelle échelle de sanctions annoncée | fabbri | Le Monde (20.03.2018) L’équipe de la ministre du travail a présenté aux syndicats les changements des procédures d’accompagnement des personnes sans emploi. Lors d’une réunion avec les huit organisations syndicales et patronales représentatives, le directeur de cabinet de la ministre du travail a présenté, lundi 19 mars, les principaux points de la réforme de l’assurance-chômage. |
managing reforms | Unemployment, Error, evasion and fraud | france |
[Analyse] Dans 20 ans, les robots feront le sale boulot | fabbri | Le Temps (18.03.2018) Ces prochaines années, les robots vont prendre une place considérable dans un monde du travail bouleversé. «Le Temps» a sondé trois experts, qui imaginent chacun à leur façon un nouveau paradigme qui questionne notre relation à l’emploi |
labour markets | ||
ILO Decent Work Results 2016-2017: ILO launches new app to highlight its results | fabbri | ILO (12.03.2018) The ILO has launched a new web application to highlight its achievements in promoting decent work in 2016-2017. The ILO has launched a new web application to highlight its achievements in promoting decent work in 2016-2017. The app points to significant decent work results in 130 countries. With a few simple clicks, users can access detailed information on the results achieved and the ILO contribution by outcome, indicator, region and country. The app also shows how the decent work results contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
data analytics, digital platforms | Employment | |
[Blog] Technology through the lens of occupational hazards and risks | fabbri | ILO Blog (13.03.2018) The premise of occupational safety and health – my field of specialization — is that work should do no harm to health and in the best of worlds, should support it. But discerning whether technology and new forms of work are doing harm or doing good can often be tricky. |
OSH | Occupational accidents and diseases | |
IoT (Internet of Things) : The Solution To Improved Government Social Protection | massetti | Part of the government’s role is to provide social protection for factors that make people vulnerable. For example, people face unemployment, health problems, and other factors that create physical, economic, and other problems in their lives. Government regulations work to reduce risks that make people vulnerable. When people face problems, public-sector social programs such as health insurance, social welfare, and others provide help. Here’s how the Internet of Things (IoT) could help government agencies manage social protection programs more easily and effectively. |
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Government of Canada Supports World Congress on Return to Work / Disability Management IFDM 2018 to be Held October 14-17, 2018 in Vancouver, BC, Canada | fabbri | Business Wire (16.03.2018) The Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS) is pleased to announce that the 2018 International Forum on Disability Management (IFDM) conference will receive $75,000 through the Government of Canada’s Social Development Partnerships Program-Disability (SDPP-D) component, which helps improve the lives of children and families, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable Canadians. |
OSH | Return to work | |
The limits of using 'Big Data' for development - an economist writes | massetti | Development Pathways (08.02.2018) Get your inner nerd out! The World Bank has launched a competition to help them better predict a households’ poverty status based on easy-to-collect information and machine learning algorithms. |
big data | Information and communication technology, Extension of coverage, Social assistance | |
Expertos del gobierno chileno trabajan en una reforma al sistema de pensiones | fabbri | larepublica (15.03.2018) El eje central de la propuesta previsional de este gobierno es el aumento en cuatro puntos de la cotización con cargo al empleador. También se plantea abrir la competencia a las AFP, donde se está analizando la idea de que las cajas de compensación y las compañías de seguros entren a la industria de la administración de fondos de pensiones. |
managing reforms | Pensions, Financing | chile |
[Analysis] Long-term care: How Can Europe’s Social Services Solve A Growing Recruitment Crisis? | fabbri | Social Europe (15.03.2018) Against a backdrop of ageing societies and the associated increase in long-term conditions such as dementia, long-term care is growing in importance in all European countries. Socio-demographic changes, including family formation patterns, the geographical location of family members and changes in employment are challenging the sustainability of informal unpaid care and increasing demands on formal care services. Any such increase is likely to require an almost equal demand for a higher number of social services employees, while there are growing expectations of more responsive and higher-quality, tailored social services. |
family_gender_society, megatrends | Demographic change, Long-term care | Europe |
Dépendance: la Mutualité française relance l'idée d'une assurance obligatoire | fabbri | Sciencesetavenir. (15.03.2018) Le président de la Mutualité française, Thierry Beaudet, a défendu samedi l'idée d'une assurance obligatoire pour la prise en charge de la dépendance, qui serait incluse dans les complémentaires santé "à partir d'un âge à définir". |
managing reforms | Old-age pensions | france |
[Report] Addressing the Youth Unemployment Paradox: New Directions in Social Policy in the Mena Region | massetti | unrisd.org (dec 2017) Prior to the spread of neoliberal policies in the 1980s, the standard arrangement in most of the MENA region was for the state to provide stable employment and extensive social welfare in exchange for acquiescence in the political arena. Although it stifled political dissent and participation, this social contract did bring about real progress in access to health care and education, with formal sector employees benefitting most from state-provided social protection. |
arabic countries | ||
India: Aadhaar days: In the world’s biggest biometric ID project, many have fallen through the gaps | massetti | scroll.in (24.02.2018) Exclusion can mean lack of access to food, jobs and education and the underprivileged bear the biggest brunt. |
biometric | Information and communication technology | india |
India: The road to universal health coverage | massetti | In 2005, the Government of India launched the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), promising to re-imagine primary healthcare and address the under-served needs of rural areas. |
universal health coverage | Health insurance | india |