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.

oecd-forum.org ( 14.03.2018) This piece attempts an overview of how AI will affect government, and what could go wrong

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. =

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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).

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.

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.

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.

 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. 

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.

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.

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".

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.

scroll.in (24.02.2018) Exclusion can mean lack of access to food, jobs and education and the underprivileged bear the biggest brunt.

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.

World Economic Forum (07.03.2018) It is widely accepted that a gender gap exists. The World Economic Forum’s 2017 Gender Gap report reveals that it will take 217 years to completely remove the disparity between the sexes around the world.

Europa (13.03.2018) The European Commission has taken more concrete new initiatives to further deliver on the European Pillar of Social Rights. More specifically, the Commission presents its proposal for a European Labour Authority, as announced by President Juncker in his 2017 State of the Union address, as well as an initiative to ensure access to social protection for all workers and self-employed. These initiatives are accompanied by a Communication on the monitoring of the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, which will be closely linked to the European Semester of policy coordination. 

heraldsun.com.au ( 29.05.2017) Freelance has long been regarded as a dirty word. For years, the very idea of flying solo has struck fear into the minds of nine-to-five professionals, for whom survival is dependent on a full-time income and four weeks of annual forced-leave-at-Christmas benefits. But technology-fuelled digital disruption is starting to change the shape of the Australian workforce. The peer-to-peer (or sharing) economy — though still in its relative infancy — is one the fastest-growing models of employment across the globe and, thanks to P2P pioneers the likes of Upwork, Freelancer and Airtasker, Australians are increasingly joining the freelance revolution

theglobeandmail (09.03. 2018) Small-business owners are open to the new parental-leave rules that will encourage dads to take up to five weeks off with their newborns, but worry it could be difficult to cover the short-term staffing gap.