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Suisse: Après l'échec de Prévoyance 2020, la presse évoque l'urgence d'une réforme monitor

RTS (25.09.2017) Tout est à refaire" estime la presse lundi, au lendemain du "non" à la Prévoyance vieillesse 2020. Pointant l'urgence de la situation, les commentateurs jugent que la Suisse n'a pas d'autre choix que de trouver une solution.

managing reforms, published Pensions switzerland
Juanita Rodríguez (Ministerio de Trabajo) habla sobre Trabajo Autónomo Económicamente Dependiente - YouTube ruggia

Juanita Rodríguez,Gerente de contenidos Digitales, habla del proyecto de ley de Trabajo Autónomo Económicamente Dependiente de autoría del Representante Rodrigo Lara, en la comisión VII del Senado el día 1 de Diciembre de 2016.

digital platforms Employment, Information and communication technology, Technological transition colombia
Où sont les gisements d'économies de la Sécurité sociale - Le Parisien -filhon

Les différentes sources d'économie ouvertes au sein de la protection sociale sont liées à une meilleur gestion des processes internes et une utilisation plus poussée des moyens ouverts par les technologies de l'information et de la communication, notamment pour les profils spécifiques comme les travailleurs migrants, ou les réseaux des médicaments, ou encore la répartition des centres chirurgicaux...

social security processes, sustainability Migration, International agreements, Social policies & programmes france
Why the Digital Economy is Key to Formalizing Africa's Informal Sector massetti

 allAfrica.com (14.09.2017) With the commodities crisis crippling the economies of countries like South Africa and Nigeria, it's become more important than ever that Africans develop the blueprint for their own start-up nations. While industrialization is an appealing path to growth for countries like Ethiopia, more nations should value the developmental potential sitting in front of them: Africa's large informal sector.

Employment policies, Extension of coverage Africa
France: Renforcer la capacité des entreprises à recruter monitor

strategie.gouv.fr (24.08.2017) Pour améliorer l’impact de la formation professionnelle en termes de retour à l’emploi et réduire les difficultés de recrutement, il importe de comprendre la manière dont les postes sont pourvus et de renforcer les capacités de recrutement des entreprises françaises. Ce rapport présente des pistes pour mieux prendre en compte cette dimension dans l’analyse des dysfonctionnements sur le marché du travail.

Unemployment france
Digital revolution forces rethink of labour and welfare monitor

euractiv.com (15.09.2017) The transformation of jobs in the digital era will force governments to review their welfare systems and workers to constantly update their skills, senior European officials, experts and ministers agreed during a conference held in the Estonian capital Tallinn this week (13-14 September).

digital economy
[Entrevista] Así estamos llevando a los colombianos a la economía digital monitor

El Espectador (19.09.2017) Lo cuenta Juanita Rodríguez Kattah, la gerente de Colombia 4.0, el evento digital más importante del año. Es la cumbre de industrias creativas digitales, el evento más grande que tiene el Mintic, que todos los años ha venido creciendo y que nos cuenta las últimas tendencias en contenidos digitales. ¿Qué es todo eso en realidad? Es hablar de animación, videojuegos, música digital, temas de emprendimiento digital, monetización y publicidad digital, cómo cambian los medios con este cuento de la cuarta revolución digital, uno cómo se debe cuidar en internet con temas de seguridad digital... entonces esos son los temas de los que vamos a hablar durante cuatro días en Colombia 4.0.

digital economy Information and communication technology colombia
Deutschland: Arbeitsmarkt - Viele Wege zur Vollbeschäftigung monitor

handelsblatt (18.09.2017) Der Arbeitsmarkt hat sich gut entwickelt, die Beschäftigung in Deutschland eilt von Rekord zu Rekord. Die Parteien wollen ihn nach der Wahl noch besser und gerechter machen – mit sehr unterschiedlichen Ansätzen.

germany
The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers: Evidence from Eight Developing Countries monitor

worldbank.org (18.09.2017) The current policy discussion on fiscal redistribution in low- and middle-income countries focuses on the power of fiscal policy to reduce inequality but less on the impact of fiscal policy on the standard of living of the poor. However, a new World Bank book—The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers: Evidence from Eight Developing Countries—reveals that although fiscal systems are always equalizing, they often reduce the actual consumption of goods of the poor.

extending coverage, poverty, published Extension of coverage
Tougher Employment Regulations For Cyprus Social Insurance monitor

Mondaq (12.09.2017) A vote for changes in the Cyprus social insurance (Amending) (No. 2 Law) of 2017 and the Social Insurance (Contributions) Amending Regulations has recently been made, now awaiting an enforcement date by the Council of Ministers, and announcement in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus.

Governance and administration cyprus
Vietnam Social Security strengthens international cooperation monitor

VietnamPlus (19.09.2017) The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) will step up bilateral and multilateral cooperation with international organisations and other countries between now and 2020 in order to assert its prestige and position, said VSS Deputy General Director Dao Viet Anh.

published vietnam
Schweiz: Digitalisierung - Bessere Arbeitsbedingungen für digitale Jobs monitor

luzernerzeitung (13.09.2017) DIGITALISIERUNG ⋅ Der Erfolg von Online-Plattformen wie AirB&B und Uber haben auch Auswirkungen auf die Schweizer Arbeitswelt: Hunderttausende Personen gehen inzwischen einer Arbeit über eine Online-Plattform nach. Syndicom pocht auf die Einhaltung der Arbeitsrechte.

digital economy, published switzerland
Sénégal: Couverture maladie universelle - Un projet de loi bientôt sur la table de la nouvelle législature monitor

Le Soleil (18.08.2017) Les 165 députés issus des élections législatives du 30 juillet dernier pourraient examiner en priorité le projet de loi sur la Couverture maladie universelle (Cmu). Une volonté du gouvernement sénégalais de donner un encadrement législatif au droit à une santé pour tous. L’assurance a été donnée, vendredi dernier, par des acteurs des mutuelles de santé réunis dans la capitale du Saloum.

extending coverage, published Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage senegal
[Opinion] Universal healthcare in the US is possible. We already have proof monitor

The Guardian (15.09.2017) Speaking to opponents of universal healthcare in the US today is much like speaking to a moon-landing denier or any other conspiracy theorist – they insist on arguing impossibility in the face of proven reality.

extending coverage Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage United States
Suisse: Les ravages du burn-out, au travail et à la maison monitor

Le Temps (18.09.2017) Comment reconnaitre les symptômes du burn-out, cet épuisement qui touche de plus en plus de personnes, aussi bien au travail qu'à la maison? Ce dossier du Temps raconte ce mal du XXIe siècle

switzerland
France: Alan launches mobile app for its health insurance service of the future monitor

TechCrunch (15.09.2017) French startup Alan is trying the impossible by reinventing health insurance and life insurance. The company just launched its mobile app on iOS and Android. You can now send a bill, say that you’re at the hospital and contact Alan directly from the app.

digital economy, published Health, Health insurance, Information and communication technology france
Work-related injuries, diseases claim 2.78m lives annually, says ILO monitor

Nigeria Today (15.09.2017) Work-related injuries, diseases and illnesses claim 2.78 million lives annually. Of this mortality figure, 2.4 million are attributed to work-related hazards alone, says the International Labour Organisation (ILO).

published Occupational accidents and diseases nigeria
Turkey among high achievers in universal healthcare monitor

Daily Sabah (13.09.2017) Turkey, along with China, Rwanda, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea and Laos, recorded the biggest improvements in universal health care between 2000 and 2016, which translated into better vaccine coverage, as well as fewer child deaths and malaria infections, according to a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-sponsored study published by the medical journal Lancet yesterday.

extending coverage Health promotion, Health insurance, Extension of coverage turkey
Ireland: State bid to get older people back into work monitor

Irish Examiner (18.09.2017) The Government is planning a campaign to get older people “sitting” on the live register back to work and to also encourage senior workers to put off retirement, writes Juno McEnroe.

published Old-age pensions, Employment ireland
Protecting Poor Thai Families from Economic Hardship monitor

worldbank.org (31.08.2017) Thailand recently announced that it will put into action a national social assistance program for poor families. Such a program can help reduce poverty significantly. It would also move Thailand into the growing ranks of middle-income countries, such as China, Malaysia, Brazil, Turkey and the Philippines, that provide the poor with a ‘safety net’.

extending coverage, poverty, published Extension of coverage thailand
Canada: Several workplace exposures may inCanadian Occupational Safetycrease risk of developing Parkinson’s disease monitor

Canadian Occupational Safety (12.09.2017) Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer’s. It is estimated more than 100,000 Canadians have Parkinson’s disease and more than 25 people are diagnosed daily, according to Parkinson Canada.

Occupational accidents and diseases canada
Suisse: Santé - couvrez ces coûts que je ne saurais voir monitor

Le Temps (19.09.2017) Les coûts de la santé sont l’un des débats récurrents de la politique. On oublie toutefois bien souvent d’intégrer à la discussion des décisions a priori sans rapport, mais dont l’influence se révèle importante. Un cloisonnement bien utile à certains intérêts

Health, Financing switzerland
Tougher Employment Regulations For Cyprus Social Insurance - Employment and HR - Cyprus monitor

A vote for changes in the Cyprus social insurance (Amending) (No. 2 Law) of 2017 and the Social Insurance (Contributions) Amending Regulations has recently been made, now awaiting an enforcement date by the Council of Ministers, and announcement in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cyprus.

German minister: ‘Platforms have to pay social security in the future’ fabbri

Euractiv (14.09.2017)  Thorben Albrecht is responsible for addressing the impact of the digital revolution on the labour sector and preparing Germany workers for the future. The minister presented his Work 4.0 white paper at the Future of Work conference hosted by Estonia’s rotating presidency of the EU.

digital economy Contribution collection and compliance, Social policies & programmes, Financing germany
Qué es la "economía gig", por qué está creciendo tan rápido y cuáles son sus riesgos fabbri

BBC Mundo (06.09.2017) El nombre gig proviene, según una de las versiones más difundidas, de la época en que los músicos de jazz se ganaban la vida con el dinero recibido en cada presentación. Algo que persiste hasta el día de hoy en el mundo artístico y que se ha hecho extensivo al resto de los sectores laborales.

digital economy Employment, Employment of young workers