The Globe and Mail (28.06.2017) Quebec is launching an attempt to save millions in drug costs through an overhaul of the province’s generic pharmaceutical purchasing system.

Spiegel Online (Immer mehr Väter in Deutschland beziehen Elterngeld. Ihre Zahl stieg 2016 um fast zwölf Prozent auf rund 365.000. Das geht aus der am Dienstag veröffentlichten Erhebung des Statistischen Bundesamtes hervor. Die Zahl der Mütter, die die Leistung erhielten, legte um gut drei Prozent zu auf etwa 1,28 Millionen.

Les Echos (19.06.2017) L’étatisation de l’Unédic, souhaitée par Emmanuel Macron, permettrait de repenser la distinction entre solidarité et assurance. Les complémentaires chômage seraient un aboutissement naturel de cette réforme.

La Presse (28.06.2017) Québec prend les grands moyens pour faire baisser le prix des médicaments génériques. Le ministre de la Santé, Gaétan Barrette, lancera prochainement une série d'appels d'offres pour l'approvisionnement du régime public d'assurance médicaments et il demande au Bureau de la concurrence de les surveiller de près.

Le Temps (27.06.2017) Alain Berset a lancé ce mardi à Berne la campagne pour la votation du 24 septembre 2017. Il est temps pour chacun de sortir sa calculette

CEPAL (22.06.2017) En el décimo capítulo del programa “Horizontes CEPAL” el Director del Centro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Demografía (CELADE), Paulo Saad, profundizó en los desafíos que enfrenta la región, que en 25 años pasó de ser joven a madura.

The Guardian (29.06.2017) European commission sets out proposals for pension that will let workers save seamlessly into one pot wherever they are

Times Of Oman (02.07.2017) Hamdah bint Said Al Shamiyah, Acting Director General of PASI has been elected as Head of Pension Technical Committee at the International Social Security Association (ISSA).

Bloomberg (22.06.2017) Nigeria is rolling out its first national social-welfare program modeled partly on Brazil’s Bolsa Familia in a bid to boost a weak economy and curb poverty by giving cash to its poorest citizens and ensuring their children go to school.

HelpAge International (30.06.2017) June is an exciting month for us here in Myanmar. All older people over the age of 90 are now eligible to receive 10,000 Burmese kyat (around US$7) per month from a new universal social pension - the first of its kind in the country. For a lower middle income country where social protection has historically been very limited, this is a major achievement.

economist.com (24.06.2017) An experiment on the effect of offering the unemployed an unconditional basic income

El País (03.07.2017) Millón y medio de jóvenes estudian una profesión y trabajan a la vez, cobrando entre 400 y 1.000 euros. Las empresas no reciben ningún tipo de incentivo e incorporan al 66% de sus aprendices a sus plantillas

OpenGovAsia (28.05.2018) The establishment of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) will enable Filipinos to have proof of identity, to exercise rights and privileges and to access vital services. Education, social protection, healthcare, banking and finance are some of the vital services that can be accessed by the Filipinos once the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) is established, said one of the principal authors of the measure creating a national identification system in the country.

Resulta imposible querer  abarcar todas las situaciones existentes en el mundo económico actual con una ley laboral, cuya redacción ya quedo desactualizada, sin perjuicio de las extensiones pretorianas que fue realizando la jurisprudencia a través de los años.  

Nos referimos ahora  al Caso de la famosa plataforma virtual y empresa UBER, que tan en auge esta hoy,  surgiendo entonces el consecuente interrogante desde la disciplina laboral del derecho de preguntarse si existe o no relación laboral entre la empresa UBER y los que deciden usar sus autos por intermedio de la aplicación de la empresa para transportar a usuarios.

The ASEAN Social Security Association (ASSA) was formed to provide a forum for member institutions to exchange views and experiences on social security issues.

Its members comprise the Social Security Institutions of ASEAN countries namely, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. As a non-government organization, ASSA seeks to promote the development of social security in the region in consonance with the aspirations, laws and regulations of the member countries.

The Guardian (14.06.2017) Europe’s social services face a challenging time. Angela Merkel is fond of saying that Europe has 7% of the world’s population, 25% of its wealth and 50% of its welfare spending. If the continent is to avoid a continued period of stagnation and austerity, it will need to explore more radical options.

Le Temps (15.06.2017) L’écart entre les femmes et les hommes dans l’accès au travail reste important, révèle un rapport de l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT)

Vietnam News (06.06.2017) Both employers and employees need to change their attitude and approach to improve the very low rate of social insurance coverage in the country, experts say.

OECD Insights Blog (19.06.2017) An Indonesian proverb says that a firm tree does not fear the storm. After the Asian Financial Crisis of 1997/98, Asian economies recovered with strong economic growth (on average 4.2% annually), which over the past decade has contributed to a decline in “absolute poverty” – here defined as those with incomes of less than USD 2 per day.

L'Obs (17.06.2017) À l’orée du nouveau millénaire, je verse au débat une proposition visant à améliorer le sort du genre humain: l’attribution à chaque individu d’un revenu de base universel (RU) suffisant pour assurer le minimum vital.

EurActiv (16.05.2017) 99% de la population souhaite améliorer ses conditions de vie, ce qui ne devrait pas changer avec l’instauration d’un revenu universel. En revanche, le mécanisme permettrait de mettre fin aux situations de travail ou d’assistanat humiliantes assure Guy Standing à Euractiv Pologne.

Independent (13.06.2017) Almost thirty countries, including Iran, Congo and Burkina Faso, offer more favourable benefits for new dads than the UK does, according to new analysis.

La 106ª Conferencia Internacional del Trabajo, que continúa aquí sus sesiones, celebra hoy una Cumbre con el fin de discutir la manera de configurar un futuro mejor para las mujeres en el trabajo.

Reuters (18.12.2016) A booming digital market matching Indian domestic workers wimployers may offer benefits for some housemaids but won't end low wages and discrimination and may exclude the poorest women who don't have smartphones, according to new research.

Zambia Daily Mail (05.06.2017) GOVERNMENT will be spending over K3 million monthly in Lusaka Province to reach 32,492 beneficiaries under the 2017 social protection programme, Minister of Community Development and Social Services Emerine Kabanshi has said.