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[Informe] América Latina y el Caribe - Condiciones laborales continuarían debilitándose en 2017 y desempleo urbano podría superar el 9 por ciento en la región monitor

OIT (18.05.2017) uevo informe CEPAL-OIT indica que el aumento de la desocupación promedio regional en 2016 fue el mayor incremento anual en dos décadas. También se entrega un análisis sobre las características de la inserción de los inmigrantes en el mundo del trabajo.

economic crisis Unemployment latin america
Romania, last in the EU for child and family allowances monitor

romania-insider (15.05.2017) Romania ranked last in the EU for the per capita spending on family and child allowances, with an amount of EUR 91 in 2014, according to EU’s statistical office Eurostat.

Family benefits romania
Health system 'failing' obese Australians monitor

News.com (06.05.2017) The Australian health system is failing people struggling with obesity, a conference of physicians will hear this week.

Health australia
Sénégal: Couverture maladie universelle - La campagne nationale d’adhésion aux mutuelles de santé lancée monitor

Le Soleil (08.05.2017) Couverture maladie universelle : La campagne nationale d’adhésion aux mutuelles de santé lancée

extending coverage Extension of coverage senegal
Madagascar: Protection sociale – Mise en place d’un registre unique | L'Express de Madagascar – Actualités en direct sur Madagascar monitor

L'Express de Madagascar (19.05.2017) Un registre unique serait en voie de réalisation dans le cadre de la protection sociale à Madagascar. « Le registre unique des bénéficiaires doit être réalisé au plus tard au mois d’octobre de cette année. Ce registre permettra de faire le suivi des bénéficiaires et d’uniformiser tous les programmes d’activités sur la protection sociale à Madagascar », explique Hanta Baraka Charlotte, secrétaire générale au sein du ministère de la population, de la protection sociale et de la promotion de la femme (MPPSPF).

Governance and administration madagascar
Schweiz: Weniger Pension wegen Rentenreform 2020 - Wer sich früher pensionieren lässt, verliert den Schutz monitor

Blick (15.05.2017) Im September befindet das Stimmvolk über die Altersreform 2020. Zentrale Elemente der Reform: die Anhebung des Frauenrentenalters auf 65 Jahre und die Senkung des Umwandlungssatzes – also der jährlich ausbezahlte Anteil am angesparten Kapital – von 6,8 auf 6 Prozent. Und genau um diesen Umwandlungssatz geht es jetzt in einer Vorlage, die bereits in Bundesbern ausgearbeitet wird.

managing reforms Pensions switzerland
Vietnam: Draft dictates foreigners pay into social insurance monitor

News VietNamNet (02.05.2017) All foreign employees in Vietnam with work permits, practice certificates, or practice licences issued by local authorised agencies will be subject to compulsory social insurance payments if a new draft decree is approve

extending coverage, migration Extension of coverage vietnam
G20 labour ministers: Shaping the labour markets of the future monitor

MilTech (22.05.2017) Getting women into employment, integrating migrants, sustainable global supply chains and the future of work were the main topics at the meeting of G20 labour ministers. A joint declaration on key employment issues was adopted at the end of the meeting.

digital economy, youth employment Employment of young workers
Transforming livelihoods through cash transfers to more than 1.5 million families in Egypt monitor

worldbank.org (30.03.2017) Thanks to "Takaful and Karama" program, many of Egypt’s poorest families can now afford to keep their children in school and in better health. The monthly income they receive from the government is helping them buy their children food, school uniforms, and other supplies. 

cct Conditional cash transfers, Inequalities egypt
Vietnam: Social insurance contribution rate cut for employers monitor

VietNamNet (09.05.2017) The rate of compulsory social insurance contribution by the employer to the fund for occupational accidents and diseases will be reduced by half a percentage point from June 1, 2017

France: Les handicapés ont trois fois moins de chances d'avoir un emploi monitor

Le Figaro (11.05.2017) Bénéficier d'une reconnaissance administrative de leur situation ne protège pas davantage les personnes en situation de handicap sur le marché du travail, d'après la dernière enquête de la Dares.

Disability france
America's rising retirement age monitor

The week (16.05.2017) Everybody has his or her own view of retirement. Does yours involve working beyond a typical retirement age, or even failing to retire at all? A recent survey from CareerBuilder shows that a substantial number of Americans are expecting something other than a traditional retirement.

United States
Finland's universal basic income trial for unemployed reduces stress levels, says official monitor

The Independent (08.05.2017) The pilot scheme is 'indirectly benefiting people's mental health' says Marjukka Turunen of Finland's social insurance agency

universal-basic-income Extension of coverage finland
Afrique de l'Ouest: le BIT montre la voie pour atteindre les objectifs de 2030 monitor

azactu.net (23.05.2017) Le bureau international du travail (Bit) a initié un atelier tripartite des mandats de l’OIT et des partenaires au développement en Afrique de l’Ouest et du centre sur la mise en place des socles de protection sociale. C’est dans le but d’aider ces pays de l’Afrique avec un appui surtout technique à atteindre les objectifs de la protection sociale en 2030.

extending coverage, universal health coverage Extension of coverage Africa
EC recommends higher retirement age for Poles monitor

Radio Poland (23.05.2017) The European Commission has said that Poland should take steps to increase the effective retirement age and encourage women and elderly people to participate in the workforce.

poland
China: Shanghai Revises Minimum Wage, Social Insurance Contribution Rates monitor

China Briefing News (12.05.2017) The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Human Resources & Social Security recently released its annual minimum wage adjustments for 2017, as well as the associated changes to employeeenefits.
The adjustments, which came into effect on April 1, affect minimum wages, medical insurance, social insurance, pensions, and other forms of employee compensation.

managing reforms Governance and administration, Social policies & programmes china
France: Quelle réforme pour sauver notre système de santé ? monitor

Le Figaro (15.05.2017) L'Institut Montaigne lance son simulateur de l'Assurance maladie, qui permet aux internautes de mesurer l'impact des différentes réformes du système sur la dette de l'Assurance maladie.

managing reforms Health, Health insurance, Social policies & programmes france
India: New Code Proposed to Simplify Laws, Expand Social Security Coverage monitor

Bloomberg (23.05.2017) India's labor ministry has proposed a new Social Security Code that will consolidate 15 existing laws and extend coverage to all categories of employers and workers, including those in India's vast unorganized sector.

managing reforms, extending coverage Extension of coverage india
Maroc: Assurance maladie des indépendants - Le diagnostic de Global Santé monitor

LesEco (18.05.2017) Une étude de perception relative à la mise en place de l’assurance obligatoire des indépendants fait ressortir des difficultés d'ordre institutionnel et de gouvernance. Il s'agit notamment de la multiplicité des régimes d’assurance existants, de la présence de mécanismes de financement non rationalisés ou encore de l’asymétrie entre l’augmentation du nombre d’assurés et l’amélioration des infrastructures de santé, de l'accès aux soins et du personnel médical.

extending coverage Extension of coverage morocco
México: En el sector informal, seis de cada 10 personas ocupadas en el país monitor

Pulso Laboral (18.05.2017) Pese a que se han creado alrededor de 2 millones 700 mil empleos formales en lo que va del sexenio, el número de trabajadores que se desempeñan en la economía informal continúa en ascenso y ya representa casi seis de cada 10 personas ocupadas en el país, las cuales mantienen salarios precarios y carecen de protección social, revelan informes del Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (Inegi) y del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS).

poverty mexico
All roads should lead to universal healthcare,’ says new WHO chief monitor

United Nations News Centre (24.05.2017) The newly-elected head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, outlined his priorities for journalists at the agency’s headquarters today in Geneva, where he stressed the need for Member States to provide healthcare for all and to implement international health regulations.

Argentina: Buscan acordar una ley de prevención de accidentes laborales monitor

clarin (23.05.2017) Hoy se inició el camino hacia la elaboración de una ley de Protección y Prevención laboral, que busca evitar los accidentes de trabajo. La norma que deberá cristalizarse en tres meses en un borrador definitivo que llegue al Congreso.

managing reforms Occupational accidents and diseases, Workplace health promotion, Safety and health at work argentina
Deutschland: Arbeitsschutz - Mutterschutz für alle monitor

Zeit Online (12.05.2017) Nach 65 Jahren wird der Mutterschutz erstmals reformiert – und flexibler gestaltet. Auch Schülerinnen, Studentinnen und Praktikantinnen profitieren künftig davon.

Family benefits germany
More than 26 million unemployed in Latin America and the Caribbean: the need for new engines of growth monitor

ILOblog (23.05.2017) In 2017, labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean are marked by a new increase in unemployment and worsening working conditions. As the year progresses, the indicators and forecasts confirm that the labour situation is becoming more worrisome. The latest forecasts already announce a weak economic recovery this year after last year’s contraction. This slow economic growth, of barely 1.1 per cent for Latin America and the Caribbean, will not be enough to change the negative trends in the world of work.

Unemployment latin america
Under U.S. Republican bill, 23 million would lose health coverage: watchdog monitor

Reuters (24.05.2017) A bill passed by U.S. House Republicans would cause 23 million people to lose healthcare coverage by 2026 while de-stabilizing health insurance markets in some states and making it hard for sick people to buy insurance, a budget watchdog agency said on Wednesday.

Health