europa.eu (2017) This issue presents results from the analysis of selected case studies on how ICT-enabled social innovations promoting social investment can contribute to the modernisation of social protection systems in the EU

reuters.com (25.04.2017) Chinese pension funds drew 970.8 billion yuan ($141.06 billion) in revenue in the first quarter, an increase of 25.4 percent from the same period last year, state news agency Xinhua quoted the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security as saying.

The Star Online (01.05.2017) Malaysia has spearheaded the handling of disability management for disabled workers in the Asean region by having a more inclusive and integrative approach.

Kurier (12.04.2017) Wifo-Berechnungen: Pro Kind gab Österreich 2015 um 65 Prozent mehr Geld aus als im Jahr 2000.

Le Monde (27.04.2017) Les autorités françaises ne pourront plus suspendre les certificats de détachement des travailleurs même en cas de situation frauduleuse.

Abidjan.net (26.04.2017) La phase expérimentale de la Couverture maladie universelle (CMU) a été lancée, mardi, à l’Université Nangui Abrogoua (au Nord d’Abidjan) par le Premier ministre ivoirien Amadou Gon Coulibaly, a constaté APA sur place dans la capitale économique ivoirienne.

ILO blog (02.05.2017) The recent wave of innovation and technological change has sparked a lively debate on the future of work. Some believe that technological innovations will destroy jobs on a massive scale, forecasting a jobless future.

ipe.com (03.05.2017) Swiss government authorities are offering the country’s pension funds and insurers an opportunity to test their equity and corporate bond portfolios to see if they are compatible with the 2°C maximum global warming target under the international climate change agreement reached in Paris in December 2015.

Bilan (05.05.2017) La réforme Prévoyance vieillesse 2020 prévoit plusieurs dispositions nouvelles, dont l’aménagement individuel du moment du départ à la retraite et des versements partiels.

Les Echos (25.04.2017) Ce ne sont ni les bas salaires ni les inégalités qui expliquent le plein-emploi en Allemagne. La performance allemande vient de la santé de son industrie manufacturière.

United Nations News Centre (28.04.2017) Even though more than 2.3 million fatalities and 300 million accidents resulting in injuries are estimated to occur in workplaces around the globe each year, the actual impact remains largely unknown, the United Nations International Labour Organization has warned, highlighting the need to “vastly” improve national occupational safety and health data (OSH).

Business Insider (01.05.2017) World Bank president Jim Yong Kim said about two-thirds of jobs in the developing world may be lost to automation.

UPI.com (27.04.2017) More than eight decades after President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced Social Security to the United States, the country's principal retirement and disability assistance program is again facing an uncertain future.

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

Libération (07.05.2017) Un décret prévoit que les sites cotiseront pour les accidents du travail et la formation des indépendants qui travaillent pour eux. La disposition est loin de soulever l'enthousiasme des principaux concernés.

EurActiv (24.04.2017) Britain’s labour market has so far been resilient, but salaries could fall as a result of increased competition after the country exits the EU.

Japan Times (04.05.2017) In response to rapidly aging populations in Asia and the Pacific, the government and the Asian Development Bank have agreed to cooperate on strengthening efforts to boost universal health coverage in the regions based on Japan’s health system.

Le Figaro (02.05.2017) Entre mars 2016 et mars 2017, le taux de chômage s'est établi à 8 % dans l'Union européenne : c'est son taux le plus faible depuis janvier 2009.

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

AllAfrica (30.04.2017) The Government is considering extending medical screening to all mining and factory workers in the country deemed to be exposed to particular health hazards, the Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Public Service and Labour has said.

ONUSIDA (08.05.2017) La protección social, ampliamente utilizada en los países desarrollados para mantener los estándares de vida y hacer frente a la pobreza transitoria, se ha convertido en un elemento esencial de los esfuerzos de desarrollo modernos. En los países desarrollados, la protección social abarca un abanico de programas diseñados para ayudar a las personas a salir de la pobreza y para evitar, gestionar y superar situaciones que afectan negativamente a su bienestar.

jdsupra.com (10.05.2017) Due to the calling of a snap general election, the Work and Pensions Committee has curtailed its inquiry and has now published its report on the gig economy and its use of self-employment. The report is somewhat damning of companies that utilise the gig economy model.

Trinidad Express Newspapers (06.05.2017) Billions spent by successive administrations have not addressed fundamental problems that have plagued the country's hospitals and health centres for decades.

TDG (11.05.2017) Ceux qui n'auront pas encore choisi au 30 septembre pour le système suisse ou le français seront affiliés à une assurance suisse.

rappler.com (09.05.2017) A study by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific notes that enhanced social protection is among the mechanisms to implement inclusive growth