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France: La loi « El Khomri » inquiète les médecins du travail monitor

Le Figaro (06.06.2016) Le projet de loi prévoit notamment de supprimer la visite médicale pour les salariés du tertiaire, et modifie l'esprit de l'avis d'aptitude délivré par le médecin du travail.

published Occupational accidents and diseases, Health france
France: Investissement social - repenser la protection sociale? monitor

Ressources Solidaires (06.06.2016) Apparue dans les années 1990, la notion d’investissement social a été promue comme une réponse aux défis de la transition vers une société post-industrielle et à l’émergence de nouveaux risques sociaux.

published france
How cities are using the green economy to solve Europe’s employment crisis monitor

EurActiv (06.06.2015) Europe is in the midst of an employment crisis. Many, and especially the most vulnerable people in our societies, are finding it extremely difficult to find jobs. The green sector, meanwhile, is among Europe’s most promising in terms of economic development. It has continued to grow despite the financial crisis and is expected to generate 20 million new jobs by 2020.

economic crisis, megatrends, published Unemployment european union
Indonesia faces challenges with universal health care monitor

Japan Times (04.06.2016) When Heni Karmila sought to find a doctor for her ailing mother using Indonesia’s new health care system, she faced a nine-hour wait in a line outside a crowded public hospital in Jakarta.

extending coverage, published Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage indonesia
Swiss reject guaranteed basic income plan after ‘robot debate’ monitor

EurActiv (06.06.2016( Swiss voters rejected by a wide margin yesterday (5 June) a proposal to introduce a guaranteed basic income for everyone living in the wealthy country after an uneasy debate about the future of work at a time of increasing automation

basic income, published Social assistance, Inequalities switzerland
South Africa: Merging of compensation legislation for occupational diseases looks promising monitor

BDLive (20.05.2016) New legislation providing for the merger of statutes that provide compensation for occupational diseases could be tabled in Parliament before the end of 2016, Mineral Resources Deputy Minister Godfrey Oliphant said on Friday.

brics, published Occupational accidents and diseases south africa
España: La protección contra el desempleo cae al mínimo monitor

El País (03.06.2016) Apenas el 52,8% de los parados percibe algún tipo de ayuda del Ministerio de Empleo

megatrends, published Unemployment spain
Rwanda: Govt to Evaluate Social Protection Programmes monitor

AllAfrica (03.06.2016) Government is set to embark on a comprehensive assessment of the current social protection programmes to ascertain their impact on communities, and make necessary adjustments aimed at improving the livelihoods of more Rwandans.

rwanda
Cancers professionnels : quand les salariés européens seront-ils enfin mieux protégés ? monitor

Observatoire des multinationales (02.06.2016) En Europe, 100 000 travailleurs meurent chaque année des suites de leur exposition à des produits cancérigènes sur leur lieu de travail. Les politiques communautaires en matière de protection des salariés contre ces cancérogènes demeurent très timorées.

published Occupational accidents and diseases european union
[Livre] France: La protection sociale pour tous monitor

Les Echos (31.05.2016) En moins de 250 pages, un petit livre rouge, dans une collection didactique de la Documentation française, opère un véritable tour de force. De façon aussi claire que précise, le texte, en dix chapitres entrelardés d'encadrés instructifs, présente les racines, les instruments, les régimes, le financement (aux deux tiers il s'agit de cotisations sociales, elles-mêmes aux deux tiers étant des cotisations patronales) et le gouvernement d'un ensemble, au coeur de la vie et de l'économie, pesant plus de 700 milliards d'euros.

published france
In Low- & Middle-Income Countries, Healthcare Coverage Favors The Rich monitor

Asian Scientist Magazine (31.05.2016) Copying the healthcare systems in developed economies is “not the answer” for quality care in low- to middle-income countries, a study says.

poverty, megatrends, published Health
New European Platform tackles undeclared work monitor

Europa (27.05.2016) The European Commission joins forces with Member States and stakeholders in a further step to fight social dumping and to ensure fairness on the European labour market.

published european union
US: The federal insurance fund protecting millions of pensions is running out of cash monitor

The Washington Post (30.05.2016) One of the nation’s largest multi-employer pension funds said that it is out of ideas for ways to save itself from an impending failure.

published Pensions United States
Ireland: Pensions timebomb ticks louder: rapid rise in numbers set to depend on state pension monitor

irishtimes.com (30.05.2016) CSO figures show 36% of workers to rely on state pension as only form of income in retirement as private pension cover declines

published Pensions ireland
[Report] Parental leave: Where are the fathers? monitor

oecd.org (March 2016) All OECD countries, except the US, offer nationwide paid maternity leave for at least 12 weeks, and over half grant fathers paid paternity leave when a baby arrives. More and more countries now also offer paid parental leave, i.e. a longer period of job-protected leave that is available to both parents.

family_gender_society, published Family benefits, Parental leave
El reto de Latinoamérica: Volver a crecer para acabar con la pobreza extrema monitor

El País (28.05.2016) La meta número 1 de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) de Naciones Unidas está probando ser una de las más difíciles de alcanzar: Acabar con la pobreza en todas sus formas en todo el mundo en 15 años. Y para América Latina, donde la época de bonanza de la pasada década ayudó a miles a ascender a clase media, el desafío es mayor en momentos que atraviesa su quinto año de desaceleración económica.

poverty, megatrends, published latin america
Union européenne: Congé parental - les députés demandent que les règles communes soient mieux appliquées monitor

Europa (12.05.2016) Des règles communes européennes sur le congé parental minimum devraient être mieux appliquées dans toute l'UE, dit le Parlement dans une résolution votée jeudi. Les États membres devraient garantir aux parents qui travaillent le droit de prendre quatre mois de congé, non rémunéré, peu importe où et comment ils travaillent, et les pères en particulier, devraient être encouragés à le demander, précise le texte.

published Family benefits european union
[Opinion] France: Loi El Khomri - vers la fin du «toujours plus de protection sociale» ? monitor

Le Figaro (30.05.2016) La loi El Khomri est contestée parce qu'elle serait porteuse d'un recul social. Pour Charles Wyplosz, l'idée selon laquelle l'humanité doit évoluer vers toujours plus de protection des personnes, parfois au détriment des entreprises, est erronée.

managing reforms, published Employment, Social policies & programmes france
France: Le nombre de travailleurs détachés a augmenté de 25% en 2015 monitor

lefigaro.fr (30.05.2016) L'an passé, 286.025 travailleurs détachés ont été déclarés à l'administration française, selon des données provisoires transmises à la Commission nationale de lutte contre le travail illégal (CNLTI) qui seront présentées ce lundi à Matignon.

migration, published Employment, Migration france
Universal health coverage 'prevented cancer death increase' in economic crisis monitor

Medical News Today (26.05.2016) In the first analysis of its kind, researchers find that unemployment and reduced public sector healthcare spend in the 2008-2010 global economic crisis is linked to an increase in cancer deaths. They also find universal healthcare coverage appears to protect against this effect.

economic crisis, published Health, Health insurance
New German immigrant integration law prioritises language skills monitor

EurActiv (30.05.2016) New job opportunities, more integration courses and new rules on housing: Germany’s new integration law is on its way towards final approval – but is not without its critics and shortcomings. EurActiv Germany reports.

megatrends, migration, published Migration
Buhari Unveils Nigeria’s ‘Most Ambitious’ Ever Social Protection Programme monitor

Information Nigeria (30.05.2016) President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday official unveiled his administration’s social protection programme which he called “the most ambitious” in Nigeria’s history.

published nigeria
[Report] Does Social Spending Hold the Key to Better Health? monitor

Rand.org (24.05.2016) Many governments are cutting spending on social welfare programmes, such as unemployment benefits. The UK is scaling back disability benefits and public expenditure more broadly. To look at these questions, a new report by RAND Europe used three decades of data on social expenditure and health outcomes, across 34 countries of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development.

published Health
India: Good news! EPFO finally gets govt nod to raise insurance cover of subscribers to Rs 6 lakh monitor

Zee News (25.05.2016) New Delhi: Government has finally enforced the decision of retirement fund body EPFO to almost double the maximum sum assured under its insurance scheme to Rs 6 lakh for its 4 crore subscribers.

published Pensions india
[Opinion] France: L'assurance santé, un futur à risque pour les acteurs historiques monitor

Les Echos (26.05.2016) Il n'est pas improbable qu'une croissance exponentielle des coûts de santé amène à une prise en compte individualisée de certains risques. Associé à l'émergence du numérique, cela va durablement bouleverser le paysage actuel : de nouveaux acteurs vont apparaître et d'autres, historiques, perdre en importance, s'ils ne s'adaptent pas.

published Health france