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France: Réorganisation de la protection sociale - pour plus de transparence et d'efficacité monitor

Le Figaro (09.05.2016) Le Conseil d'analyse économique a proposé de réorganiser la Sécurité sociale. Sa présidente estime que cette restructuration est nécessaire pour préserver l'efficacité de ce système de protection sociale.

managing reforms, published Social policies & programmes, Financing france
El 64% de los trabajadores colombianos no tiene protección social: Escuela Nacional Sindical monitor

Varacpé )01.05.2016) El informe de la ENS da cuenta que en 2015 se produjeron 723.836 accidentes laborales en Colombia.

poverty, published colombia
Empleo juvenil: OIT pide pasar a etapa de acciones concretas para enfrentar el desafío del empleo juvenil en América Latina monitor

ILO (03.05.2016) Director General Guy Ryder realizó una visita de dos días a Colombia durante la cual se reunió con el Presidente Juan Manuel Santos y con representantes tripartitos de este país. Participó en la IX Conferencia Iberoamericana de Ministros del Trabajo donde recordó que los jóvenes sufren el asedio del desempleo y la informalidad.

youth employment, published Employment of young workers latin america
Youth employment: ILO calls for concrete action to tackle youth employment challenge in Latin America monitor

ILO/News (03.05.2016) ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has paid a two-day visit to Colombia where he met with President Juan Manuel Santos and tripartite Colombian representatives. He also addressed the 9th Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Labour emphasising the persistent challenges of youth unemployment and informality.

youth employment, published Employment of young workers latin america
'We need fundamental changes': US doctors call for universal healthcare monitor

The Guardian (05.05.2016) More than 2,000 physicians want a single-payer system similar to Canada’s and say the Affordable Care Act didn’t go far enough

extending coverage, published Health, Health promotion, Health insurance, Extension of coverage United States
[Opinion] USA: Social Security - A brave new world starts this week monitor

Reuters (05.05.2016) The Social Security "file-ocalypse" came and went, and the system is still standing. Workers are claiming benefits and the Social Security Administration still is making payments.

published United States
Ghana: Media urged to improve coverage on social protection issues monitor

starrfmonline.com (30.04.2016) The Communications Manager of Challenging Heights Ghana, Miss Pomaa Arthur, has admonished Ghanaian journalists to improve their coverage on social protection and child-sensitive issues by involving people with less power and influence in public exchanges and debate.

published Governance and administration ghana
Ambitious French Act on adapting society to an ageing population monitor

europa.eu (27.04.2016) A new Flash Report prepared by the European Social policy Network (ESPN) has just become available and provides information on the ambitious French Act on adapting society to an ageing population

published Population ageing france
Government of Canada recognizes contributions of older workers in the workforce monitor

canadianinquirer.net (03.05.2016) The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, spoke today about the importance of encouraging and supporting the ongoing participation of older workers in society at the Age‑Friendly Business Initiative Forum, hosted by the International Longevity Centre (ILC) Canada and the University of Ottawa.

published canada
Les Français ne veulent toujours pas entendre parler de dépendance monitor

toutsurlaretraite.com 803.05.2016) La dépendance n'est pas encore un sujet abordé facilement lors d'un dîner de famille. Quand à une éventuelle préparation financière de ce risque, les Français sont encore loin de vouloir s'en charger eux-mêmes, préférant une assurance dépendance obligatoire instaurée par l'Etat.

published france
China to further deepen reform of healthcare system monitor

Xinhua (06.04.2016) China will further deepen reform in healthcare this year with key factors for the reform discussed at a meeting of the central government on Wednesday.

published Health china
Rwanda: Progress towards Universal Health Coverage monitor

ILO (april 2016) This note describes the social health protection system in Rwanda. Community-based Health Insurance schemes in the country have helped to achieve near universal health coverage and make affordable health care accessible to people.

extending coverage, published Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage rwanda
France: Parent solo, quelques aides pour améliorer le quotidien monitor

Le Monde (04.04.2016) En France, une famille sur cinq est monoparentale, voire une sur quatre en région parisienne, selon l’Insee. Et dans 85 % des cas, le parent isolé est une femme. « Le profil des familles monoparentales recouvre une grande diversité. Cela peut être la conséquence d’une séparation, d’un veuvage, d’un parent qui a toujours vécu seul ou encore d’un couple ne vivant pas ensemble  », explique Jean-Philippe Vallat, sous-directeur des actions et recherches pour les familles, de l’Union nationale des associations familiales (UNAF).

megatrends, published Family benefits, Social assistance france
Deutschland: Arbeit 4.0 verlangt neue Antworten für Arbeitsschutz und Gesundheitsförderung / Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung thematisiert Auswirkungen des Wandels von Arbeit auf die Beschäftigten monitor

Finanzen Net (28.04.2016) Neue Formen der Arbeit erfordern neue Antworten für den Schutz der Beschäftigten bei der Arbeit. Darauf weisen Berufsgenossenschaften und Unfallkassen anlässlich des Welttages für Arbeitsschutz und Gesundheit (28.4.2016) mit einer neuen Publikation hin. Darin beschreiben Präventionsfachleute der gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung die Trends, die derzeit die Arbeitswelt verändern, und welche Auswirkungen sich daraus für die Sicherheit und Gesundheit der Menschen ergeben. Demnach ermöglichten technologische Entwicklungen neue Formen, Arbeit zu organisieren. Dies bringe Chancen, aber auch Risiken für den Arbeitsschutz. Beratung in Fragen der Prävention müsse daher eine Kultur in den Unternehmen fördern, die Sicherheit und Gesundheit einen hohen Stellenwert einräumt.

published Occupational accidents and diseases germany
Fiji: Stress a real threat monitor

Fiji Times (28.04.2016) Work-related stress poses a real threat to a person's health, says Fiji Trade Union Congress assistant national secretary Rouhit Singh.

published Occupational accidents and diseases fiji
World Day for Safety and Health at Work: Why workplace stress is a collective challenge and what to do about it monitor

ILO (27.04.2016) The relationship between workplace stress and poor mental health is well established. In our recent publication, Workplace Stress: A Collective Challenge , the ILO’s Safety and Health at Work team surveyed the most recent studies on workplace stress from around the world including, among others, Asia and the Pacific, the Americas, Australia and Europe. We found that work related stress costs global society untold billions in direct and indirect costs annually. And that is quite apart from the human price paid in misery, suffering and even, according to some of the reports we looked at, in suicide.

published Occupational accidents and diseases
[Report] Internal migrants and social protection: a review of eligibility and take-up monitor

Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (April 2016) This literature review assesses the evidence on internal migrants’ participation in social protection schemes. Internal migrants often risk being ineligible for social protection owing to a combination of population registration and residency requirements. However, even when eligible, they may in practice not participate.

migration, published Migration
Our impact, their voice: Ergonomics in China: Tackling workplace stress monitor

ILO (26.04.2016) The ILO works with unions and the government in China to reduce the impact of stress and poor ergonomics on workers.

published Occupational accidents and diseases china
Statistik zeigt: Rückgang der Arbeitsunfälle in Österreich im Jahr 2015 monitor

Vienna Online (26.04.2016) Die Zahl der Arbeitsunfälle in Österreich ist laut einer Statistik der AUVA um drei Prozent zurückgegangen. Am häufigsten verletzt man sich bei der Arbeit an Maschinen oder mit Werkzeug.

published Occupational accidents and diseases austria
Health Care Costs Up for 120,000 Icelanders monitor

Iceland Review (25.04.2016) If a bill proposed in parliament by Minister for Health Kristján Þór Júlíusson is approved, heath care costs will increase for 120,000 Icelanders, 37,000 of them retirees, RÚV reports.

published iceland
[Opinion] The Welfare State In Europe: Still Worth Having? monitor

socialeurope.eu (25.04.2016) Have the negative economic consequences brought about by the financial crisis made European welfare states unaffordable? Iain Begg writes that while there is some validity to criticisms of welfare spending, the welfare state performs a number of core functions that ensure it will continue to be around for the foreseeable future. He also notes that European welfare states have shown a greater capacity for change than is often recognised, with the shift toward a system that gives priority to social investment making a real difference in several countries.

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[Opinion] Le revenu universel, généalogie d’une utopie monitor

lemonde.fr (25.04.2016) Si, le 5 juin, les Suisses votent «  oui  » à la proposition de création d’un ­ «  revenu de base universel et inconditionnel  », la Confédération helvétique vivra une petite révolution  : chaque citoyen suisse, actif ou inactif, SDF ou banquier, jeune ou âgé, recevra un revenu versé par l’Etat.

basic income, published Social assistance, Inequalities
El proyecto de “Informatización del Sistema Nacional de Salud en Cuba” obtuvo un premio en la Cumbre Mundial de la Sociedad de la Información monitor

Ciber Cuba (22.04.2016) La Empresa cubana de Soluciones Informáticas (Softel), que forma parte delGrupo Empresarial de la Informática y las Comunicaciones, obtuvo la categoría de Champion Project (Proyecto Campeón) en los Premios 2016 de la Cumbre Mundial de la Sociedad de la Información, que serán otorgados en mayo por la Unión Internacional de Telecomunicaciones (UIT).

managing reforms, published Health, Health insurance, Information and communication technology cuba
Algérie: Déclarations liées aux maladies professionnelles à la CNAS - La prévention une mission première monitor

El Moudjahid (18.04.2016) Sur les 13.000 visites d’entreprises effectuées entre 2014-2015, la Caisse nationale des assurances sociales des travailleurs salariés (CNAS) a relevé 22.000 infractions liées à la déclaration des procédés de travail susceptibles de provoquer des maladies professionnelles

Occupational accidents and diseases, Governance and administration algeria
[Opinion] France: Les jeunes sont-ils sacrifiés par la protection sociale? monitor

Slate (24.04.2016) La structure par âge des dépenses publiques de santé et de retraite implique bien un transfert intergénérationnel. Mais se fait-elle forcément au détriment des jeunes?

youth employment, megatrends, published Employment of young workers france