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Protection sociale au Sénégal : Une nouvelle Stratégie nationale validée en décembre | monitor | lequotidien.sn (20.11.2015) Pour préserver les acquis notés dans le domaine de la protection sociale et asseoir une bonne politique capable de lutter contre la pauvreté et les inégalités, il faudra accélérer l’actualisation de la Stratégie nationale de protection sociale. C’est la recommandation formulée hier, par la présidente du groupe des Partenaires techniques et financiers (Ptf) dans ce domaine lors de la réunion du Comité interministériel de pilotage de cette stratégie. |
extending coverage, published | Extension of coverage, Social policies & programmes | senegal |
Maroc: Assurance maladie, retraite - Le régime des indépendants se précise | monitor | leconomiste.com (19.11.2015) Les indépendants auront droit à un régime de retraite dédié qui sera géré par la CNSS ainsi qu’une couverture médicale à part. Les deux seront gérés de manière autonome par rapport à l'AMO et le régime général de retraite CNSS. |
published | Health, Pensions | morocco |
OIT pidió más inversión y protección social ante los cambios tecnológicos | monitor | Mercado (18.11.2015) La transformación laboral y la pérdida de empleos por los cambios tecnológicos requerirán mayores inversiones, políticas públicas para evitar que empeore la situación y reformular la protección social, según la OIT. |
megatrends, published | Unemployment, Technological transition, Social policies & programmes | |
[Report] Healthcare improving too slowly to meet rising strain of chronic diseases - OECD | monitor | OECD (04.11.2015) Too many lives are still lost in OECD countries because healthcare quality is improving too slowly to cope with ageing populations and the growing number of people with one or more chronic diseases, according to a new OECD report. |
published | Health, Old-age pensions, Financing | |
Survey Says 89 Percent Seek Longer Maternity Leave as China Ends One-child Policy | monitor | Yibada (18.11.2015) In a survey conducted by China Youth Daily, 88.9 percent of its 2,966 respondents expressed their wish to have a longer maternity leave should they have a second child. Of this number, 40.7 percent hoped the period will be extended to six months, while 26 percent asked for a one-year extension. Another 6.6 percent said that the leave should be prolonged to three years. |
brics, published | Family benefits | china |
Ireland: Social Welfare’s one stop shop | monitor | connachttribune.ie (19.11.2015) Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, has officially opened Galway’s new one stop shop for social welfare payments, serving the city and the majority of the county as well. The new Intreo Centre in Galway city at Fairgreen Road provides a full range of social welfare services that had previously been provided from five separate offices throughout the city. |
published | Governance and administration | ireland |
[Opinion] The political economy of welfare schemes | monitor | blogs.worldbank.org (17.11.2015) Social welfare schemes the world over are going through interesting times. Egged on by fiscal management targets, welfare cuts are routinely passed off as “reforms”. Subsequently, there is usually pressure on governments to target welfare to the most deserving. Determining who the deserving beneficiaries are and the appropriate value of these transfers is critical. |
extending coverage, published | Governance and administration, Extension of coverage, Social assistance, Social policies & programmes | |
US: New online tool does Social Security benefit math for you | monitor | usatoday.com (18.11.2015) When to claim your Social Security benefit can be a tough question to answer, but there's a new online tool to help you do the math. |
published | Information and communication technology, Pensions | United States |
Dutch pension fund PFZW vows to halve carbon footprint | monitor | ipe.com (17.11.2015) PFZW, the €161bn pension fund for the Dutch healthcare industry, is planning to cut the carbon footprint of its investments over the next four years by offloading those holdings producing the most CO2 emissions. |
published | Pensions, Financing | netherlands |
Infographie sur l'efficacité des dépenses dans les systèmes de santé : Le Sénégal dans le top avec la mention excellent | monitor | Dakar Actu (12.11.2015) Une infographie traitant de l'efficacité des dépenses des différents systèmes de santé dans le monde vient d'être publié par l'Economist Intelligence Unit en 2014. En tout cas, selon le blog de Stefan Kingham de Online Marketing Manager publiant dans son site www.medigo.com,, les résultats sont particulièrement intéressants pour le Sénégal, où les dépenses en matière de santé font partie des plus efficaces d'Afrique. |
published | Health | senegal |
Japanese women suffer widespread 'maternity harassment' at work | monitor | The Guardian (18.11.2015) Half of short-term workers discriminated against after becoming pregnant, survey says, as harassment complaints rise 18% |
published | Family benefits | japan |
Bangladesh: Social protection: Initiating work on SDGs | monitor | The Financial Express (16.11.2015) Apart from the life cycle-based programmes, the schemes to support the freedom fighters and their families will continue under the consolidated Freedom Fighters' Benefit Programme. |
poverty, published | bangladesh | |
UK: Flaws in universal credit system leaving vulnerable people penniless, says study | monitor | The Guardian (18.11.2015) Vulnerable people penniless, says study Built-in delay of at least 42 days before claimants receive payments leaves people struggling to pay bills and buy food, says Citizens Advice |
poverty, published | ||
[Opinion] Why America's sharing economy needs a massive expansion of the welfare state | monitor | theweek.com (16.11.2015) A healthy society needs to provide people with health care coverage, retirement income, unemployment insurance, and paid time off, among other things. For a long time now, America has relied on employers to pony up many of these benefits on their own. But there's increasing pressure throughout the economy to break that link, and allow more flexibility into the contracts and relationships between employers and employees. |
published | United States | |
Le gouvernement gabonais élabore un nouveau code de protection sociale | monitor | Le Nouveau Gabon (16.11.2015) Paul Biyoghe Mba, 1er vice-Premier ministre de la Santé, de la prévoyance sociale et de la solidarité nationale, a procédé ce jour au lancement de l’élaboration du nouveau code de protection sociale, à Libreville. |
managing reforms, published | Social policies & programmes | gabon |
Australia: Digital makeover for Human Services | monitor | PS News (17.11.2015) The Department of Human Services has given a number of its programs a ‘digital makeover,’ leading to a reduction in the time it takes to do business with the Department and cutting costs for clients. |
published | Information and communication technology | australia |
Sénégal: Protection sociale : Le projet Osiris va accompagner les populations rurales vulnérables | monitor | lesoleil.sn (16.11.2015) La protection sociale et économique des populations rurales vulnérables sera davantage améliorée avec le projet Offre de services intégrés en milieu rural pour l’inclusion sociale (Osiris) qui a été officiellement lancé hier. Ce projet de quatre ans va déployer une offre de services coopératifs et mutualistes dans huit régions du pays et toucher directement 600.000 personnes vulnérables. |
extending coverage, rural world, published | Extension of coverage, Inequalities | senegal |
Mali: Caisse nationale d’assurance maladie : Qui dit mieux ! | monitor | maliweb.net (16.11.2015) La Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie(CANAM) qui avait connu, il quelques années, un début chancelant se porte aujourd’hui mieux. Les uns et les autres sont revenus à de meilleurs sentiments, grâce à la bataille de communication sérieusement menée par les acteurs de la CANAM. En témoignent les chiffres. |
Health | mali | |
Österreich: Diabetes fordert Gesundheitssystem | monitor | Steiermark.ORF (14.11.2015) Anlässlich des Welt-Diabetestages am Samstag weisen Experten darauf hin, dass die Zuckerkrankheit mittlerweile die wohl größte Herausforderung für das Gesundheitssystem darstellt. Alleine in Österreich sind 500.000 Menschen betroffen. |
published | Health | austria |
Deutschland: Die gesetzliche Rentenversicherung ist für Ältere unschlagbar | monitor | Frankfurter Allgemeine (07.11.2015) Die staatliche Altersvorsorge hat keinen guten Ruf. Zu Unrecht. Für Ältere mit privater Krankenversicherung ist sie eine Alternative. |
published | Financing | germany |
UK: Workers are not being protected from occupational diseases and deaths, argues expert | monitor | EurekAlert (14.11.2015) British workers are not being protected from occupational diseases and deaths, argues an expert in The BMJ this week. |
published | Occupational accidents and diseases | |
Thyssen: New business-led initiative will help young people into jobs | monitor | EurActiv (16.11.2015) Though the implementation of the Youth Guarantee in member states is on track, the Commission is launching a new initiative with businesses to help more young people into jobs, says Marianne Thyssen in an exclusive interview. |
youth employment, megatrends, published | Employment of young workers | european union |
Philippines: SSS earns international citation for initiatives to promote inclusive growth | monitor | Gov.ph (12.11.2015) The Social Security System (SSS) has earned an international citation from the world’s leading association of social security institutions for its various programs launched in recent years to promote inclusive growth by targeting informal sector (IS) workers and hard-to-reach rural areas of the country. |
published | Governance and administration, Information and communication technology | philippines, the |
España: La Seguridad Social ofrece desde hoy un simulador para calcular la pensión | monitor | Expansión (04.11.2015) El Ministerio de Empleo renuncia a su promesa de informar por carta a los mayores de 50 años sobre su prestación y opta por un simulador en las postrimerías de la legislatura. |
published | Information and communication technology | spain |
Goodwill Ambassador: José Antonio Ocampo joins the ILO in the fight for universal social protection | monitor | ilo/news (04.11.2015) The former Colombian finance minister and current Columbia University professor has been appointed by the ILO as Goodwill Ambassador with a focus on universal social protection. |
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