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Uganda: Gov’t told review social protection policy monitor

New Vision (26.11.2015) Governement has been asked to review the Social Protection Policy to include vulnerable groups like the youth in agriculture production who lack financial support.

managing reforms Governance and administration, Social policies & programmes uganda
[Opinion] Universal Health Coverage: An Opportunity for Investors -- and the World monitor

The Street (12.11.2015) Universal health coverage isn't just one of the UN's future goals, it's also an opportunity for investors.

extending coverage, megatrends, published Extension of coverage
EU: New start for working parents and caregivers: Commission launches public consultation on work-life balance monitor

Europa (18.11.2015) The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on how to improve work-life balance and reduce obstacles to women's participation in the labour market, thereby contributing to the employment headline target of the Europe 2020 Strategy.

published Family benefits, Employment european union
Bangladesh: Govt trying to cut workplace deaths monitor

The Daily Star (25.11.2015) The government is trying to ensure that no deaths will occur due to a lack of safety in workplaces in the country, said Syed Ahmed, inspector general of the Department of Inspection of Factories and Establishment (DIFE).

published Occupational accidents and diseases bangladesh
Philippines: Moving toward inclusive growth monitor

Business Mirror (24.11.2015) While the excitement from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting hosted by the Philippine government last week has simmered down, the issues and challenges linked with this year’s Apec theme—“Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World”—remain as major concerns for the 21 member-economies under the regional organization.

published Governance and administration philippines, the
India Poised to Move to Social Protection Floor: ILO monitor

outlookindia.com (24.11.2015) With the impressive array of social security programmes in India, the country is ideally poised to move to Social Protection Floor (SPF), International Labour Organization (ILO) has said.

poverty, extending coverage, published Extension of coverage, Social protection floor india
[Opinion] Cities: The new frontier of social protection monitor

blogs.worldbank.org (09.11.2015) Cities are where most of the world’s population lives, where more and more of population growth will occur, and where most poverty will soon be located.

poverty, published
Suisse: Retirer sa LPP deviendra difficile, voire impossible monitor

Tribune de Genève (25.11.2015) A la retraite, toucher sa prévoyance sous forme de capital pourrait ne plus être une option.

published Financing switzerland
Côte d'Ivoire: Sidi Touré exhorte les jeunes à adhérer à la Couverture Maladie Universelle monitor

Abidjan Net (20.11.2015) Le Ministre délégué auprès du Président de la république, chargé de la promotion de la Jeunesse et de l’Emploi Jeunes s’est fait enrôler à la Couverture Maladie Universelle (CMU) ce jeudi à son Cabinet, en présence d’une délégation de la Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie (CNAM). Sidi Tiémoko Touré a dit être heureux d’avoir adhérer à cet important projet social et a exhorté les jeunes de Côte d’Ivoire à le faire également. Pour lui, pour que la Côte d’Ivoire continue de réaliser des prouesses économiques, en vue d’atteindre l’émergence à l’horizon 2020, il est important que sa jeunesse puisse bénéficier de soins de santé de qualité à des coûts soutenables.

extending coverage, published Health, Health insurance, Extension of coverage côte d'ivoire
UK: New construction guidance to stop workers dying each week from occupational disease monitor

HSE Media Centre (20.11.2015)The construction industry has launched new guidance to encourage better management of occupational health risks. HSE is urging the industry to put an end to the hundreds of construction workers that die of occupational diseases every month.

published Occupational accidents and diseases
Canada: Ontario plans to target home care in overhaul of health care system monitor

The Globe and Mail (23.11.2015) The Ontario government is preparing to overhaul health care in the province, including scrapping its troubled system for delivering home care and reforming primary care with the aim of improving patient access.

extending coverage, published Health, Extension of coverage canada
UK Britain’s EU reform talks stumble on social benefits monitor

EurActiv (23.11.2015) Member states have firmly rejected British demands to limit EU citizens' rights to social benefits when working in the UK, saying this would be discriminatory.

published united kingdom
Schweiz: Arbeit im AHV-Alter – das muss man wissen monitor

Tagesanzeiger (21.11.2015) Rund 170'000 Erwerbstätige waren 2014 bereits im AHV-Alter, das sind 11,7 Prozent aller über 65-Jährigen. Die Zahl hat in den letzten Jahren kontinuierlich zugenommen und liegt inzwischen mehr als ein Drittel über derjenigen von 2010. Einen ähnlich hohen Anteil an berufstätigen Rentnerinnen und Rentnern gab es zuletzt Anfang der 90er-Jahre des letzten Jahrhunderts, danach ging deren Zahl markant zurück.

published Old-age pensions switzerland
Tunisie-Maroc : une nouvelle convention dans le domaine de la sécurité sociale monitor

Investir en Tunisie (21.11.2015) La Tunisie et le Maroc ont signé une nouvelle convention dans le domaine de la sécurité sociale. Cette convention confirme le principe de l’égalité de traitement des ressortissants des deux pays en termes de sécurité sociale.

published Governance and administration tunisia, morocco
France: Maladies professionnelles - hausse des cancers de la vessie et des maladies psychiques monitor

Santé Magazine (18.11.2015) Cancers, troubles musculo-squelettiques, maladies psychiques… L'Assurance-maladie vient de présenter son bilan 2014 concernant la prise en charge des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles.

published Occupational accidents and diseases france
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