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Posted workers: Commission reports better enforcement | european union | Europa (25.09.2019) This directive entered into force in 2014 and provides key tools to fight circumvention and abuse of EU rules on posting of workers. The report shows that by now, all Member States have transposed the Enforcement directive into national law, leading to improved enforcement of… |
This directive entered into force in 2014 and provides key tools to fight circumvention and abuse of EU rules on posting of workers. The report shows that by now, all Member States have transposed the Enfo |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9469&furtherNews… | dfabbri | ||||
Bhutan bets on digital payments to improve services | Asia | worldbank.org (12.08.2019) The new e-payment system supports seamless—and cashless—transactions between the government and banking systems, allowing salaries, pensions, payments, and benefits to be delivered without manual intervention. |
Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/bhutan-bets-digital-payments-… | pmassetti | |||||
Philippines: SSS taps partners to expand self-employed workers’ coverage » | philippines, the | Manila Bulletin Business (05.10.2019) More than 50 cooperatives and associations nationwide joined the Social Security System (SSS) on its fourth multi-sectoral forum aiming to promote the pension fund’s programs for self-employed workers in the informal sector. |
In a statement, Aurora C. Ignacio, SSS President and Chief Executive Officer, said the multi-sectoral event is an opportunity to look for potential partners in bringing social security protection to informal sector workers from far-flung areas. According to Ignacio, SSS conducts the forum |
self-employed | Published_SS_Monitor | https://business.mb.com.ph/2019/10/05/sss-taps-partners-to-expand-self-employed… | dfabbri | |||
France: La dématérialisation des services publics se heurte à l'« illettrisme numérique » | france | Les Echos (22.08.2019) Les services publics doivent être entièrement dématérialisés en 2022, mais 13 millions de Français rencontrent des difficultés avec les outils numériques. Le gouvernement et les collectivités territoriales ont annoncé la création de dix nouveaux lieux de formation. |
Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.lesechos.fr/politique-societe/societe/la-dematerialisation-des-serv… | dfabbri | |||||
Budget de la Sécurité sociale: ce qui va changer pour les Français en 2020 | france | Les Echos (04.10.2019) Prélèvement à la source pour les particuliers employeurs, congé de proche aidant, lutte contre les impayés alimentaires, accroissement du rôle des Urssaf : le point sur les innovations du projet de loi de financement de la Sécurité sociale pour 2020 qui a été présenté… |
managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/social/budget-de-la-securite-sociale-ce… | dfabbri | ||||
Brazil senate approves pension reform in first-round vote after savings hit | brazil | Reuters (02.10.2019) Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday approved a landmark pension reform bill in a first round of voting, in a relief for far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, although senators voted down an amendment in a move that dilutes the reform’s projected savings. |
Pensions | brics, managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics-pensions/brazil-senate-appro… | dfabbri | |||
Philippines: Effective Pension Scheme For Phl Senior Citizens Sought | philippines, the | onenews.ph (19.09.2019) “Empowering our elderly through universal social pension will also contribute to the reduction of poverty and inequality, provide transformative support to ordinary families, and further stimulate the economy,” Sen. Risa Hontiveros said. |
Pensions | Universal Social Protection | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.onenews.ph/effective-pension-scheme-for-phl-senior-citizens-sought | pmassetti | |||
Social protection schemes expanding to encompass climate hazards, says new research | climatecentre (01.10.2019) The latest in a series of series of background papers commissioned by the Global Commission on Adaptation to inform its 2019 flagship report argues that better integration of social protection and climate adaptation is “critically important for addressing climate risks… |
The latest in a series of series of background papers commissioned by the Global Commission on Adaptation to inform its 2019 flagship report argues that better integration of social protection and climate adaptatio |
Social assistance, Conditional cash transfers | climate change | Published_SS_Monitor | https://climatecentre.org/news/1202/social-protection-schemes-expanding-to-enco… | dfabbri | |||
Objectives and challenges in the implementation of a universal pension system in France | france | Oecd working paper (2019) The mission of the French High Commission for Pension Reform is to prepare the reform introducing a universal pension points system in France. This paper explains why implementing a universal points system in France would increase transparency, reduce inequality and… |
The paper discusses some key issues related to the main parameters of the new system. While it can include a wide range of redistribution schemes depending on political choices, indexation rules should be designed in a way that maximises, as much as possible, the rates of return on pension contri |
Pensions | Universal Social Protection | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/objectives-and-challenges-in-the-implem… | pmassetti | ||
WHO launches digital app to improve care for older people | WHO (01.10.2019) On the International Day of Older Persons – 1 October – the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a package of tools, including a digital application to help… |
Old-age pensions | digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/30-09-2019-who-launches-digital-app-to-imp… | dfabbri | ||||
Bangladesh: Reimagining social protection for older people | bangladesh | The Daily Star (01.10.2019) Every year October 1 is observed worldwide as the International Day of Older Persons. The theme for this year’s day is “The Journey to Age Equality”, which calls attention to increasing old-age inequalities and seeks societal and structural changes in social… |
Old-age pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/society/news/reimagining-social-protection… | dfabbri | ||||
América Latina: Maternidad e informalidad laboral | latin america | El Liberal (30.09.2019) A partir del nacimiento del primer hijo, las mujeres reducen su participación laboral, sus horas trabajadas y por ende caen sus ingresos respecto del momento previo al embarazo. |
or la Dra. Inés Berniell. Doctora (Ph.D.) en Economía, CEMFI, España. Profesora adjunta Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Departamento de Economía. Investigadora Senior del CEDLAS (Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales, Argentina).
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Family benefits, Maternity | labour markets | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.elliberal.com.ar/noticia/505838/maternidad-e-informalidad-laboral | dfabbri | ||
Impulsan medidas de protección social para el trabajo freelance | iproup (17.09.2019) A partir de la aceleración del cambio tecnológico, la globalización y los cambios culturales, la norma parece girar alrededor de trabajadores que mantienen más cantidad de trabajos por períodos más cortos, muchas veces con intermitencias y modalidades diferentes de… |
partir de la aceleración del cambio tecnológico, la globalización y los cambios culturales, la norma parece girar alrededor de trabajadores que mantienen más cantidad de trabajos por períodos más cortos, muchas veces con intermitencias y modalidades diferentes de contratación. |
Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.iproup.com/economia-digital/7506-proyecto-ico-plataforma-Impulsan-m… | dfabbri | |||||
IOM Tells UN High-Level Meeting that Universal Health Coverage Must Include Migrants | ReliefWeb (24.09.2019) IOM Monday (23 September) welcomed the landmark Political Declaration on Universal Health Coverage at the 74th UN General Assembly in New York. Speaking on behalf of IOM Director General António Vitorino, Jacqueline Weekers, director of IOM’s Migration Health Division,… |
IOM Monday (23 September) welcomed the landmark Political Declaration on Universal Health Coverage at the 74th UN General Assembly in New York. Speaking on behalf of IOM Director General António Vitorino, Jacqueline Weekers, director of IOM’s Migration Health Division, said that for Unive |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://reliefweb.int/report/world/iom-tells-un-high-level-meeting-universal-he… | dfabbri | |||||
EU lawmakers give green light to strengthening parents and carers’ rights | Europe | euractiv.com (05.04.2019) The European Parliament backed on Thursday (4 April) the work-life balance directive, which introduces a set of minimum standards to help reconcile work and family responsibilities for parents and carers in Europe, and thus improve gender equality. |
Family benefits | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/eu-lawmakers-give-green-to-s… | pmassetti | ||||
China's social security platform goes online | china | ECNS /18.09.2019) China officially kicked off a national online platform for social insurance on Sunday after a month-long test, allowing residents to process data much more easily, sometimes with the aid of facial recognition technology. |
- China officially kicked off a national online platform for social insurance on Sunday after a month-long test, allowing residents to process data much more easily, sometimes with the aid of facial recognition technology. The platform, si.12333.gov.cn, streamlines 18 unified national ser |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2019-09-16/detail-ifznxzmn1175495.shtml | dfabbri | |||
Building on Digital ID for Inclusive Services: Lessons from India | india | Center For Global Development (13.09.2019) India has emerged as a leader in building on its biometric digital ID (Aadhaar) to reform service and program delivery. It moved quickly to consolidate the rollout of Aadhaar, and then to embed the unique Aadhaar number into program databases. |
Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.cgdev.org/publication/building-digital-id-inclusive-services-lesson… | pmassetti | |||||
Ireland: New clampdown launched on social welfare fraud | ireland | Rte.ie (16.09.2019) A new clampdown on social welfare fraud will include increased inspections and penalties for employers who falsely claim that workers are self-employed. |
Error, evasion and fraud | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2019/0916/1076240-fraud-welfare/ | pmassetti | ||||
Social Security Agreement between China and Japan Comes in Effect | china, japan | china-briefing (03.09.2019) The Social Security Agreement between China and Japan took effect September 1, 2019, according to China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS). The agreement will allow Chinese and Japanese nationals working in the other country to avoid paying part… |
The Social Security Agreement between China and Japan took effect September 1, 2019, according to China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security ( |
Bilateral agreements | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.china-briefing.com/news/social-security-agreement-china-japan-effec… | dfabbri | |||
France: L'AME, aide médicale d'État, sur la sellette | france | Le Point (24.09.2019) C'est un serpent de mer des débats sur l'immigration. Créée en 2000 en parallèle de la couverture maladie universelle (la CMU), l'aide médicale d'État est exclusivement destinée aux étrangers en situation irrégulière, auxquels elle donne accès à un panel de soins réduit. |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/l-ame-aide-medicale-d-etat-sur-la-sellette-24-09… | dfabbri | |||||
WHO welcomes landmark UN declaration on universal health coverage | WHO (23.09.2019) oTday world leaders adopted a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on universal health coverage (UHC), the most comprehensive set of health commitments ever adopted at this level. “This declaration represents a landmark for global health and development,” said Dr… |
Today world leaders adopted a high-level United Nations Political Declaration on universal health coverage (UHC), the most comprehensive set of health commitments ever adopted at this level. “This declaration represents a landmark for global health and development,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom |
universal health care | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/23-09-2019-who-welcomes-landmark-un-declar… | dfabbri | ||||
Egypt plans single cash transfer system for combating poverty | egypt | The Egyptian authorities plan to launch a new social protection system as of August to help the poor make ends meet as part of a new law for cash subsidies. The bill, which is expected to be passed by parliament later this month, will amalgamate all of the country’s cash-subsidy schemes… |
poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/07/egypt-social-security-takafu… | pmassetti | ||||
Namibia’s new Social Protection Policy: A chance to close the gaps - New Era Live | namibia | New Era Live (20.09.2019) The new draft social protection policy of the Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare provides a background to social protection in Namibia and an assessment of the current social protection programmes. |
he new draft social protection policy of the Ministry of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare provides a background to social protection in Namibia and an assessment of the current social protection programmes. It sets out the rationale for the policy and outlines the proposed so |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://neweralive.na/posts/namibias-new-social-protection-policy-a-chance-to-c… | dfabbri | ||||
Suisse: Subsides aux primes maladie: le combat des cantons romands | switzerland | Le Temps (23.09.2019) Alors qu’Alain Berset critique les cantons qui profitent des subsides fédéraux pour réduire les primes, les Romands souhaitent une répartition plus équitable de cette aide |
Mardi, tous les assurés seront fixés sur les primes maladie à verser à leur caisse en 2020. Pour nombre d’entre eux cependant, un autre facteur jouera un rôle presque aussi important: les réductions accordées par la Confédération et les cantons. Celle-ci fait l’objet d’un combat des cantons latin |
Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/subsides-aux-primes-maladie-combat-cantons-romands | dfabbri | |||
With a changing nature of work, a robust set of protections is needed to build and safeguard human capital | blogs.worldbank.org (September 2019) Without risk, there’s little reward. This is the gist of dozens of quotes attributable to such notable figures as John F. Kennedy and Yo-Yo Ma, Paulo Coelho and Rihanna. Their maxims on life hold true for markets. How can policy help people – particularly… |
Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/changing-nature-work-robust-set-protections-… | pmassetti |