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| Creating access to social services using digital identity | Africa, nigeria | Punch Newspapers (01.09.2019) Nigerian government has intensified the capturing of Nigerians all over the world into its identity database. IFE OGUNFUWA examines the benefits of the digital identity |
Information and communication technology | identity management | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://punchng.com/creating-access-to-social-services-using-digital-identity/ | pmassetti | |||
| Maroc: Les allocations familiales accordées par la CNSS passent à 300 dirhams | morocco | yabiladi (30.08.2019) Le conseil de gouvernement, réuni jeudi à Rabat sous la présidence du chef du gouvernement, Saadeddine El Othmani, a adopté le projet de décret n° 2.19.750 modifiant le décret n°2.08.358 publié le 9 juillet 2008, établissant le montant d’allocation familiale accordée par la… |
Le conseil de gouvernement, réuni jeudi à Rabat sous la présidence du chef du gouvernement, Saadeddine El Othmani, a adopté le projet de décret n° 2.19.750 modifiant le décret n°2.08.358 publié le 9 juillet 2008, établissant le montant d’allocation familiale accordée par la Caisse nationale de sé |
Family benefits | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/82674/maroc-allocations-familiales-ac… | dfabbri | ||
| Poverty in old age haunts millions of Asia's elderly | Asia | BusinessMirror (31.08.2019) Millionsof informal workers in Asia are at risk of living out their golden years in poverty—unless countries act swiftly. In an Asian Development Blog, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department Principal Social Development… |
MILLIONS of informal workers in Asia are at risk of living out their golden years in poverty—unless countries act swiftly. In an Asian Development Blog, Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department Principal Social Development Specialist Sri Wening Ha |
Old-age pensions | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://businessmirror.com.ph/2019/08/31/poverty-in-old-age-haunts-millions-of-… | dfabbri | ||
| Kenya: Population data will help us come up with robust social protection policies | Africa, kenya | The Standard (29.08.2019) If there is a constituency that stands to benefit most from the ongoing census, then it is the population that is benefitting from the Government’s social protection programmes. Although the Government runs a credible cash transfer programme covering the… |
If there is a constituency that stands to benefit most from the ongoing census, then it is the population that is benefitting from the Government’s social protection programmes.
Although the Government runs a credible cash transfer programme covering the elderly, disa |
Conditional cash transfers | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001340058/population-data-will-help-us… | dfabbri | |||
| Swiss municipal pension schemes face funding shortfalls: analysis | switzerland | IPE (29.08.2019) he differences between the coverage ratios of Swiss municipal pension funds are “enormous” and in some cases there are big holes, according to analysis carried out by the think tank Avenir Suisse. |
The differences between the coverage ratios of Swiss municipal pension funds are “enormous” and in some cases there are big holes, according to analysis carried out by the think tank Avenir Suisse. Lukas Rühli, adjunct fellow at Avenir Suisse, compared the coverage ratios of municipal pen |
Pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ipe.com/countries/switzerland/swiss-municipal-pension-schemes-face-… | dfabbri | |||
| En Afrique du Sud, des logements gratuits pour les plus pauvres | south africa | Le Monde (29.08.2019) Depuis la fin de l’apartheid, près de 3 millions de maisons ont été attribuées, mais plus de 2 millions de foyers sont encore sur liste d’attente. A ce jour, d’après les chiffres du gouvernement, près de 3 millions de logements de ce type ont été construits. Les… |
Weziwe Mzandisi en a eu marre d’attendre. Avec d’autres habitants de son quartier de Soweto, près de Johannesburg, cette femme de ménage a tout simplement envahi la maison qu’elle occupe actuellement. Et tant pis si sa nouvelle demeure est loin d’être terminée. Il n’y a pas de toit, pas de toilet |
Social assistance | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2019/08/28/en-afrique-du-sud-des-logemen… | dfabbri | ||
| Dutch unions, employers seeking solution to avoid pension cuts | netherlands | IPE (28.08.2019) The steering group of social partners in the Netherlands is working on various solutions for the consequences of pension cuts on retirees’ purchasing power, according to local trade union CNV. Both an increase to the state pension (AOW) and the avoidance of cuts to second-pillar… |
The steering group of social partners in the Netherlands is working on various solutions for the consequences of pension cuts on retirees’ purchasing power, according to local trade union CNV. Both an increase to the state pension (AOW) and the avoidance of cuts to second-pillar payouts a |
Pensions, Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ipe.com/countries/netherlands/dutch-unions-employers-seeking-soluti… | dfabbri | |||
| [Blog] US: Climate Migrants within the U.S. Will Need a Strong Health System | United States | Scientifuux American Blog Network (23.08.2019) We must ensure continuity of care for Americans who will be displaced from agricultural regions and coastal cities |
Rachel Carson, speaking to the class of 1962 at Scripps College, said, “Your generation must come to terms with the environment. Your generation must face realities instead of taking refuge in ignorance and evasion of truth. Yours is a grave and a sobering responsibility, but it is also a s |
Health, Migration | climate change | Published_SS_Monitor | https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/climate-migrants-within-the-u… | dfabbri | ||
| France: Réforme des retraites - ouverture surprise de Macron sur l'âge de départ | france | Les Echos (27.08.2019) Le président de la République a indiqué lundi soir privilégier « un accord sur la durée de cotisation plutôt que sur l'âge » de départ à la retraite. Ce qui remet en question l'instauration d'un âge pivot à 64 ans, préconisée par le rapport Delevoye sous… |
C'est une petite bombe qu'a lâchée Emmanuel Macron à la fin de son intervention sur France 2 depuis Biarritz lundi soir, en clôture du G7. Interrogé sur la réforme à |
Pensions | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/social/reforme-des-retraites-ouverture-… | dfabbri | ||
| India: Thousands Of Job Losses Reveal Rising Risks To India's Demographic Dividend | india | indiaspend (23.08.2019) The recent shedding of over 350,000 jobs in its automobile sector--and thousands elsewhere--is an indicator of the economic and social hurdles that jeopardise India’s demographic dividend, the growth opportunity afforded by the world’s second largest working-age… |
The recent shedding of over 350,000 jobs in its automobile sector--and thousan |
Unemployment, Demographic change | brics, economic crisis | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.indiaspend.com/thousands-of-job-losses-reveal-rising-risks-to-india… | dfabbri | ||
| US: Secondhand Smoke Remains an Occupational Health Issue | United States | EHS Daily Advisor (12.08.2019) Nearly one-fifth of nonsmokers were exposed to secondhand smoke at work, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a recently published study. The CDC reported that 19.9% of nonsmokers had some exposure on the job, and 10.1% had frequent… |
Nearly one-fifth of nonsmokers were exposed to secondhand smoke at work, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a recently published study. The CDC reported that 19.9% of nonsmokers had some exposure on the job, and 10.1% had frequent exposures.
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Occupational accidents and diseases | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://ehsdailyadvisor.blr.com/2019/08/secondhand-smoke-remains-an-occupationa… | dfabbri | ||
| UK: Two-thirds of people say work damages their mental health | united kingdom | Workplace Insight (23.08.2019) A new survey from CV-Library suggests that the UK’s professionals have a problematic relationship with work, with three-quarters (74.2 percent) claiming that their job is damaging their mental health. |
A new survey from CV-Library suggests that the UK’s professionals have a problematic relationship with work, with three-quarters (74.2 percent) claiming that their job is damaging their |
Occupational accidents and diseases | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://workplaceinsight.net/two-thirds-of-people-say-work-damages-their-mental… | dfabbri | ||
| G7 Biarritz Summit: The workplace equality challenge | ILO (22.08.2019) ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has welcomed the decision to place the fight against inequality at the heart of this year’s G7 summit. Ryder, who will be attending the 24 to 26 August summit in Biarritz, France, called inequality one of the key challenges of our time. |
This year’s G7 French presidency has chosen the theme for the Biarritz Summit well. ‘Combating inequality’ is indeed one of the key challenges of our time. |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/features/WCMS_715996/lang--en… | dfabbri | |||||
| France: Protection universelle maladie (Puma) | france | Capital (20.08.2019) Instaurée en 2016, la protection universelle maladie (Puma) est le régime de couverture santé qui s'est substitué à la Couverture Maladie Universelle (CMU) La réforme du régime de couverture maladie intervenue au 1er janvier 2016 visait à répondre à un… |
ui est concerné ?La réforme du régime de couverture maladie intervenue au 1er janvier 2016 visait à répondre à un triple but :
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Extension of coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.capital.fr/votre-argent/puma-1347535 | dfabbri | |||
| Australia: Fighting the gender pay gap key found in giving fathers paid parental leave | australia | The Sidney Morning Herald (22.08.2019) Australian academics are looking to Iceland when it comes to ways to increase the proportion of fathers who take paternity leave. Asdís Arnalds, from the faculty of social work at the University of Iceland, will give the keynote address at the Australian… |
The extra three months of paid leave, introduced 19 years ago, is non-transferable to the mother, meaning a family gets six months if the father does not take his three-month quota. Icelandic dads also get paid 80 per cent of their normal wages. In Australia, the federal government provides 18 we |
Family benefits, Parental leave | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/paid-parental-leave-for-dads-a-key-to… | dfabbri | |||
| [Opinion] UK: Increasing the state pension age to 75 is a terrible, divisive idea | united kingdom | newstatesman (20.08.2019) A simplistic plan to save money would bring hardship to those least able to cope. t is rare that I see a proposal as potentially damaging as the recommendation, just published by the Centre for Social Justice, to dramatically increase the state pension age – to 70 by… |
t is rare that I see a proposal as potentially damaging as the recommendation, just published by the Centre for Social Justice, to dramatically increase the state pension age – to 70 by 2028 and then to 75 a few years later. This flawed policy thinking suggests little understanding of the role an |
Pensions | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/economy/2019/08/increasing-state-pension-… | dfabbri | ||
| WHO Director-General underscores commitment to strengthening health in Pacific Islands | Asia | WHO news (18.08.2019) WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has completed a two-week mission to Pacific Island countries and reiterated WHO’s unflagging commitment to supporting their efforts to advance health and well being. In 2017, WHO established a special initiative on climate… |
climate change | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/18-08-2019-who-director-general-underscore… | dfabbri | ||||
| Discapacidad: el CERMI proyecta garantizar la protección social en España | spain | Periodistas en Español (13.08.2019) El Comité Español de Representantes de Personas con Discapacidad (CERMI) ha planteado como reto del próximo decenio incorporar al menos 250 000 personas con discapacidad a un trabajo estable y digno para fortalecer los recursos de la Seguridad Social y… |
l Comité Español de Representantes de Personas con Discapacidad (CERMI) ha planteado como reto del próximo decenio incorporar al menos 250 000 personas con discapacidad a un trabajo estable |
Disability, Governance and administration | Published_SS_Monitor | https://periodistas-es.com/discapacidad-el-cermi-proyecta-garantizar-la-protecc… | dfabbri | |||
| Emploi: Nette baisse du chômage en Suisse | switzerland | TDG (20.08.2019) Le taux de chômage calculé selon les indications du Bureau international du travail (BIT) a reculé de 0,4 point sur un an, à 4,2%, indique mardi l'Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS). Corrigée des variations saisonnières, la contraction atteint 0,1 point à 4,5%. |
Le taux de chômage calculé selon les indications du Bureau international du travail (BIT) a reculé de 0,4 point sur un an, à 4,2%, indique mardi l'Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS). Corrigée des variations saisonnières, la contraction atteint 0,1 point à 4,5%. Le nombre de personnes |
Employment | labour markets | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.tdg.ch/suisse/nette-baisse-chomage-suisse/story/16786391 | dfabbri | ||
| China: Telehealth services to be introduced in Tibetan hospitals | china | Xinhua (16.08.2019) The General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army (PLAGH) said Friday that it will set up 45 stations of remote medical services in public hospitals in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region in five years. PLAGH and the regional government reached a framework agreement… |
-- The General Hospital of the People's Liberation Army (PLAGH) said Friday that it will set up 45 stations of remote medical services in public hospitals in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region in five years. PLAGH and the regional government reached a framework agreement on health |
Health promotion | brics | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-08/16/c_138314773.htm | dfabbri | ||
| Singapore to Work Longer, Build Higher as Lee Eyes Handover | singapore | Bloomberg (18.08.2019) Singapore extended support for older workers in the aging island nation as the current leadership prepares to hand over to a new generation in the next few years. The retirement age will be gradually raised to 65 from 62, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Sunday in his… |
Singapore extended support for older workers in the aging island nation as the current leadership prepares to hand over to a new generation in the next few years. The retirement age will be gradually raised to 65 from 62, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Sunday in his annual National D |
Pensions, Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-18/singapore-to-work-longer-bui… | dfabbri | |||
| UK:No-deal warning - Brexit risk to €5 pension and social welfare hike | united kingdom | independent(19.08.2019) The €5 hike to the State pension and weekly social welfare payments is in jeopardy amid a major Budget battle in Fianna Fáil. Despite the risk of a no-deal Brexit and opposition at senior levels of the party, social protection spokesman Willie O'Dea said he would be "… |
The €5 hike to the State pension and weekly social welfare payments is in jeopardy amid a major Budget battle in Fianna Fáil. Despite the risk of a no-deal Brexit and opposition at senior levels of the party, social protection spokesman Willie O'Dea said he would be "robustly" arguing for |
Pensions, Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/nodeal-warning-brexit-risk-to-5-… | dfabbri | |||
| Ukraine to strengthen social protection of displaced persons | ukraine | ukrinform (15.08.2019) The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a resolution the implementation of which will help strengthen the social protection of internally displaced persons and ensure the provision of targeted assistance. |
transnational workers | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/2760616-ukraine-to-strengthen-social-p… | dfabbri | ||||
| Zambia: High number of accidents in road, construction sectors worry WCFCB | zambia | News Diggers! (15.08.2019) The Workers Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB) has bemoaned the increasing number of accidents in the road and construction industries in Zambia saying labour is going to waste as a result of the incidents. |
The Workers Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB) has bemoaned the increasing number of accidents in the road and construction industries in Zambia saying labour is going to waste as a result of the incidents. But the Board has come up with a campaign with a target of reaching zero acci |
Prevention of occupational risks | issa | Published_SS_Monitor | https://diggers.news/local/2019/08/13/high-number-of-accidents-in-road-construc… | dfabbri | ||
| [Opinion] US: The Ethical Mess of Our Health Care System | United States | The New York Times (14.08.2019) It is a patchwork that covers some people and some diseases but not others. We can improve it by bolstering Obamacare. |
he recent Democratic primary debates in Detroit made at least one thing clear: The party exclusively responsible for passing the Affordable Care Act is now waging political warfare over whether to reform it or eliminate it. Senator Bernie Sanders was loud but not lonely in advocating “Medicare fo |
managing reforms, universal health care | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/opinion/medicare-healthcare-system-kidney.ht… | dfabbri |