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| Indonesia struggles to pay for huge universal health care program | indonesia | Nikkei Asian Review (14.08.2019) Indonesia is struggling to fill a massive hole in the finances of its compulsory national health insurance system. BPJS Kesehatan, the government agency that oversees the program, has suffered deficits in five of the six years since the system was introduced to… |
Indonesia is struggling to fill a massive hole in the finances of its compulsory national health insurance system. BPJS Kesehatan, the government agency that oversees the program, has suffered deficits in five of the six years since the system was introduced to much fanfare in 2014. This |
universal health care | Published_SS_Monitor | https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Indonesia-struggles-to-pay-for-huge-universal-h… | dfabbri | |||
| EPIC publishes policy memo on mechanisms supporting single parents | Europe | Europa (02.08.2019) The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published a policy memo on mechanisms supporting single parents. |
he memo presents trends and risks for single parents across the European Union and provides an overview of existing mechanisms supporting single parents. Single parents and their children are at high risk of povertyAccording to Eurostat data, in 2017, single pare |
Family benefits | Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9430&furtherNews… | dfabbri | |||
| South Africa: Initial universal healthcare cost at $17 bln | south africa | | Africanews (0808/2019) South Africa published its draft National Health Insurance (NHI) bill on Thursday, with one senior official estimating universal healthcare for millions of poorer citizens would cost about 256 billion rand ($16.89 billion) to implement by 2022. |
universal health coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.africanews.com/2019/08/08/south-africa-initial-universal-healthcare… | pmassetti | ||||
| The Future of Work: Preparing for Disruption | edX | Only MOOC to explore the 2019 World Development Report (WDR) and workforce of the future. Learn how A.I., automation, advanced technologies and new businesses are changing the world. |
https://www.edx.org/course/the-future-of-work | pmassetti | |||||||
| France: Auto-entrepreneurs d’Uber, Deliveroo et autres plateformes - des indépendants devenus très dépendants | france | France Inter (12.08.2019) Tandis que la grogne ne cesse de monter chez les livreurs de Deliveroo, la plateforme britannique de livraison de repas à domicile, dénonçant la baisse de leur salaire, Le téléphone sonne braque le guidon vers ces travailleurs de la nouvelle économie. |
Tandis que la grogne ne cesse de monter chez les livreurs de Deliveroo, la plateforme britannique de livraison de repas à domicile, dénonçant la baisse de leur salaire, Le téléphone sonne braque le guidon vers ces travailleurs de la nouvelle économie. onsidérée comme de l’exploita |
Difficult-to-cover groups | digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/le-telephone-sonne/le-telephone-sonne-12-a… | dfabbri | ||
| Calidad del empleo se daña en Amèrica Latina: Cepal | latin america | eluniversal (12.08.2019) México, Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador y Perú están entre los países en donde la calidad del empleo se deteriora, advirtió la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (Cepal). De acuerdo con el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2019… |
México, Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador y Perú están entre los países en donde la calidad del empleo se deteriora, advirtió la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (Cepal). De acuerdo con el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2019, en esas naciones |
Employment, Difficult-to-cover groups | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/cartera/calidad-del-empleo-se-dana-en-al-cepal | dfabbri | |||
| Brazil pension reform debate expected to widen in Senate | Reuters (08.08.2019) Brazil’s Senate is expected to consider extending pension reform to states and municipal governments as it moves to vote on a bill overhauling the social security system, lawmakers said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes |
enators could also take up a plan for individual retirement accounts, which Economy Minister Paulo Guedes had hoped to introduce but was dropped from the bill to ensure final passage in the lower house of Congress on Wednesday. President Jair Bolsonaro celebrated the progress on his corne |
Old-age pensions | brics, managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics-pensions/brazil-pension-refo… | dfabbri | |||
| Maroc: Abdellatif Mortaki : «La CNSS est prête à assurer la couverture médicale et sociale des travailleurs non salariés» | morocco | Aujourd'hui le Maroc (10.08.2019) Soixante ans après sa création, le régime de sécurité sociale géré par la CNSS permet à des millions de Marocains de bénéficier d’une panoplie complète de prestations. En effet, la CNSS est considérée aujourd’hui comme l’assureur social de référence et acteur… |
ALM : Quel bilan faites-vous des 60 ans d’existence de la CNSS ? (prestations, salariés déclarés, entreprises affiliées…) Abdellatif Mortaki : Soixante ans après sa création, le régime de sécurité sociale géré par la |
self-employed | Published_SS_Monitor | http://aujourdhui.ma/societe/abdellatif-mortaki-la-cnss-est-prete-a-assurer-la-… | dfabbri | |||
| [Report] The Social Protection Indicator for the Pacific: Assessing Progress | Asia | socialprotection.org (2019) This report presents the analysis of comprehensive 2015 data on social protection programs in 13 Pacific developing member countries. |
Conditional cash transfers | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://socialprotection.org/discover/publications/social-protection-indicator-… | dfabbri | |||
| [Report] Strengthening the capacity of ASEAN Member States to design and implement risk-informed and shock-responsive social protection systems for resilience | Asia | socialprotection.org (2019) The complementarity of social protection and disaster risk management (DRM) is increasingly acknowledged by ASEAN. Accordingly, this study, the overarching research question of which is: What factors enable social protection systems and programmes in ASEAN countries… |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://socialprotection.org/discover/publications/strengthening-capacity-asean… | dfabbri | |||||
| NIBTT Joins Forces with ISSA to Focus on Compliance Issues | latin america, trinidad and tobago | trinidadexpress (08.08.2019) The National Insurance Board of Trinidad and Tobago (NIBTT), in conjunction with the International Social Security Association (ISSA), recently co-hosted a workshop for local and regional social security practitioners. |
The National Insurance Board of Trinidad and Tobago (NIBTT), in conjunction with the International Social Security Association (ISSA), recently co-hosted a workshop for local and regional social security practitioners. The workshop with its theme, “Administrative Solutions for coverage extension |
issa | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.trinidadexpress.com/press-releases/nibtt-joins-forces-with-issa-to-… | dfabbri | |||
| China: Aging population spurs integrated elderly care services | china | China.org.cn (07.08.2019) In February this year, the National Health Commission (NHC) launched a pilot program - the Internet Plus Nursing Services - in six provincial-level regions including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong, in an attempt to make use of nurses' spare… |
brics | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.china.org.cn/china/2019-08/07/content_75076267.htm | dfabbri | ||||
| Vietnam: Eligible age for social welfare benefits to be reduced to 75 | vietnam | VietNam News (07.08.2019) The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will propose that the Government reduce the eligible age for social welfare benefits from 80 to 75, said Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung. |
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will propose that the Government reduce the eligible age for social welfare benefits from 80 to 75, said Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung. |
Old-age pensions, Social assistance | Published_SS_Monitor | https://vietnamnews.vn/society/523678/eligible-age-for-social-welfare-benefits-… | dfabbri | |||
| Cameroun - Digitalisation: Lancement officiel des quittances numériques - Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale | cameroon | La caisse nationale de prévoyance sociale (CNPS) a procédé le 2 août 2019 au lancement officiel des quittances numériques d'encaissement des cotisations sociales, en présence du directeur des Finances et du Patrimoine, Hortense Asim Abisone, représentante du Directeur Général. |
Information and communication technology, Service quality | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.cnps.cm/index.php/fr/a-propos/item/2340-digitalisation-lancement-of… | pmondoa | ||||
| Sri Lanka has second highest welfare coverage in Asia | sri lanka | conomynext (06.08.2019) Sri Lanka has the second highest welfare coverage in Asia, albeit with low spending per person, while other forms of social protection are below par, the Asian Development Bank said. The Social Protection Indicator for Asia Report said that Sri Lanka has the second… |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://economynext.com/Sri_Lanka_has_second_highest_welfare_coverage_in_Asia-3… | dfabbri | |||||
| Japan: Practical debate needed on public pension system | japan | The Japan Times (09.07.2019) The public pension system and people’s concern over their retirement finances emerged as a key campaign issue for the upcoming Upper House election after a Financial Services Agency council report estimated that a model household of retirees dependent on pension… |
Pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2019/07/09/editorials/practical-debate-nee… | pmassetti | ||||
| La Sécurité sociale britannique s’allie à Amazon pour conseiller les malades | united kingdom | usbeketrica.com (12.07.2019) « Alexa, je crois que j’ai la grippe… ». Désormais, les Britanniques peuvent se plaindre à l'assistant vocal d'Amazon de leur état de santé : la Sécurité sociale locale mise sur cette technologie pour dispenser des conseils médicaux. |
Information and communication technology | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://usbeketrica.com/article/la-securite-sociale-britannique-s-allie-a-amazo… | pmassetti | ||||
| France: L’aide médicale réservée aux sans-papiers dans le viseur du gouvernement | france | Le Monde (96.08.2019) A la demande du gouvernement, une mission de l’inspection générale des affaires sociales et de l’inspection générale des finances étudie des pistes de réforme de ce dispositif réservé aux sans-papiers. |
« Nous ne remettrons pas en cause l’aide médicale d’Etat [AME]. » Quelques semaines avant d’être élu président de la République, Emmanuel Macron défendait, dans une interview au magazine mutualiste Viva, un « système fondé sur la solidarité |
Difficult-to-cover groups | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2019/08/01/le-gouvernement-lance-une-ref… | dfabbri | |||
| Ireland: Ageing population will put strain on system - report | ireland | RTE (05.08.2019) The latest Government report on the risks and challenges facing Ireland in the coming years has pointed to the State's ageing population as a major issue which will put stress on public finances, social welfare and health systems and economic competitiveness. |
The latest Government report on the risks and challenges facing Ireland in the coming years has pointed to the State's ageing population as a major issue which will put stress on public finances, social welfare and health systems and economic competitiveness. The National Risk Assessment |
Old-age pensions, Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2019/0805/1067047-risk-report-2019/ | dfabbri | |||
| Pakistan: Ehsas — a revolutionary initiative | pakistan | nation.com.pk (02.08.2019) Social safety and poverty alleviation programme launched by the PTI government in the name of ‘ Ehsas’ |
Social assistance | Published_SS_Monitor | https://nation.com.pk/02-Aug-2019/669142 | pmassetti | ||||
| China: Work-related illnesses higher than reported | china | ECNS (01.08.2019) Low health screening rates, flaws in employment system cause faulty data China has charted more than 970,000 cases of occupational diseases since records began, but the actual number of employees affected by work-related illnesses is much higher, a senior health official said… |
Low health screening rates, flaws in employment system cause faulty data China has charted more than 970,000 cases of occupational diseases since records began, but the actual number of employees affected by work-related illnesses is much higher, a senior health official |
Occupational accidents and diseases | brics | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.ecns.cn/news/2019-07-31/detail-ifzmnmiq8702457.shtml | dfabbri | ||
| Social protection programs help in decreasing poverty in Upper Egypt | egypt | Egypt Today (04.08.2019) Poverty rates in Upper Egypt have decreased compared to previous years because of the focus on social protection programs in the governorates of Upper Egypt, Deputy Minister of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform of Planning Ahmed Kamali said Sunday. |
: Poverty rates in Upper Egypt have decreased compared to previous years because of the focus on social protection programs in the governorates of Upper Egypt, Deputy Minister of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform of Planning Ahmed Kamali said Sunday. |
Social assistance | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/3/73532/Social-protection-programs-help-in-d… | dfabbri | |||
| Tackling precarity in the platform economy—and beyond | Europe | socialeurope (01.08.2019) To focus on online platforms in isolation would miss the point that they are part of a wider phenomenon of spreading and intensifying precarity at work. |
In our increasingly digitalised world, a crucial role is played by online platforms. These platforms—dynamic websites which constitute digital public squares or marketplaces—affect the economy and our societ |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.socialeurope.eu/tackling-precarity-in-the-platform-economy-and-beyo… | dfabbri | |||
| Social pensions and accountability in Uganda | uganda | HelpAge International (25.07.2019) Across Africa, millions of older people live in poverty. Without access to pensions and eroding traditions of family support, many have no choice but to continue working into older age doing small-scale, low-paid farming or petty trade. For those who have… |
In 2011, the Uganda Government, in partnership with the UK Department for International Development, Irish Aid and the United Nations Children’s Fund, launched the Senior Citizens Grant as part of the wider Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE). It is a non-contributory social pension o |
Old-age pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.helpage.org/what-we-do/social-protection/social-pensions-and-accoun… | dfabbri | |||
| [Report] Two new reports and a set of videos aim to help policymakers address long-term unemployment | european union | Europa (10.07.2019) Two reports and a series of videos on long-term unemployment are being published today, marking the end of a 2-year mutual learning project on the subject. |
Two reports and a series of videos on long-term unemployment are being published today, marking the end of a 2-year mutual learning project on the subject. |
Unemployment | Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9408&furtherNews… | dfabbri |