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| Smart Africa | Africa | SMART Africa is a bold and innovative commitment from African Heads of State and Government to accelerate sustainable socioeconomic development on the continent, ushering Africa into a knowledge economy through affordable access to Broadband and usage of Information and Communications… |
Information and communication technology | digital platforms | https://smartafrica.org/about/overview/ | rruggia | ||||
| Transform Africa Summit 2019 | Africa | The Transform Africa Summit is the Smart Africa flagship event. Following four successful editions, the fifth Summit will take place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 14 – 17 May 2019. Under the theme “Boosting Africa’s Digital Economy”, the Summit is expected to attract over 4,000 participants, including… |
Information and communication technology | digital platforms | https://transformafricasummit.org/web/ | rruggia | ||||
| Pakistan: Poverty and cash transfers under Ehsaas Programme | pakistan | The Express Tribune (20.07.2019) The recently launched Ehsaas Programme by the PTI government is a positive step towards realising the importance of social protection in a developing country like Pakistan. |
The recently launched Ehsaas Programme by the PTI government is a positive step towards realising the importance of social protection in a developing country like Pakistan. It is important to acknowledge that in spite of making substantial progress in reducing poverty over the years, the |
Conditional cash transfers | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://tribune.com.pk/story/2017116/6-poverty-cash-transfers-ehsaas-programme/ | dfabbri | ||
| La plateforme vaudoise Batmaid attaquée pour ses conditions de travail - rts.ch - Suisse | switzerland | En quatre ans, la plateforme vaudoise Batmaid s'est taillé la part du lion dans le marché des ménages privés. Mais le syndicat Unia s'apprête à dénoncer l'entreprise aux autorités pour les conditions de travail des 1700 nettoyeuses qu'elle a recrutées. Depuis son lancement en 2015, Batmaid a… |
Employment policies | digital platforms | Proposition_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/10584454-la-plateforme-vaudoise-batmaid-attaquee… | rruggia | |||
| La CNSS ambitionne d’élargir la couverture médicale à tous les Libanais | lebanon | L'Orient-Le Jour (18.07.2019) Une équipe de l’OIT basée à Genève est en mission au Liban pour apporter son expertise dans le cadre de l’élargissement de la prise en charge à toutes les catégories de professions. |
Une équipe de l’OIT basée à Genève est en mission au Liban pour apporter son expertise dans le cadre de l’élargissement de la prise en charge à toutes les catégories de professions. Assurer aux Libanais une couverture publique universelle des soins de santé ou pour le moins généraliser la |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1179489/la-cnss-ambitionne-delargir-la-co… | dfabbri | ||||
| La start-up suisse Batmaid présente au Web Summit de Lisbonne - Radio - Play RTS | switzerland | La start-up Batmaid, qui propose les services de femmes de ménage, a été fondée par deux entrepreneurs lausannois. Elle est présente au sommet sur les nouvelles technologies Web Summit à Lisbonne.
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digital platforms | https://www.rts.ch/play/radio/le-12h30/audio/la-start-up-suisse-batmaid-present… | rruggia | ||||
| Protection des salariés: le Maroc fait un pas de plus en avant | morocco | Le 360 (19,07.2019) Le Maroc fait un pas de plus en ce qui concerne l’amélioration de la protection sociale des travailleurs. Le royaume a en effet récemment déposé auprès de l’Organisation Internationale du Travail (OIT) les instruments de ratification de la convention 102 relative à la… |
our La Vie Eco, qui s’intéresse à ce sujet dans sa livraison en kiosque ce vendredi, si cette démarche ne représente que le minimum syndical, elle n’en constitue pas moins un progrès. Notons que le Maroc, qui a ratifié la convention numéro 102, a néanmoins exclu la partie IV relative aux |
Published_SS_Monitor | http://fr.le360.ma/economie/protection-des-salaries-le-maroc-fait-un-pas-de-plu… | dfabbri | ||||
| Digitalisation essential for good governance in social security institutions | Asia | Vietnam News (18.07.2019) Information and communication technology resources are vital elements for governance in social security institutions, Ortiz D. Maribel, of the International Social Security Association, said. Maribel spoke at a workshop on good governance for better social security… |
Information and communication technology resources are vital elements for governance in social security institutions, Ortiz D. Maribel, of the International Social Security Association, said. Maribel spoke at a workshop on good governance for bet |
Governance and administration | issa | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://vietnamnews.vn/society/522839/digitalisation-essential-for-good-governa… | dfabbri | ||
| Sécurité sociale : L’expérience marocaine présentée à Alger | morocco | Hespress (18.07.2019) La capitale algérienne abrite, du 16 au 18 juillet, un atelier de l’Académie de l’association internationale de la sécurité sociale (AISS) avec la participation des représentants de plusieurs mutualités africaines. Le Maroc y est représenté par Abdelmoula Abdelmoumni,… |
La capitale algérienne abrite, du 16 au 18 juillet, un atelier de l’Académie de l’association internationale de la sécurité sociale (AISS) avec la participation des représentants de plusieurs mutualités africaines. Le Maroc y est représenté par Abdelmoula Abdelmoumni, Président de la Mutu |
Governance and administration | services quality | Published_SS_Monitor | https://fr.hespress.com/84739-securite-sociale-lexperience-marocaine-presentee-… | dfabbri | ||
| CARICOM Social Security Schemes Urged To Modernise | latin america | stluciatimes (17.07.2019) The 30th Meeting of the Heads of CARICOM Social Security Organisations opened on Tuesday at the Guyana Marriott, with a call from Minister of Education, Dr. Nicolette Henry, for Social Security Schemes to remain relevant by modernising their operations to increase… |
HE 30th Meeting of the Heads of CARICOM Social Security Organisations opened on Tuesday at the Guyana Marriott, with a call from Minister of Education, Dr. Nicolette Henry, for Social Security Schemes to remain relevant by modernising their operations to increase their efficiencies. Minis |
issa | Published_SS_Monitor | https://stluciatimes.com/caricom-social-security-schemes-urged-to-modernise/ | dfabbri | |||
| Does Australia have one of the least generous paid parental leave schemes in the OECD? | australia | ABC (17.07.2019) The average length of paid parental leave among OECD countries is around 55 weeks, while Australia's system offers 18 weeks, according to OECD data. Unlike the majority of the 36 members of the OECD, Australia provides a flat rate rather than a replacement wage. This makes the… |
Advocacy group Parents At Work says Australia's approach to paid parental leave "requires an urgent rethink from both government policymakers and employers". The organisation's founder Emma Walsh told ABC Radio National's |
Parental leave | family | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-17/fact-check-australia-paid-parental-leave… | dfabbri | ||
| [Blog] Suisse: Congé-paternité - OUI au contre-projet ! – On en reparle autour d’un café? | switzerland | blogs.letemps (17.07.2019) Le 20 juin 2019, le Conseil des Etats a approuvé un contre-projet à l’initiative “Pour un congé de paternité raisonnable − en faveur de toute la famille” sous la forme d’un congé-paternité de deux semaines financé par le régime des APG. Au début du mois de… |
Le 20 juin 2019, le Conseil des Etats a approuvé un contre-projet à l’initiative “Pour un congé de paternité raisonnable − en faveur de toute la famille” sous la forme d’un congé-paternité de deux semaines financé par le régime des APG. Au début du mois de juillet 2019, la Commission des |
Parental leave | Published_SS_Monitor | https://blogs.letemps.ch/jaccoud-alder/2019/07/17/conge-paternite-oui-au-contre… | dfabbri | |||
| [Report] Tackling climate change can be a driver for growth and jobs, according to ESDE 2019 | european union | Europa (04.07.2019) The 2019 report shows that tackling climate change and preserving growth go hand in hand. It sets out a number of policy options that are able to preserve the EU’s competitiveness,… |
The 2019 report shows that tackling climate change and preserving growth go hand in hand. It sets out a number of policy options that are able to preserve the EU’s competitiveness, sustain growth and spread |
Employment | climate change | Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9407&furtherNews… | dfabbri | ||
| Social Protection in an Era of Increasing Uncertainty and Disruption : Social Risk Management 2.0 (English) | The World Bank | This paper updates the Social Risk Management (SRM) conceptual framework; the foundation of the World Bank's first Social Protection Sector Strategy. SRM 2.0 addresses the increasingly risky and uncertain world; with opportunities and outcomes driven by possible disruptions from technology,… |
SRM 2.0 is a spatial assets and livelihoods approach to household well-being featuring a risk chain covering all households across the lifecycle and for both positive and negative events. Key findings: Location and context are critical for household choices; assets are key to sustainable resilien |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/263761559643240069/Social-Protection-… | pmassetti | ||||||
| Does tech threaten to rerun the worst of the Industrial Revolution? | Financial Times | United States | The central concern that runs through The Technology Trap is that, unless we are very careful, our latest technological revolution may well turn out to be a tumultuous rerun of the Industrial Revolution, with dire social and political consequences. |
Technological transition | digital platforms | https://www.ft.com/content/f1b84f22-a25b-11e9-974c-ad1c6ab5efd1?accessToken=zwA… | gcartoceti | ||||
| France hits back at US over tax on digital giants | World news | The Guardian | france | The French parliament approved a law on Thursday that would make France the first major economy to impose a tax on internet heavyweights. |
Financing | digital platforms | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/11/france-us-tax-big-digital-compani… | gcartoceti | ||||
| UK braves US ire by pressing ahead with tax on tech companies | Financial Times | united kingdom | The UK vowed to press ahead with its plans for a special tax on large technology companies on Thursday, hours after the US threatened to impose trade sanctions on France for similar action. |
Financing | digital platforms | https://www.ft.com/content/41069548-a3d8-11e9-974c-ad1c6ab5efd1?accessToken=zwA… | gcartoceti | ||||
| The new Spanish minimum wage | spain | Social Europe (16.07.2019) The Socialist-led Spanish government which emerged last summer approved by the end of 2018 a hike in the statutory minimum wage. This was agreed with the left-wing Podemos party, as part of an attempt to secure the parliamentary support needed for the passing… |
Raising wage floors is one way to reduce inequality and stimulate recovery in Europe. A big uplift in the Spanish minimum wage this year provides a test bed.
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basic income | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.socialeurope.eu/the-new-spanish-minimum-wage | dfabbri | |||
| France: Santé au travail - les employeurs tentent de défendre leur pré carré | france | Les Echos (12.07.2019) Organisations syndicales et patronales se réunissent ce vendredi pour décider ensemble des sujets à négocier dans le cadre de la réforme de la santé au travail. Le patronat ne veut pas céder le pouvoir au sein de l'organisation actuelle, alors que les syndicats voudraient… |
Avec un an de retard sur l'agenda initial, la réforme de la santé au travail se met en place. Priées par le gouvernement, en mars, de définir ensemble la liste des sujets qu'elles souhaitent négocier, les |
Prevention of occupational risks | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lesechos.fr/economie-france/social/sante-au-travail-les-employeurs-… | dfabbri | ||
| América Latina: Cepal alerta del lado perverso de programas | latin america | Eje Central (15.07.2019) En los últimos 20 años, en la región de América Latina y el Caribe aumentó el número de programas de protección social no contributiva, mejor conocida como asistencia social. Entre estos proyectos destacan los de inclusión laboral y productiva como Jóvenes Construyendo… |
En los últimos 20 años, en la región de América Latina y el Caribe aumentó el número de programas de protección social no contributiva, mejor conocida como asistencia social. Entre estos proyectos destacan los de inclusión laboral y productiva como Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro y el de pensiones |
Difficult-to-cover groups | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.ejecentral.com.mx/cepal-alerta-del-lado-perverso-de-programas/ | dfabbri | ||
| Singaporean experts suggest establishment of ministry of aging | singapore | bernama.com (12.07.2019) A new Ministry of Ageing, coordinating closely with the Manpower and Education Ministries, could help the authorities resolve emerging challenges such as the displacement of mature professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) due to automation |
Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=1745287 | pmassetti | |||||
| Brexit et protection sociale : comment la France limiterait la casse en cas de « no deal » | france, united kingdom | lequotidiendumedecin (12.07.2019) Deal or no deal ? Le feuilleton du Brexit n'est pas achevé – initialement prévue le 29 mars, la date de retrait du Royaume-Uni de l'Union européenne (UE) a été repoussée jusqu'au 31 octobre au plus tard. |
eDl or no deal ? Le feuilleton du Brexit n'est pas achevé – initialement prévue le 29 mars, la date de retra |
Bilateral agreements | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lequotidiendumedecin.fr/actualites/article/2019/07/12/brexit-et-pro… | dfabbri | |||
| [Opinion] Sweden’s parental leave may be generous, but it’s tying women to the home | sweden | theguardian (11.07.2019) New parents are given 240 days off between them – but corporate pressure means it’s men who then return to work |
Family benefits, Parental leave | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/10/sweden-parental-leave-cor… | dfabbri | ||||
| The Real Story of Brazil’s Pension Reform | The Americas Quarterly (11.07.2019)9 the constitutional amendment to the second and final vote at the Lower House has left many analysts scratching their heads. How is it that a controversial and usually unpopular reform everywhere in the world wound up with significant support both in the… |
The surprising first-round approval of Brazil’s pension reform by a margin of 71 votes above the 308 needed to take the constitutional amendment to the second and final vote at the Lower House has left many analysts scratching their heads. How is it that a controversial and usually unpopular refo |
Pensions | brics, managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.americasquarterly.org/content/real-story-brazils-pension-reform | dfabbri | |||
| [Opinion] Malaysia: Employers play vital role in achieving zero accidents | malaysia | The Star Online (15.07.2019) The Building and Wood Workers’ International-Malaysia Liaison Council is fully in support of the Vision Zero Malaysia campaign, that emulates the global initiative introduced by the International Social Security Association. |
THE call for zero accidents in the workplace in Malaysia by the Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran (“Initiative key to social security, says Kula”, The Star, July 11; online at bit.ly |
Prevention of occupational risks | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2019/07/15/employers-play-vital-role… | dfabbri |