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| US: A higher Social Security retirement age comes with risks for many workers | United States | Reuters (13.12.2018) Is it time to raise the Social Security retirement age? The idea crops up often as a partial fix for the long-term financial challenges facing the program. A higher retirement age would reduce the number of years on average that people receive benefits, as a way… |
A higher retirement age would reduce the number of years on average that people receive benefits, as a way to cut program costs. But according to an economist at the Urban Institute who specializes in employment and retirement decisions made by older Americans, raising the retirement age would in |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-column-miller-socialsecurity/a-higher-social… | dfabbri | ||||
| L’assurance maladie helvétique fait face à une forte hausse du coût des médicaments | switzerland | lecomparateurassurance (12.12.2018) D’une manière générale, l’Assurance maladie prend en charge une partie ou la totalité des médicaments achetés sous prescription. En Suisse, les conditions à respecter sont plus précises pour que l’achat soit remboursé. Toujours est-il que les assureurs du pays… |
Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lecomparateurassurance.com/6-actualites-assurance/110534-assurance-… | dfabbri | ||||
| Austria to cut benefits for immigrants with poor language skills | australia | Telegraph.co.uk (03.12.2018) Foreigners who have moved to Austria but have not yet picked up the language are set to be hit by a controversial reform to the country’s social welfare system, as the Right-wing government steps up its efforts to deter immigration. |
Migration | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/03/austria-cut-benefits-immigrants-poo… | pmassetti | ||||
| [Report] OECD: Changing world of work needs new jobs strategy | OECD (04.12.2018) Governments need to do more to help workers and firms adapt to the fast-changing world of work and drive inclusive growth, according to the new OECD Jobs Strategy.New evidence in the report reveals that countries that promote job quantity, quality and inclusiveness – such as… |
Governments need to do more to help workers and firms adapt to the fast-changing world of work and drive inclusive growth, according to the new OECD Jobs Strategy. Ne |
Employment | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/changing-world-of-work-needs-new-jobs-strategy.htm | dfabbri | ||||
| Jubilarse en Rusia para seguir trabajando | Russian Federation | El Pais (18.12.2018) Uno de cada cuatro pensionistas del país euroasiático tiene un empleo formal. La reforma de las pensiones está restando popularidad a Putin Rusia tiene una de las edades de jubilación más bajas del mundo desarrollado: 60 años para los hombres y 55 para las mujeres. Algo que… |
A Olga Antonova jubilarse le ha alterado muy poco el horario. “Creo que incluso me levanto más temprano”, explica. A sus 67 años, esta mujer alta y enjuta continúa trabajando. Antigua maestra de primaria, ha cambiado las aulas por un empleo en una biblioteca. |
Old-age pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/12/16/actualidad/1544974568_396377.html | dfabbri | |||
| UK: New workplace reforms will better protect gig economy workers, says government | united kingdom | peoplemanagement.co.uk (17.12.2018) The legislation, introduced today, means staff must be informed of their rights from their first day of work, including eligibility for paid and sick leave. Workers must also be given the right to request predictable hours |
Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/new-workplace-reforms-will-bet… | pmassetti | |||||
| Mexico to Give Minimum Wage Another Boost | mexico | WSJ (18.12.2018) The Mexican government, labor and business sectors agreed Monday to raise the minimum wage by 16.2% in 2019, a third consecutive year of double-digit increases aimed at restoring the purchasing power of the country’s lowest earners. The minimum wage will rise to 102.68 pesos ($5… |
The Mexican government, labor and business sectors agreed Monday to raise the minimum wage by 16.2% in 2019, a third consecutive year of double-digit increases aimed at restoring the purchasing power of the country’s lowest earners. The minimum wage will rise to 102.68 pesos ($5.10) a day |
basic income, managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexico-to-give-minimum-wage-another-boost-11545085… | dfabbri | |||
| European Union: Alfred Sant says European elections must ensure best levels of social protection | european union | The Malta Independent (14.12.2018) Former Prime Minister and Maltese MEP Alfred Sant said the May European Elections must ensure the best levels of social protection in terms of quality of life and wellbeing across Europe. The … |
Sant, speaking at a social activity in Rabat organised by Dominic Grech, IDEAT Chairman and prospective candidate for the Siggiewi Local Council, said decisions in the eurozone placed the social burdens of economic strategies on workers and the least well off, thereby flagrantly c |
Social policies & programmes | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-12-14/local-news/Alfred-Sant-says-E… | dfabbri | |||
| [Report] Do social protection programs improve life satisfaction? Evidence from Iraq | iraq | brookings.edu (12.12.2018) An extensive literature examines the link between social protection-related public spending and objective outcomes of well-being such as income, employment, education, and health (see Department for International Development [DFID], 2011; ILO, 2010; World Bank, 2012).… |
Difficult-to-cover groups | poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.brookings.edu/research/do-social-protection-programs-improve-life-s… | dfabbri | |||
| Identifying health policy and systems research priorities for the sustainable development goals: social protection for health | International Journal for Equity in Health | There is an established body of evidence linking systems of social protection to health systems and health outcomes. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide further emphasis on this linkage as necessary to achieving health and non-health goals. Existing literature on social protection… |
Health | https://equityhealthj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12939-018-0868-z | pmassetti | ||||||
| Maroc: Des changements dans le régime de sécurité sociale | morocco | yabiladi (13.12.2018) La Chambre des représentants a approuvé, mardi à l'unanimité lors de la séance plénière, deux projets de loi relatifs au régime de sécurité sociale. Le premier texte concerne le projet de loi 84-17 modifiant et complétant le dahir portant loi 1-72-184 du 15 Joumada II 1392… |
La Chambre des représentants a approuvé, mardi à l'unanimité lors de la séance plénière, deux projets de loi relatifs au régime de sécurité sociale. Le premier texte concerne le projet de loi 84-17 modifiant et complétant le dahir portant loi 1-72-184 du 15 Joumada II 1392 (27 juillet 1972) relat |
managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.yabiladi.com/articles/details/72087/maroc-changements-dans-regime-s… | dfabbri | |||
| Social Protection in China | china | IMF Finance & Development Magazine | December 2018 - China strives to adapt social protection to the needs of a market economy |
Social policies & programmes | brics | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2018/12/social-protection-in-china-w… | pmassetti | |||
| En Espagne, Pedro Sanchez annonce une hausse du salaire minimum de 22 % | spain | Le Monde (13.12.2018) Selon le ministère du travail, l’augmentation touchera de manière directe 1,3 million de travailleurs, dont la rémunération se situe actuellement sous la barre des 900 euros. « Un pays riche ne peut pas avoir des travailleurs pauvres. » Le… |
« Un pays riche ne peut pas avoir des travailleurs pauvres. » Le chef du gouvernement espagnol, le socialiste Pedro Sanchez, a justifié en ces termes l’augmentation, dès janvier 2019, du salaire minimum (SMI) de 22,3 %, qu’il approuvera lors du conseil des ministres d |
basic income, managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2018/12/13/en-espagne-pedro-sanchez-ann… | dfabbri | |||
| Retirement authority widening insurance umbrella for Qataris | qatar | gulf-times (12.12.2018) Since its establishment in 2002, the General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority worked on being a safe haven for Qatari citizens, as well as on supporting the 2030 National Vision and other national development strategies. The authority is… |
Since its establishment in 2002, the General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority worked on being a safe haven for Qatari citizens, as well as on supporting the 2030 National Vision and other national development strategies. |
Pensions, Extension of coverage | issa | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www2.gulf-times.com/story/616057/Retirement-authority-widening-insuranc… | dfabbri | ||
| L'OMS approuve le plan de couverture maladie universelle du Kénya - Journal du Senegal | kenya | Journal du Senegal (11.12.2018) L’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) a approuvé le programme de couverture maladie universelle (CMU) du Kénya, dont la phase pilote doit être lancée jeudi à Kisumu (ouest) par le président Uhuru Kenyatta.En signe de soutien, le Directeur général de l’… |
extending coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.journaldusenegal.com/loms-approuve-le-plan-de-couverture-maladie-un… | dfabbri | ||||
| WHO: Standing up for the right to health | WHO (07.12.2018) More people can access essential health services today than ever before, but at least half of the world’s population still go without. Those living in the poorest countries, in the most marginalized communities, face the greatest challenges in access, the highest burden of… |
Extension of coverage | universal health care | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/standing-up-for-the-right-… | dfabbri | ||||
| US: Workplace exposure to pesticides and metals linked to heightened heart disease risk | United States | medicalxpress (11.12..2018) Workplace exposure to metals and pesticides is linked to a heightened risk of heart disease in Hispanic and Latino workers, reveals research published online in the journal Heart. Language barriers and low levels of education, coupled with fears… |
Workplace exposure to metals and pesticides is linked to a heightened risk of heart disease in Hispanic and Latino workers, reveals research published online in the journal Heart. Language barriers and low levels of education, coupled with fears about |
Occupational accidents and diseases | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-12-workplace-exposure-pesticides-metals-lin… | dfabbri | ||
| EUROSTAT: Social protection in 2016 Share of EU GDP spent on social protection slightly down Highest ratios in France, Finland and Denmark | european union | Eurostat (12.12.2018) Social protection expenditure in the European Union (EU) stood at 28.2% of GDP in 2016, slightly down compared with 28.4% in 2015, according to data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In 2016, the two main sources of funding of social protection at… |
Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/9443901/3-12122018-BP-EN.pdf/b6… | dfabbri | ||||
| Africa are likely to experience growing demand for social protection | Africa | ippmedia.com (30.10.2018) After a prolonged period of economic stagnation and decline, African economies have experiences rapid growth over the last two decades. |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ippmedia.com/en/news/africa-are-likely-experience-growing-demand-so… | massetti | |||||
| España: La Seguridad Social se reestructura para evitar un caos burocrático | spain | Cinco Días (10.12.2018) Se revisará el diseño del complemento por productividad, que es el mismo desde que se creó en 1998, hace 20 años |
Governance and administration | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://cincodias.elpais.com/cincodias/2018/12/07/midinero/1544195013_748993.ht… | dfabbri | |||
| US: Health systems expanding digital access to doctors | United States | Newsday (08.12.2018) Regional health systems are expanding what they predict will be the next frontier in treatment: telemedicine, a form of remote care where doctors interact with patients via a phone, tablet or other devices with a camera. Remote visits can range from having a… |
Regional health systems are expanding what they predict will be the next frontier in treatment: telemedicine, a form of remote care where doctors interact with patients via a phone, tablet or other devices with a camera. Remote visits can range from having a physician check a so |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.newsday.com/business/telehealth-telemedicine-1.24253041 | dfabbri | |||
| Ghana: Stakeholder consultative meeting discusses revised Social Protection Bill - Graphic Online | ghana | Graphic Online (07.12.2018) The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has held a stakeholders’ consultative meeting with the private sector and state-owned institutions, to discuss how to improve on, and facilitate the passage of the revised Social Protection (SP) Bill, 2018 |
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has held a stakeholders’ consultative meeting with the private sector and state-owned institutions, to discuss how to improve on, and facilitate the passage of the revised Social Protection (SP) Bill, 2018.Addressing the meeting, |
Governance and administration | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-stakeholder-consultativ… | dfabbri | ||
| Belarus to launch zero occupational accident concept in 2019 | belarus | Belta (07.12.2018) On the initiative of the Labor and Social Security Ministry of Belarus, the draft new general agreement between the government, the national employers' associations and trade unions has incorporated the basic approaches that will contribute to the promotion of the zero… |
On the initiative of the Labor and Social Security Ministry of Belarus, the draft new general agreement between the government, the national employers' associations and trade unions has incorporated the basic approaches that will contribute to the promotion of the zero occupational accident conce |
Prevention of occupational risks | OSH | Published_SS_Monitor | https://eng.belta.by/society/view/belarus-to-launch-zero-occupational-accident-… | dfabbri | ||
| Pakistan: Vision Zero Govt to implement culture of accident-free working environment for employees | pakistan | Daily Times (06.12.2018) The Labour & Human Resource Department organised a conference on Vision Zero on Wednesday with support of German development agency GIZ. Labour & HR Department Additional Secretary Dr Sohail Shahzad welcomed the participants for the event and highlighted… |
The Labour & Human Resource Department organised a conference on Vision Zero on Wednesday with support of German development agency GIZ. Labour & HR Department Additional Secretary Dr Sohail Shahzad welcomed the participants for the event and highlighted the framework of occupatio |
Prevention of occupational risks | Published_SS_Monitor | https://dailytimes.com.pk/330295/vision-zero-govt-to-implement-culture-of-accid… | dfabbri | |||
| Labour migration: New ILO figures show 164 million people are migrant workers | ILO News (05.12.2018) The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 164 million people are migrant workers – a rise of 9 per cent since 2013, when they numbered 150 million. According to the 2nd edition of the ILO’s Global Estimates on International Migrant Workers… |
The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 164 million people are migrant workers – a rise of 9 per cent since 2013, when they numbered 150 million. |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/newsroom/news/WCMS_652106/lang--en/ind… | dfabbri |