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| Commission adopts proposals for a European Labour Authority and for access to social protection | Europe | Europa (13.03.2018) The European Commission has taken more concrete new initiatives to further deliver on the European Pillar of Social Rights. More specifically, the Commission presents its proposal for a European Labour… |
The European Commission has taken more concrete new initiatives to further deliver on the European Pillar of Social Rights. More specifically, the Commission presents its proposal for a European Labour Authority |
Extension of coverage, Difficult-to-cover groups | Published_SS_Monitor | http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=9061&furtherNews=… | fabbri | |||
| Australia’s creative economy: Is freelance the way of the future | australia | heraldsun.com.au ( 29.05.2017) Freelance has long been regarded as a dirty word. For years, the very idea of flying solo has struck fear into the minds of nine-to-five professionals, for whom survival is dependent on a full-time income and four weeks of annual forced-leave-at-Christmas… |
Employment policies | digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/future-melbourne/australians-freelanc… | issadoc | |||
| Canada: New parental-leave rules for fathers pose challenges for small businesses | canada | theglobeandmail (09.03. 2018) Small-business owners are open to the new parental-leave rules that will encourage dads to take up to five weeks off with their newborns, but worry it could be difficult to cover the short-term staffing gap. |
Small-business owners are open to the new parental-leave rules that will encourage dads to take up to five weeks off with their newborns, but worry it could be difficult to cover the short-term staffing gap. "I love the idea of both parents being able to share five weeks of responsibility |
Family benefits, Parental leave | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/small-business/talent/new-pa… | fabbri | |||
| With new tech, EPF to drop withdrawal limits | Malaysia | malaysia | KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 — Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members aged 55 and 60 will be able to withdraw any amount from their account whenever they wish, starting January 2018. In a report by The Star, EPF chief executive officer Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan reportedly said this new arrangement was… |
Information and communication technology | http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/with-new-tech-epf-to-drop-wi… | ruggia | |||||
| [Interview] France: Emploi et handicap : Les stéréotypes sont le principal frein à l’intégration des personnes handicapées | france | Le Monde (12.03.2018) Eric Molinié poursuit un parcours professionnel rare, malgré sa tétraplégie. Il déplore l’énorme retard français. |
Myopathe depuis l’enfance, tétraplégique, Eric Molinié est actuellement secrétaire général de Dalkia, filiale d’EDF. Il a alterné les fonctions dans les domaines public et privé. Entre ses débuts à la Banque Indosuez et son parcours actuel chez EDF, il a été président de la Haute Autorité de lu |
Disability, Employment | Published_SS_Monitor | http://lemonde.fr/emploi/article/2018/03/12/emploi-et-handicap-les-stereotypes-… | fabbri | |||
| [Report] Women at work: addressing the gaps | socialprotection.org (2018) Despite progress in education and health worldwide, women still face significant barriers to engage as full economic citizens. There are significant gender gaps in wages and labour market participation. In many cases, women also face barriers and lack the assets… |
Difficult-to-cover groups, Inequalities | Published_SS_Monitor | http://socialprotection.org/discover/publications/women-work-addressing-gaps | fabbri | |||||
| [Report] India, Nepal, Rwanda, and Tanzania: No Time to Rest: Women’s Lived Experiences of Balancing Paid Work and Unpaid Care Work | rwanda, tanzania, india, nepal | socialprotection.org (2017) This report provides evidence on the lived experiences of women in low-income families, as they strive to balance their paid work and unpaid care work responsibilities. It presents the findings of a mixed-methods research project carried out in India, Nepal, Rwanda,… |
Employment | Published_SS_Monitor | http://socialprotection.org/discover/publications/no-time-rest-women%E2%80%99s-… | fabbri | ||||
| [Report] Plateformisation 2027 -Conséquences de l'ubérisation en santé et sécurité au travail | france | inrs.fr (01.2018) L'INRS a conduit un exercice de prospective afin d'identifier les conséquences en santé et sécurité au travail des évolutions possibles de la plateformisation (ubérisation) au cours des 10 prochaines années. Ce document en est la synthèse, il met en évidence un certain nombre… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.inrs.fr/media.html?refINRS=PV%208 | massetti | |||
| Bangladesh Introduces New Digital Labor Inspection App in Effort to Improve Working Conditions | bangladesh | sourcingjournalonline (08.03.2018) The Bangladeshi labor inspectorate has gone digital with the launch of a new Labour Inspection Management Application (LIMA). It marks a major move in improving the working conditions for all workers in industrial sectors in Bangladesh as, according to the… |
The Bangladeshi labor inspectorate has gone digital with the launch of a new Labour Inspection Management Application (LIMA). It marks a major move in improving the working conditions for all workers in industrial sectors in Bangladesh as, according to the country’s government, it will |
Information and communication technology | digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://sourcingjournalonline.com/bangladesh-digital-labor-inspection-app/ | fabbri | ||
| Schweiz: Elektronisches Patientendossier: Datenschutz als Stolperstein | switzerland | Netzwoche (07.03.2018) Das Swiss E-Health Barometer hat die Einführung des elektronischen Patientendossiers unter die Lupe genommen. Das Fazit: Die Ärzte zögern und die Bevölkerung verliert das Interesse am Thema. Hauptsorge ist der Datenschutz. Alljährlich untersucht der Swiss E-… |
lljährlich untersucht der Swiss E-Health Barometer, was die Gesundheitsbranche in Sachen Digitalisierung umtreibt. Ein Schwerpunkt der diesjährigen, mittlerweile 8. Umfrage: die Einführung des elektronischen Patientendossiers (EPD), die seit April 2017 im Gange ist. Da |
Information and communication technology, Data management | data management | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://www.netzwoche.ch/news/2018-03-07/elektronisches-patientendossier-datensc… | fabbri | ||
| Uganda: Workers to get NSSF savings before 55 years, says Cabinet | uganda | Daily Monitor (07.03.2018) Mr Usher Wilson Owere, the chairman of National Organisation of Trade Unions, in a tweet, welcomed the Cabinet decision, saying the amendment would save the worker’s money. We’re saying there may be workers who have genuine reasons to request for part of… |
KAMPALA. Workers who want to access their savings with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) before clocking the mandatory age of 55 will have a reason to smile should Parliament pass proposed changes in the law governing the Fund. Section 20 of the NSSF Act, Cap 222 o |
Investment, Financing | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Workers-get-NSSF-savings-before-55-years… | fabbri | |||
| ideas42 and the World Bank take crucial steps to strengthen Social Protection Efforts with Behavioral Design for Cash Transfer Programs | Africa | prnewswire (07.03.2018) Behavioral design lab ideas42 and the World Bank announce a new collaboration that seeks to expand the reach of behavioral innovations in social protection and improve the cost-effectiveness of cash transfer programs in sub-Saharan Africa. The Behavioral Design… |
New collaboration will bring behavioral science to more cash transfer programs in Sub-Saharan Africa Behavioral design lab ideas42 and the World Bank announce a new collaboration that seeks to expand the reach of behavioral innovations in social protection and improve the cost-effectivene |
Conditional cash transfers | megatrends, poverty | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ideas42-and-the-world-bank-take-crucia… | fabbri | ||
| En Europe, les femmes gagnent 16,2% de moins que les hommes | Europe | boursier (08.03.2018) Eurostat a publié des données sur les écarts de rémunération moyens entre homme et femme sur une base brute en 2016 dans l'Union européenne. À la veille de la journée internationale de la femme, Eurostat a publié quelques résultats d'une étude réalisée sur les… |
À la veille de la journée internationale de la femme, Eurostat a publié quelques résultats d'une étude réalisée sur les rémunérations des européens et des européennes. Elle fait apparaître un décalage moyen de 16,2% aux dépens des femmes sur l'année 2016 et permet de battre en brèche quelques idé |
Inequalities | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.boursier.com/actualites/economie/en-europe-les-femmes-gagnent-16-2-… | fabbri | |||
| Parents in the domestic labor market - Maternity / paternity leave fund | iceland | Maternity / paternity leave Parents are entitled to payments from the Maternity / Paternity Leave Fund after having been continuous for 6 months in the domestic labor market before the date of birth of the child or the time when a child enters the home upon adoption or permanent foster care. The… |
Maternity, Parental leave | ssptw | http://www.faedingarorlof.is/rettur-foreldra-til-greidslna-ur-faedingarorlofssj… | -gerecke | ||||
| Towards a shock-sensitive social protection system in Malawi | malawi | Malawi faces recurrent cyclical crises that prevent long-term poverty reduction. The country has a high exposure to climate risks – such as dry spells, drought and flooding. These, combined with high levels of poverty, food insecurity, and vulnerability to seasonal patterns of production and… |
https://www.odi.org/publications/11024-towards-shock-sensitive-social-protectio… | massetti | ||||||
| Schweiz: Eckwerte zur Altersvorsorge - Frauen und Mehrwertsteuer sollen AHV stabilisieren | switzerland | SRF (03.03.2018) Nach dem Absturz des Reformpakets Altersvorsorge 2020 im September 2017 hat Bundespräsident Alain Berset die neuen Eckwerte für die finanzielle Stabilisierung der AHV vorgestellt. Neu soll in der AHV ein Referenzalter von 65 Jahren für Frauen und Männer gelten.… |
Es drängt: Die Reform der AHV sei nach dem Misserfolg des Reformprojekts im letzten September noch dringlicher geworden, stellte Bundespräsident Alain Berset vor den Medien fest. Er erinnerte, dass wie bereits Ende Jahr angekündigt, die beiden Säule nun getrennt reformiert werden |
Old-age pensions, Financing | managing reforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/eckwerte-zur-altersvorsorge-frauen-und-mehrwert… | fabbri | ||
| China building world's most powerful, 1.3 billion-person facial recognition system: Reports | china | straitstimes.com (13.10.2017) China is building the world's most powerful facial recognition system which aims to identify any one of its 1.3 billion citizens within three seconds, reported South China Morning Post. |
biometric | newsletter ISSA staff | http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-building-worlds-most-powerful-… | -zhu | ||||
| OCDE propone igualar progresivamente edad de jubilación entre mujeres y hombres | El Mostrador (28.02.2018) La organización llamó a aumentar progresivamente la edad de jubilación de las chilenas, para disminuir las desigualdades. Ministro Eyzaguirre sostuvo que no existen las condiciones actualmente para poder aplicar la medida. |
Según el último informe Estudio Económico de Chile, realizado por la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE), la brecha de ingresos en nuestro país es un 65% más amplia que el promedio general de los países miembros. Para disminuir estas a |
Old-age pensions | family_gender_society | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.elmostrador.cl/braga/2018/02/27/ocde-propone-igualar-progresivamente… | fabbri | |||
| [Analysis] The world’s richest countries guarantee mothers more than a year of paid maternity leave. The U.S. guarantees them nothing. | Washington Post (05.03.2018) Twenty-five years ago President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, which included a provision giving eligible workers 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a new child. Emphasis on “unpaid.”… |
Twenty-five years ago President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, which included a provision giving eligible workers 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a new child. Emphasis on “unpaid.” The United States |
family | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/05/the-worlds-richest-count… | fabbri | ||||
| US: Women's History and Social Security | United States | effinghamdaily (28.02.2018) March is Women’s History Month. This is a time to focus not just on women’s achievements, but on the challenges women continue to face. In the 21st century, more women work, pay Social Security taxes, and earn credit toward monthly retirement income than at any other… |
March is Women’s History Month. This is a time to focus not just on women’s achievements, but on the challenges women continue to face. In the 21st century, more women work, pay Social Security taxes, and earn credit toward monthly retirement income than at any other time in our nation’s history. |
Extension of coverage | Published_SS_Monitor | http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/community/women-s-history-and-social-security… | fabbri | |||
| Europe: Posted Workers: More Europe Is More Freedom | Europe | socialeurope (05.03.2018) ill the period of postings be shortened from 24 months to 12 (with a potential 6-month extension) as… |
Will the period of postings be shortened from 24 months to 12 (with a potential 6-month extension) as proposed last |
Employment policies | migration | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.socialeurope.eu/more-europe-is-more-freedom | fabbri | ||
| [Opinion] Why We Need Transnational Social Protection for Migrants | UA Magazine (18.02.2018) According to the International Organization for Migration, in 2015 the number of international migrants worldwide—people residing in a country other than their country of birth—reached 244 million. |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ua-magazine.com/social-protection-migrants/#.WpaFZWrwa70 | massetti | ||||||
| France: L'intelligence artificielle dans la santé ouvre le champ des possibles | france | Les Echos (03.03.2018) La masse de données manipulées par le secteur médical offre d'innombrables perspectives d'exploitation pour améliorer la prise en charge individuelle des patients. |
La masse de données manipulées par le secteur médical offre d'innombrables perspectives d'exploitation pour améliorer la prise en charge individuelle des patients.Le pays des Lumières ne fait pas mentir sa réputation. Classée parmi les leaders mondiaux de la recherche sur l'intelligenc |
Health, Information and communication technology | big data | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://business.lesechos.fr/entrepreneurs/idees-de-business/0301292218270-l-in… | fabbri | ||
| Comment les Indiens vivent la plus grande expérience de système d’identité biométrique au monde | india | huffingtonpost.fr (18.02.2018) Plus d’un milliard de personnes sont inscrites au programme indien Aadhaar, mais nombreux sont les oubliés du système. |
Information and communication technology | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2018/02/17/comment-les-indiens-vivent-la-plus-gra… | massetti | ||||
| Work 4.0 – opportunities and risks | Europe | EurActiv (02.03.2018) Digitisation is on everyone’s lips and it will change the working world in the next couple of years. For employers, this poses a range of risks – but could also create some opportunities, as a recent analysis shows.… |
Digitisation is on everyone’s lips and it will change the working world in the next couple of years. For employers, this poses a range of risks – but could also create some opportunities, as a recent analysis shows. |
Employment policies, Information and communication technology | labour markets | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.euractiv.com/section/economy-jobs/news/work-4-0-opportunities-and-r… | fabbri |