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| Zambia: K3m set aside for social protection programme | zambia | Zambia Daily Mail /05.06.2017) GOVERNMENT will be spending over K3 million monthly in Lusaka Province to reach 32,492 beneficiaries under the 2017 social protection programme, Minister of Community Development and Social Services Emerine Kabanshi has said. |
http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/k3m-set-aside-for-social-protection-programme | monitor | ||||||
| Maintaining Growth in a Fast-Aging Asia | Asia | Project Syndicate (24.05.2017) Asia has been the world champion of economic growth for decades, and this year will be no exception. According to the latest International Monetary Fund Regional Economic Outlook (REO), the Asia-Pacific region’s GDP is projected to increase by 5.5% in 2017 and 5.4… |
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/asia-rapid-aging-old-before-rich-b… | monitor | ||||||
| Chile: Mejorar la protección social: un compromiso ineludible | El Mostrador (06.06.2917) La implantación y desarrollo de un nuevo y potente sistema público de servicios sociales en Chile, su diseño y propuesta organizacional, no suele aparecer en el discurso político ni técnico de nuestro país, ni siquiera parece estar en el imaginario político chileno.… |
Social assistance | http://www.elmostrador.cl/noticias/opinion/2017/06/06/mejorar-la-proteccion-soc… | monitor | ||||||
| France: Pension de retraite unique - tous les impacts de cette grosse réforme pour les polypensionnés | france | Capital (30.05.2017) Une seule demande de liquidation de retraite, une seule pension : la réforme qui entrera en vigueur au 1er juillet prochain aura le mérite de simplifier la vie des polypensionnés. Mais attention : elle aura aussi un impact négatif pour certains d’entre eux |
managing reforms | http://www.capital.fr/votre-retraite/pension-de-retraite-unique-tous-les-impact… | monitor | |||||
| [Meinung] Schweizer haben eines der besten Gesundheitssysteme | switzerland | Handelszeitung (30.05.2017) Das Schweizer Gesundheitssystem schneidet im internationalen Vergleich ausgezeichnet ab: Nur in zwei Ländern hat die Bevölkerung eine noch bessere medizinische Versorgung. |
Health | http://www.handelszeitung.ch/politik/schweizer-haben-eines-der-besten-gesundhei… | monitor | |||||
| German pension law passes despite Green party opposition | germany | IPE (02.06.2017) The law introducing defined contribution pension plans without guarantees to Germany has passed the larger house of parliament, the Bundestag. |
Pensions | https://www.ipe.com/countries/germany/german-pension-law-passes-despite-green-p… | monitor | |||||
| Deutschland: Rentenreform - Riesterzulage soll deutlich steigen - Was wird aus der Rente? | germany | FAZ (28.05.2017) Es ist das letzte große sozialpolitische Projekt von Union und SPD: der Ausbau der Betriebsrente. Was bedeutet das für Arbeitnehmer und Arbeitgeber? Jetzt sind die Details bekannt. |
managing reforms | http://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/was-wird-aus-der-rente/rentenreform-riest… | monitor | |||||
| UK: NHS faces £500m-a-year bill post-Brexit for returning retirees, says thinktank | The Guardian (02.06.2017) If current EU healthcare scheme for retired UK citizens ends, NHS costs will climb, with nurse and care worker shortages set to have a further impact |
Health, Old-age pensions | https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/31/nhs-faces-500m-a-year-bill-post… | monitor | ||||||
| USA: Le système de retraites américain menacerait de s'effondrer | RFI (19.05.2017) Après la crise de subprimes immobilières, les Etats-Unis vont-ils connaitre une crise des retraites des fonctionnaires ? Les fonds de pension des collectivités locales états-uniens seraient sous financées de plusieurs milliers de milliards de dollars. Une situation explosive qui… |
Pensions, Financing | http://www.rfi.fr/ameriques/20170519-le-systeme-retraites-americain-menacerait-… | monitor | ||||||
| US: Unemployment claims at lowest level in 28 years | United States | Washington Examiner (18.05.2017) Total continuing claims for unemployment benefits ran at the lowest level in 28 years at the beginning of May, the Department of Labor reported Thursday morning in a new sign that the jobs market is still improving. |
Unemployment | http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/unemployment-claims-at-lowest-level-in-28-yea… | monitor | |||||
| France: Macron - six réformes sociales en 18 mois | france | Les Echos (06.06.2017) Code du travail, CSG, formation professionnelle, assurance-chômage, apprentissage et retraites… Emmanuel Macron et Edouard Philippe veulent mener six réformes sociales dans les 18 premiers mois du quinquennat. Explications. |
managing reforms | https://www.lesechos.fr/elections/dossiers/030373337991/030373337991-macron-six… | monitor | |||||
| Ireland: Reports of social welfare fraud up 66% after publicity campaign | ireland | irishtimes.com (03.06.2017) Reports made to the Department of Social Protection have increased by 66 per cent in the aftermath of the recently launched ‘Welfare Cheats Us All’ publicity campaign. |
Error, evasion and fraud | http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/reports-of-social-welfare-fraud-u… | monitor | |||||
| Ireland: Department of Social Protection earns €300m by reviewing Dublin social welfare claims | ireland | Dublin Live (11.06.2017) New figures show the Department of Social Protection netted billions investigating social welfare fraud when Ireland was in the midst of recovering from economic collapse. |
Error, evasion and fraud, Governance and administration | http://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/department-social-protection-earns-30… | monitor | |||||
| Accidents du travail - une centaine de décès en Tchéquie en 2016 | czech republic | Radio Prague (13.06.2017) Environ 40 000 employés ont été blessés et 104 personnes ont perdu la vie dans des accidents du travail en 2016. Une situation que décrit un article du journal en ligne Denik Referendum. Selon l’auteur de ce texte, le nouvel amendement au Code du travail, actuellement… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/economie/accidents-du-travail-une-centaine-de-d… | monitor | |||||
| France: Les plateformes collaboratives, l’emploi et la protection sociale | france | igas.gouv.fr (Mai 2017) Ce rapport est une première tentative, à l’initiative de l’IGAS, pour décrire et analyser, en France, l’impact des plateformes collaboratives (comme Uber, Airbnb, Blablacar ou LeBonCoin) sur le marché du travail, la sécurité sociale, l’assurance chômage…. |
Employment, Technological transition, Social policies & programmes | digital platforms | http://www.igas.gouv.fr/spip.php?article570= | monitor | ||||
| El drama del desempleo agobia a los argentinos | argentina | El Tiempo (14.06.2017) La exclusión y el desempleo son las caras más visibles de la crisis argentina bajo el gobierno de Mauricio Macri. La primera se palpa ya en la orgullosa Buenos Aires, donde hay cada vez más personas viviendo en situación de calle, no solo individuos expulsados del sistema… |
Unemployment | poverty | http://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias/mundo/5/414892/el-drama-del-desempleo-agobi… | monitor | ||||
| Big Data’s Impact on Social Services | United States | Big Data’s Impact on Social Services The amount of data being produced and used on a daily basis has exploded, and that increasing volume has… |
Information and communication technology, Data management, Service quality | big data | http://www.socialworktoday.com/archive/031714p28.shtml | ruggia | ||||
| Poor punished by onerous car emissions standards | united kingdom | Think-tank says discouraging petrol and diesel vehicles risks creating divisions. The rush by global policymakers to discourage the use of petrol and diesel cars risks… |
Inequalities | gender_and_inequality, poverty | https://www.ft.com/content/0ad80646-45f7-11e7-8519-9f94ee97d996?myftTopics=ZDJk… | ruggia | ||||
| Lyft to launch self-driving test in new Uber challenge | United States | Ride-hailing company partners with nuTonomy in latest battle with US rival Ride-hailing company Lyft, Uber’s chief US rival, will begin its first pilot programme for self-driving taxis in Boston later this year in conjunction with nuTonomy, the autonomous car start-up. The… |
Employment | digital platforms | https://www.ft.com/content/27be5e4a-4aac-11e7-919a-1e14ce4af89b?myftTopics=NTM%… | ruggia | ||||
| Productivity, Employment, and Inequality | MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy | United States | What will the workforce of the future look like, and how can we accelerate the transformation of institutions, organizations, and human skills to keep up with the quickening pace of digital innovation? The IDE helps businesses understand how the digital economy will improve job creation and… |
What will the workforce of the future look like, and how can we accelerate the transformation of institutions, organizations, and human skills to keep up with the quickening pace of digital innovation? Understanding the future of the workforce in a rapidly changing global ec |
Employment, Information and communication technology, Inequalities | digital platforms, digital economy, published | Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | http://ide.mit.edu/research-pillars/productivity-employment-and-inequality | ruggia | ||
| China: Shanghai Revises Minimum Wage, Social Insurance Contribution Rates | china | China Briefing News (12.05.2017) The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Human Resources & Social Security recently released its annual minimum wage adjustments for 2017, as well as the associated changes to employeeenefits. |
managing reforms | http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2017/05/12/shanghai-revises-minimum-wage-soc… | monitor | |||||
| France: Quelle réforme pour sauver notre système de santé ? | france | Le Figaro (15.05.2017) L'Institut Montaigne lance son simulateur de l'Assurance maladie, qui permet aux internautes de mesurer l'impact des différentes réformes du système sur la dette de l'Assurance maladie. |
Health | managing reforms | http://www.lefigaro.fr/economie/le-scan-eco/2017/05/15/29001-20170515ARTFIG0009… | monitor | ||||
| More than 26 million unemployed in Latin America and the Caribbean: the need for new engines of growth | latin america | ILOblog (23.05.2017) In 2017, labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean are marked by a new increase in unemployment and worsening working conditions. As the year progresses, the indicators and forecasts confirm that the labour situation is becoming more worrisome. The latest forecasts… |
Unemployment | https://iloblog.org/2017/05/24/more-than-26-million-unemployed-in-latin-america… | monitor | |||||
| Under U.S. Republican bill, 23 million would lose health coverage: watchdog | Reuters (24.05.2017) A bill passed by U.S. House Republicans would cause 23 million people to lose healthcare coverage by 2026 while de-stabilizing health insurance markets in some states and making it hard for sick people to buy insurance, a budget watchdog agency said on Wednesday. |
Health | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-healthcare-cbo-idUSKBN18K2X2 | monitor | ||||||
| Prévention des risques professionnels, un investissement gagnant ! | morocco | Le Matin (05.05.2017) La valorisation du collaborateur passe d'abord par l'instauration de mesures préventives pour renforcer sa sécurité. Des mesures qui permettent, selon l’Organisation internationale du travail (OIT), non seulement aux pays et aux entreprises de réduire les coûts et… |
Occupational accidents and diseases | http://lematin.ma/journal/2017/prevention-des-risques-professionnels-un-investi… | monitor |