The Guardian (01.12.2015) Workers in the UK will have the worst pensions of any major economy and the oldest official retirement age of any country, according to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.

News.ORF (01.12.2015) Die Österreicher gehen im Vergleich der Industrienationen früh in Pension und genießen den Ruhestand besonders lange. Das geht aus der OECD-Studie „Renten auf einen Blick“ hervor, die am Dienstag präsentiert wurde. Vor allem Frauen sind hierzulande mit 25,4 zu erwartenden…

The Jakarta Post (01.12.2015) Companies should strive to employ people with disabilities as they have the right to employment and the skills that can benefit companies, says experts.

oecd.org (01.12.2015) Recent reforms have made pension systems more financially sustainable and pensioners have higher living standards than ever before. But future generations are likely to find their pension entitlements much less generous than today’s and many may face a serious risk of…

CBC News (01.12.2015) Pension systems remain under strain in many countries amid slow economic growth and moves by governments to shore up financial stability in the wake of the global financial crisis, a new report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development suggests.

Reuters (30.11.2015) Uganda's state-run National Social Security Fund (NSSF), the country's sole pensions firm, intends to buy a stake in a planned $2.5 billion refinery to process the country's crude, the fund's top official told Reuters on Monday.

Bundesregierung Artikel (17.11.2015) Zuwanderer sollen einen besseren Zugang zum Gesundheitssystem erhalten. Das betonte die Kanzlerin beim Integrationsgipfel im Kanzleramt. Merkel ging auch auf die Anschläge in Paris ein und bekräftigte, es müsse alles getan werden, die Verbrechen aufzuklären…

Le Monde (01.12.2015) Le Parlement a adopté définitivement, lundi 30 novembre, par un ultime vote de l’Assemblée nationale, le projet de budget de la Sécurité sociale pour 2016. Le texte vise notamment à ramener le déficit sous la barre des 10 milliards d’euros (à 9,7 milliards contre 12,8…

Le Point )30.11.2015) De l'ATA au RSA, il existe une dizaine de minima sociaux. Une pléthore que la Cour des comptes juge sévèrement : insatisfaisante, inéquitable, illisible.

apanews.net (28.11.2015) Le président mauritanien Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz a annoncé la création d’un fonds d’assurance maladie pour les personnes âgées, dans un discours prononcé vendredi soir à l'occasion de la célébration du 55e anniversaire de l'indépendance du pays.

lemonde.fr (27.11.2015) Vendredi 27 novembre, Emmanuel Macron a détaillé son projet de « fonds de pension à la française » devant un parterre d’assureurs réunis à l’occasion de la COP 21. Le ministre de l’économie veut créer un nouveau cadre réglementaire pour que l’argent épargné par les…

ADN Radio (30.11.2015) A partir del próximo año, la ficha de protección social dará paso a un nuevo sistema de beneficios, el Registro Social de Hogares, lo que según el ministro de Desarrollo Social, Marco Barraza, hará que "el sistema sea más justo".

The Indian Express (30.11.2015) A survey conducted by the International Centre for Research on Women has revealed that girls who received conditional cash transfer (CCT), attained higher schooling and were more likely to continue their education.

WHO Media Centre (17.11.2015) According to WHO estimates, climate change is already causing tens of thousands of deaths every year - from shifting patterns of disease, from extreme weather events, such as heat-waves and floods, and from the degradation of air quality, food and water supplies,…

This Day Live (30.11.2015) The Country Director, African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Ousmane Dore, has said the present administration’s social welfare policy where it planned to introduce a direct conditional monthly social security payment of N5,000 for 25 million poor Nigerians needed…

Le Monde (26.11.2015) C’est une donnée qui retient rarement l’attention lorsque les chiffres du chômage sont publiés, à la fin de chaque mois. La ministre du travail, Myriam El Khomri, n’y a pas fait la moindre allusion dans le communiqué qu’elle a diffusé, le 26 octobre, pour commenter la…

ouest-france.fr (25.11.2015) Un projet de loi prévoit de mutualiser les moyens des agents chargés de lutter contre la fraude sur ceux des autres organismes de protection sociale.

New Vision (26.11.2015) Governement has been asked to review the Social Protection Policy to include vulnerable groups like the youth in agriculture production who lack financial support.

The Street (12.11.2015) Universal health coverage isn't just one of the UN's future goals, it's also an opportunity for investors.

Europa (18.11.2015) The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on how to improve work-life balance and reduce obstacles to women's participation in the labour market, thereby contributing to the employment headline target of the Europe 2020 Strategy.

The Daily Star (25.11.2015) The government is trying to ensure that no deaths will occur due to a lack of safety in workplaces in the country, said Syed Ahmed, inspector general of the Department of Inspection of Factories and Establishment (DIFE).

Business Mirror (24.11.2015) While the excitement from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting hosted by the Philippine government last week has simmered down, the issues and challenges linked with this year’s Apec theme—“Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World”—remain…

outlookindia.com (24.11.2015) With the impressive array of social security programmes in India, the country is ideally poised to move to Social Protection Floor (SPF), International Labour Organization (ILO) has said.

blogs.worldbank.org (09.11.2015) Cities are where most of the world’s population lives, where more and more of population growth will occur, and where most poverty will soon be located.

Tribune de Genève (25.11.2015) A la retraite, toucher sa prévoyance sous forme de capital pourrait ne plus être une option.