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More German pensioners are slipping into poverty each year | germany | iamexpat.de (18.10.2023) For an increasing number of retirees, Germany’s state pension payments are not sufficient to keep up with the rising cost of living. While the Left Party are calling for a 1.200-euro per month pension, the VdK argue that insecure working conditions lie at the… |
Pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.iamexpat.de/expat-info/german-expat-news/more-german-pensioners-are… | pmassetti | ||||
Pathways toward digitalization in Social Protection and Labor (SPL) service delivery | worldbank.org (05.10.2023) This paper offers three key contributors to the excising literature. Firstly, it reviewsthe use of technology across each phase of delivering social protection and labor (SPL) benefits and services. Secondly, it reviews evidence on potential outcomes arising from… |
Technological transition | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_SS_Monitor_Innovation. | https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail… | pmassetti | |||||
Novissi Togo - Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Deliver Shock-Responsive Social Protection | worldbank.org (01.09.2023) This case study, jointly authored by the Government of Togo and the World Bank, documents the innovative features of the NOVISSI program and posits some directions for the way forward. The study examines how Togo leveraged artificial intelligence and machine learning… |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail… | pmassetti | ||||||
Europe: Social protection for the self-employed: Council calls for action to address remaining gaps | consilium.europa.eu (09.10.2023) Self-employed workers are key players in European economy and innovation. Therefore, we need to ensure and improve their social protection coverage across Europe in order to ensure decent working and living conditions for them. Now, more than ever, we need a… |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/10/09/social-prote… | pmassetti | ||||||
Extending social protection to migrant workers in the Arab region | arabic countries | ILO (June 2023) An analysis of existing barriers and good practices in light of international social security standards. This research paper aims to examine barriers to the social security of migrant workers in the Arab region, identify current practices and chart possible avenue for progressive… |
Extension of coverage, Migration | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/beirut/publications/WCMS_886164/lang--en/index.htm | pmassetti | ||||
Boosting Social Inclusion in Spain : Improving Pathways and Co-ordination of Services | spain | OECD (29.09.2023) Spain has a high share of the working age population at risk of poverty or social exclusion and a high incidence of child poverty. While Spain has introduced a minimum income at the national level, social inclusion policies are the responsibility of the regions. At present, the… |
Customer-centric | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/boosting-social-in… | pmassetti | ||||
Lessons From Japan And Italy On Managing The Aging Population | outlookindia.com (28.09.2023) More than one in 10 people in Japan are aged 80 or older. About 29 per cent of its 125 million people are 65 or older, the highest in the world ahead of Italy (24.5 per cent) and Finland (23.6 per cent). |
Old-age pensions | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.outlookindia.com/international/lessons-from-japan-and-italy-on-mana… | pmassetti | |||||
Investments in Childcare for Gender Equality in Asia and the Pacific | Asia | unrisd.org (01.08.2023) The provision of childcare remains patchy across Asia and the Pacific, largely due to the general lack of the statutory right to childcare. Limited access, affordability and quality mean that women’s participation in the workforce is diminished and the developmental needs… |
Family benefits | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.unrisd.org/en/library/publications/investments-in-childcare-for-gen… | pmassetti | ||||
Fertility, employment and family policy : A cross-country panel analysis | oecd (21.09,2023) This paper analyses the association of labour market outcomes and family policies with fertility trends between 2002 and 2019 in 26 OECD countries. While the average age of mothers at birth of their children continued to increase over the entire period, these years have been… |
Family benefits | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/fertility-employme… | pmassetti | |||||
Gig workers, from cleaners to cabbies, tackle "sexist" algorithms | reuters.com (25.09.2023) A report by rights group ActionAid released earlier this year showed that gig work algorithms discriminated against women who were “unable to respond as quickly or work as many hours as men because of unpaid care responsibilities”. The report, citing a survey of more… |
Gender equality | digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL8N3A547S | pmassetti | ||||
How to deliver customer-centred Public Employment Services in the digital age | europa.eu (21.08.2023) A new toolkit from the European Network of Public Employment Services (PES Network) provides a practical guide, with concrete examples, for how PES can use more customer-centred approaches in the delivery of their services. |
Employment, E-services, Service delivery | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_SS_Monitor_Innovation. | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&%3BcatId=89&%3BfurtherNews… | pmassetti | |||||
Good Corporate Governance in Social Security Agency of Health in Indonesia | Jakarta State University (2023) This study aims to examine the effect of Transformational Leadership and Organizational Culture on Good Corporate Governance at the head office of the Health Social Security Administration (BPJS Kesehatan). The methods of this research are quantitative methods and… |
Human resource management | https://eudl.eu/pdf/10.4108/eai.4-11-2022.2329819 | pmassetti | ||||||
Freedom Jobs: How Workers Perceive Platform Work and What Governments Should Do About It | institute.global (06.12.2022) Across the world today, many workers find themselves without protections and benefits. Most social-protection systems were created with a single, stable, full-time employment relationship in mind. |
https://www.institute.global/insights/tech-and-digitalisation/freedom-jobs-how-… | pmassetti | |||||||
We need to make gig work better. Here’s what it would take. | brookings.edu (12.09.2023) The platform gives local leaders the ability to match gig workers with tailored work opportunities, and gives gig workers the ability to control who they gig for, when, and for how much—all while ensuring they have critical rights, benefits, and protections. Our… |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.brookings.edu/articles/we-need-to-make-gig-work-better-heres-what-i… | pmassetti | |||||
The Promise and Peril of Online Gig Work in Developing Countries | worldbank.org (07.09.2023) Good, inclusive jobs provide the surest path out of extreme poverty, while boosting shared prosperity for all. But as new technologies transform our global economies, we must expand our way of thinking about job opportunities in the developing world. The online… |
digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor | https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/promise-and-peril-online-gig-work-developing… | pmassetti | |||||
Commission proposes European Disability and Parking Card valid in all Member States | european union | europa.eu (06/09/2023) The Commission has proposed the introduction of a European Disability Card as well as the enhancement of the current European Parking Card for persons with disabilities. Both cards will be recognised all across the EU and make it easier for persons with disabilities to… |
Disability | Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&furtherNews=yes&newsId=… | pmassetti | ||||
European care strategy - One year after the adoption | europa.eu (07.09.2023) One year ago the European Commission presented the European Care Strategy. One year after, several actions were launched to ensure high-quality affordable and accessible care services and to improve the situation of care providers. This was done in close cooperation with… |
Health, Long-term care | Published_SS_Monitor | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&furtherNews=yes&newsId=… | pmassetti | |||||
Towards a more digital social security coordination: Commission proposes steps to make it easier for Europeans to live, work and travel abroad | Europe | European Commission (06.09.2023) the Commission has proposed concrete steps to further digitalise the coordination of social security systems in Europe, in a dedicated Communication. The communication lays out actions to make access to social security services quicker and simpler across borders… |
Data sharing, Interoperability | digital economy, digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&%3BcatId=89&%3BnewsId=1065… | pmassetti | |||
Working Without Borders: The Promise and Peril of Online Gig Work | worldbank.org (2023-07-24) Jobs are crucial for individual well-being. They provide a livelihood and, equally important, a sense of dignity. They are also crucial for collective well-being and economic growth. Over the past decade, technology has fundamentally shifted traditional work patterns,… |
Information and communication technology | digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/ebc4a7e2-85c6-467b-871… | pmassetti | ||||
Brazil’s return: Food security and social protection | brazil | Institute of Development Studies (30.08.2023) To the international community, Brazil’s record on food security and social protection until relatively recently was exemplary, even enviable. The level of child stunting in Brazil fell from 25% in the mid-1980s to 15% in the mid-1990s and just 5% by… |
Universal Social Protection | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/brazils-return-food-security-and-social-protecti… | pmassetti | ||||
ILO Brief: Intervention Model: For extending social protection to migrant seasonal agricultural workers | ilo.org (2023) Drawing from the ILO Guide on Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers, Refugees, and their Families developed in collaboration with ISSA and ITCILO, the Intervention Models aim to provide policymakers and practitioners with succinct practical guidance on how to extend… |
Migration | Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/labour-migration/publications/WCMS_836459/lan… | pmassetti | |||||
Brazil’s return: Food security and social protection | Institute of Development Studies (30.09.2023) To the international community, Brazil’s record on food security and social protection until relatively recently was exemplary, even enviable. The level of child stunting in Brazil fell from 25% in the mid-1980s to 15% in the mid-1990s and just 5% by… |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/brazils-return-food-security-and-social-protecti… | pmassetti | ||||||
The answer to the problem of loneliness and ageism among older adults may lie in community resilience | Morningstar (30.08.2023) 'Imagine what our society could look like if we focused on building resilient communities.' Ageism and loneliness are two relevant public health issues, mainly affecting older adults' mental health. As the average life expectancy increases, these issues tend to… |
Published_SS_Monitor | https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20230830400/the-answer-to-the-prob… | pmassetti | ||||||
The digital age: Implications of automation, digitisation and platforms for work and employment | Europe | eurofound.europa.eu (2021) Technological change is accelerating as the capacity of electronic devices to digitally store, process and communicate information expands. Digitalisation is transforming the EU economy and labour markets: nearly one-third of EU workplaces are categorised as highly… |
Technological transition | digital economy, digital platforms | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_DOCUMENTS | https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/flagship-report/2021/the-digital-a… | pmassetti | |||
Social services in Europe: Adapting to a new reality | Europe | Eurofound (16.08.2023) This report addresses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on social services in the EU. While the pandemic negatively affected social services, it nevertheless provided lessons on how to adapt them in response to new challenges and social risks. One lesson, for instance, is… |
Digital inclusion, Social assistance | digital economy | Published_SS_Monitor, Published_SS_Monitor_covid19, Published_DIGITAL_Eco_Obs_MONITOR | https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/publications/report/2023/social-services-in-eur… | pmassetti |