[Report] Employment and social developments in Europe: Record number of people in employment, but more investment in skills needed

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Europa (26.03.2019) The spring edition of the Commission's Employment and Social Developments in Europe (ESDE) Quarterly Review shows that the number of people in employment and the number of hours worked continues to rise.

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Europe sociale : la fin des galères administratives pour les frontaliers ? - Europe et hop !

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Arte (20.03.2019) Bien sûr, le Brexit reste le feuilleton dramatique du moment. Mais l’Union européenne avance aussi pour renforcer les droits aux aides sociales des personnes qui travaillent et vivent dans un autre pays européen que le leur. Dans ce journal, nous irons aussi en Italie, où Matteo Salvini devrait échapper à la justice et nous partirons en Hongrie où Viktor Orban se prépare à sa possible exclusion du Parti populaire européen. Enfin, pourquoi ne pas revenir sur notre vision de l’Union européenne, qui fait l’objet de sondages aux résultats parfois étonnants ?

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The Globotics Upheaval by Richard Baldwin — white-collar disruption | Financial Times

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When globalisation meshes with robotics, the losers will be the middle classes.

 

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España dibuja la ruta para atacar la pobreza en todos los frentes

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El País (26.03.2019) El Gobierno ha aprobado este viernes la primera estrategia nacional contra la pobreza y la exclusión social en España. El documento abarca el periodo entre los años 2019 y 2023 y esboza la ruta a seguir para combatir la desigualdad en todos sus frentes, desde su manifestación en la infancia hasta la vulnerabilidad energética.

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spain
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Fairer and clearer rules on social benefits for EU mobile workers agreed

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European Parliament (19.03.2019) New rules aim to ensure access to social security for EU workers who have moved to a different EU country, while fairly distributing obligations among member states. Updated rules for unemployment, family and long-term care benefits. Better cooperation between member states to ensure access to benefits and root out fraud or errors

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Europe
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Family benefits

Philippines: DOLE chief welcomes workplace safety law

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Manila Bulletin News (25.03.2019) Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III welcomed the signing into law of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHS) bill, which he said is expected to minimize work-related deaths and accidents.

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Enquête OCDE: les riches devraient payer plus pour la protection sociale

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RFI (19.03.2019) Alors que la justice fiscale est l'une des revendications principales des « gilets jaunes » en France, l'enquête de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) publiée mardi 19 mars indique qu'une large majorité de ressortissants des pays développés pense que les riches devraient payer plus pour la protection sociale.

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Poorest 10 percent of Brazilians to gain most from pension reform: ministry

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Reuters (21.03.2019) Reform of Brazil’s overloaded pension system would reduce income inequality in Latin America’s largest nation, according to an Economy Ministry study published on Thursday, with the country’s poorest set to enjoy the biggest gains.

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brazil
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UN Advocates for Social Protection and Security for Women

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Prensa Latina (23.03.2019) United Nations, March 23 (Prensa Latina) The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is advocating this Saturday providing them with social protection guarantees, mobility, security and access to economic opportunities.

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How Mobile Money Continues To Boom In Africa

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The tie-up of Kenya's mobile sensation M-Pesa with PayPal and Western Union, coupled with the joint venture between two of the largest cellular operators – MTN and Orange – for a mobile wallet that operates across networks have capped a year that has seen significant developments in Africa's already blooming mobile payments market.

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Africa
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Information and communication technology
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