The Sun (10.10.2018) All social welfare payments went up by €5 per week in last year's Budget and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe confirmed a similar increase will kick in early next year
jagranjosh (09.10.2018) The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) was awarded the ‘ISSA Good Practice Award’ for administrative solution for coverage extension at the ‘Regional Social Security Forum for Asia and the Pacific’ held recently at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The award recognizes the measures taken by ESIC for extension of coverage of the Scheme for Promoting Registration of Employers and Employees (SPREE), reducing the rate of contribution rates for 24 months in newly implemented areas and raising the wage limit for coverage under the ESI Act.
Les Echos (09.10.2018) Au cours de la réunion de mercredi, le gouvernement devrait pour la première fois commencer à abattre quelques cartes sur l'architecture générale du système de retraite auquel il aspire.
Long-Term Care in Latin America and the Caribbean?: Theory and Policy Considerations
AUTHOR Caruso Bloeck, Martín; Galiani, Sebastián; Ibarrarán, Pablo
DATE Aug 2017
Forum (Sept. 2018) Einheit der Vielfalt. Das ist der Leitspruch der Europäischen Union. Die unterschiedlichen Sprachen, Lebensweisen und Traditionen sollen unter dem Dach „Europa“ zusammengeführt werden. Andere Länder werden zu Nachbarn ohne Gartenzäune. Die Offenheit fördert den Austausch, nicht nur von kulturellen Lebensweisen, sondern auch von wirtschaftlichen Gütern. Jedes Land ist mit jedem vernetzt. Das stärkt den Zusammenhalt und sorgt am Ende für ein friedliches Neben- und Miteinander sowie für die Freizügigkeit der europäischen Bürger und Bürgerinnen.
El Digital de Asturias (06.10.2018) El director regional de la OIT para América latina y el Caribe, José Salazar, llamó hoy a fortalecer las politicas públicas debido a la informalidad en el empleo que alcanza en promedio un 50 por ciento en países de la región
The Herald (06.10.2018) Government is committed to ensuring that the current drive to attract investment into the country is guided by policies anchored on strict adherence to labour, safety and health environment management legislation to promote safety and health of workers.
Malay Mail (02.10.2018) Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail revealed today that about 13.7 million Malaysian workers are still not covered by any form of social security protection. “The government is committed to extending the coverage of social security in the country to ensure Malaysians from all walks of life are covered by a sustainable and affordable social security system,” she said when opening the Regional Social Security Forum for Asia and the Pacific of the International Social Security Association (ISSA).
Duma.gov (28.09.2018) The Convention establishes worldwide-agreed minimum standards for medical care, sickness, unemployment, old-age, employment injury, family, maternity, invalidity, and survivors' benefits.
Platform work is a form of employment that uses an online platform to match the supply of and demand for paid labour. In Europe, platform work is still small in scale but is rapidly developing. The types of work offered through platforms are ever-increasing, as are the challenges for existing regulatory frameworks.
