The Journal (05.06.2018) Regina Doherty has ruled out cutting child benefit for higher earners saying she believes in the universality of the payment.
Nippon (17.06.2018) One of the final sessions of the first Asian Impact Dialogue on Ageing and Demographic Change in Asia was the Road Map to the Future workshop. Kogiso Mari, director of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in Tokyo, led attendees in reflecting on the key take-away lessons gained from the days of discussion in Singapore, with a focus on how elder care and future care forums can be improved.
HelpAge International (June 2018) Starting this week, more than half a million older women and men in Kenya are receiving their first ever pensions. Under the new Government-funded Inua Jamii 70 and Above universal social pension, launched by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday 2 June, all Kenyans over 70 will receive 2,000 shillings (just under US$20) per month.
Comparative Migration Studies (June 2018) In Belgium, for instance, there are officially 21.084 Latin American registered. 60% of them are women.
Le Monde (14.06.2018) Un amendement dans la loi Pénicaud 2 va créer des chartes et des droits pour améliorer la couverture sociale des personnes employées par des plates-formes numériques.
Ilo working paper (05.06.2018) Social protection programmes require processing significant data amounts, including often-sensitive information such as household assets, health status and physical or intellectual disabilities. Now more than ever, it is critical to address issues of privacy and data security in social protection programme design, implementation and evaluation.
RCF (13.06.2018) Treize départements français ancrés à gauche se sont portés volontaires pour expérimenter le revenu de base, une idée qui remonte à la précédente campagne pour la présidentielle.
Reuters (03.06.2018) Italy’s new anti-establishment government will change the labor reform introduced by the previous administration, Labour and Industry Minister Luigi di Maio said
Weekly News (11.06.2018) A manual is being created for the National Insurance Board (NIB) which will provide clear processes and principles for governing the institution.
Philippine Information Agency (11.06.2018) The Social Security System is currently making big steps to improve social security and retirement benefits for its members and in improving the financial viability of the institution while enjoining members to regularly pay their contributions as investment for their future
