socialprotection.org (15.12.2017) This research paper discusses the interactions between social protection, rural transformation and inclusiveness. The questions addressed are: How does social protection reach and facilitate the rural transformation process? What key social protection interventions can better support inclusive transformation?

ILO (14.12.2017)  Even the poorest countries can afford to extend social protection to all their citizens, the ILO said in its recently released World Social Protection Report 2017-19 .

For example, universal coverage in old-age pensions has been achieved by more than 20 countries, including Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cabo Verde, China, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mongolia, Namibia, South Africa, Timor Leste, Trinidad and Tobago and Zanzibar (Tanzania).

The Global Health Expenditure Database (GHED) presents internationally comparable health expenditures for all WHO Member States from 1995 to present

lemonde.fr (14.12.2018) Selon un rapport, les 1 % les plus riches ont profité deux fois plus de la croissance des revenus que les 50 % les plus pauvres. Et entre les deux les revenus ont stagné ou baissé.

dw.com (14.12.2017) Income inequality can lead to "catastrophes," but there are ways to fight it, according to the World Inequality Report. "Everything depends on the choices that will be made," says renowned economist Thomas Piketty.

nst.com.my (25.11.2017) The tourism sector should adopt good Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) management and practices to reduce the number of accidents and health problems in the sector

FrenchWeb  (11.12.2017) Avec tous les outils numériques à sa disposition, le patient n’est plus passif et devient un véritable acteur de son parcours de soin. Une nouvelle dynamique que les professionnels de santé doivent rapidement appréhender pour s’adapter et intégrer le patient comme co-acteur du parcours de soins. Pour le Dr Philippe Denormandie il est urgent de changer de paradigme pour le bien de toutes les parties prenantes d’un système de santé qui n’est pas adapté aux révolutions technologiques à venir.

romania-insider (11.12.2017)  Romania ranked last in the EU for the share of social protection expenditure in its GDP, with 14.6%. By comparison, the spending on social protection represented 29% of the GDP in the European Union in 2015, according to data from EU’s statistical office Eurostat.

The share

maltatoday (11.12.2017) While almost almost a third of EU GDP is spent on social protection, Malta’s expenditure has dropped over the years, sitting below the EU average in 2015 data S ocial protection expenditure stood at 17.5% in Malta in 2015, decreasing from 19.3% in 2010, Eurostat data shows.
Last week the the European Union's statistics office revealed that while social protection expenditure in the EU had increased slightly, from 28.6% of GDP in 2010 to 29.0%, Malta’s expenditure decreased.

Background paper for Estonian Presidency Conference ‘Future of Work: Making It e-Easy‘, 13-14 September 2017