Zimbabwe: Include informal sector on safety data, NSSA urged | The Herald

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The Herald (05.10.2017) Government has urged the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to include the informal sector when gathering data on occupational health and safety. Speaking at the official opening of the NSSA National Conference on Safety and Health at Work in Harare yesterday, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira said the informal sector needed to be included in all programmes as they contributed significantly to the country’s economy.

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zimbabwe
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Occupational accidents and diseases

[Opinión] Argentina: Las nuevas tecnologías impulsarán la reforma laboral integral | El Cronista

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El Cronista (03.10.2017) La introducción de las nuevas tecnologías provocan inexorablemente la reformulación del modelo de relaciones laborales para adaptar el trabajo humano a las nuevas formas de organizar, de realizar y de desarrollar la producción o la investigación sobre la producción de bienes y servicios.

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argentina
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Employment

Romania spends little on social protection related to housing

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romania-insider (03.10.2017) Romania was among the last countries in European Union for the expenditure allocated from the national GDP for social protection related to housing. Romania spent less than 0.1% of its GDP, similar to other countries such as Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Cyprus or Slovakia.

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romania
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Financing

Suisse: Les syndicats veulent encadrer la numérisation du monde du travail

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RTS (02.10.2017) Avec la numérisation de la société, la moitié des emplois actuels pourrait disparaître d'ici vingt ans, selon une étude de l'Université d'Oxford. L’USS demande que les travailleurs bénéficient davantage des progrès de la numérisation du travail.

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switzerland
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Employment
Employment of young workers

France: Maladies professionnelles - le gouvernement annonce une amélioration du mécanisme d'indemnisation

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actu-environnement (02.10.2017) "A partir du 1er juillet 2018, la victime d'une maladie professionnelle sera indemnisée dès les premiers symptômes de la maladie", annonce le gouvernement. Jusqu'à présent, cette indemnisation débutait au moment où un médecin établissait un lien possible entre la pathologie et l'exposition professionnelle.

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france
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Occupational accidents and diseases

[Report] Extending coverage: Social protection and the informal economy

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European Commission (2017) Many of the workers in the formal economy can take certain things for granted: a regular income, health insurance, unemployment benefits if they lose their jobs, and a pension when they retire. Such things are a distant dream for workers in the informal economy, who in many countries make up most of the workforce.

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Extension of coverage

[Blog] France: Macronisme, l’ubérisation de la protection sociale et l’Etat plateforme

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Le Club de Mediapart (01.10.2017) Macronisme, l’ubérisation de la protection sociale et l’Etat plateforme : Les dessous d’une disruption à la française. Analyse proposée par Matthieu Montalban, membre du comité d'animation des Économistes atterrés.

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france
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Employment
Social policies & programmes

Occupational pensions, a hidden Swiss treasure

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swissinfo.ch (15.09.2017) Occupational pension plans, obligatory since 1985, have considerable economic and social significance in Switzerland. The savings, which are now managed by pension funds and insurance companies, far exceed gross domestic product (GDP) and the reserves of the Swiss National Bank (SNB). 

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switzerland
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Pensions