The Future Of Work And The Social Welfare State’s Survival

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Social Europe (28.08.2017) Europe, like the United States, has seen dramatic changes in how people work. Compared to 15 years ago, many more people have part-time, temp or mini-jobs, or are self-employed. While the number of full-time jobs has increased recently as the unemployment rate has slowly declined, far more of Europe‘s employment growth has come from part-time and temp jobs. Even Germany, whose economy has fared better than most in recent years, has seen employment growth driven by part-time jobs, which have doubled since 2000 and now comprise about 27% of all jobs.

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Europe
Topics
Governance and administration
Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
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Millennials see robots as job creators rather than a threat

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EurActiv (28.08.2017) Young people remain optimistic about the impact of robots and artificial intelligence in the work place, as a large majority of them believe that more jobs will be created than will disappear, according to a global poll published on Monday (28 August).

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european union
Topics
Employment
Employment of young workers

Le Soleil - Couverture maladie universelle : Un projet de loi bientôt sur la table de la nouvelle législature

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Le Soleil (18.08.2017) Les 165 députés issus des élections législatives du 30 juillet dernier pourraient examiner en priorité le projet de loi sur la Couverture maladie universelle (Cmu). Une volonté du gouvernement sénégalais de donner un encadrement législatif au droit à une santé pour tous. L’assurance a été donnée, vendredi dernier, par des acteurs des mutuelles de santé réunis dans la capitale du Saloum.

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senegal
Topics
Health
Health insurance
Extension of coverage

The Livelihood Impacts of Cash Transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Beneficiary Perspectives from Six Countries

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World Development (nov 2017) Cash transfers (CTs) are a social protection mechanism to reduce the poorest households’ vulnerability to shocks and build human capital by smoothing consumption and sustaining expenditure on education and social welfare. Our study examines whether and how CTs go beyond welfare objectives to promote livelihoods.

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Africa
Topics
Extension of coverage
Conditional cash transfers

Suisse: La prévoyance vieillesse 2020, une réforme qui se lit comme un polar

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Le Temps (23.08.2017) A Berne, la réforme de la prévoyance vieillesse a viré au polar et tenu le monde politique en haleine dans sa phase finale. Récit des moments forts alors que l’ultime obstacle se profile: la votation populaire du 24 septembre 2017

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switzerland
Topics
Pensions