La migration, seul facteur de hausse de la population en Europe

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EurActiv (12.07.2017) La population de l’Union européenne a augmenté l’année dernière, alors que le nombre de naissances et de décès était le même. Selon Eurostat, le bureau européen des statistiques, la hausse est due à la migration.

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european union
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Migration
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[Opinion] France: Code du travail - la réforme aura un effet marginal sur le chômage

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Les Echos (13.07.2017) La réforme annoncée du droit du travail ne répond pas aux grands enjeux de notre époque, que sont la mondialisation, la numérisation de l’économie ou encore l’essor de l’intelligence artificielle. Ses effets sur l’emploi seront donc à peine perceptibles sur l’emploi.

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france

[Report] India: Social Protection : State of Aadhaar

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stateofaadhaar.in (2017) The Government of India aims to provide a comprehensive set of safety nets to India’s poor, including food subsidies, employment guarantees, and targeted cash transfers. Financial leakages and service delivery issues, however, reduce its effectiveness. The government aims to use Aadhaar’s authentication and fund transfer capabilities to address these problems.

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india
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Information and communication technology
Service quality
Social assistance
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Internal impact
Service delivery
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Gig economy workers need more choice not more flexibility

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Financial Times (11.07. 2017) Government should encourage companies to improve employment options. Some view the gig economy as a flexible working arrangement, while others see it, if not straightforwardly as a form of exploitation, then as one that allows for very little employment protection. But if companies like Deliveroo or Uber were mandated to offer their workers a choice of employment options, wouldn’t this help ensure workers were being treated fairly?

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united kingdom
Topics
Employment
Employment of young workers
Inequalities
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
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Social security goes digital: Quicker and easier exchange of social security information throughout the EU and beyond

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Europa (03.07.2017) Today the Commission launches the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information system (EESSI), a new IT platform that will connect electronically around 15.000 social security institutions of EU Member States plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland

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european union
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Governance and administration
Information and communication technology
Service quality
Social policies & programmes
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