[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
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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
Topics
Governance and administration
Information and communication technology
Service quality
Social policies & programmes
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Internal impact
Service delivery
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European Health Insurance Card: 40% of insured Europeans have one

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Europa (29.06.2017) More than 200 million Europeans have the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), which is around 40% of the total insured population in the reporting Member States, according to the latest available figures for 2015. The card is valid in the 28 EU countries plus Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

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european union
Topics
Health insurance
Migration

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Self Employment Social Security Bill 2017 passed | New Straits Times | Malaysia General Business Sports and Lifestyle News

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Self Employment Social Security Bill 2017 which seeks to provide Social Security Organisation (Socso) protection to self employed persons has been passed by the Dewan Rakyat today. Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Richard Riot Jaem said for a start, the new law would be enforced to provide Socso protection to self-employed taxi drivers and e-hailing service providers, including Uber and GrabCar, before being extended to other self-employment sectors.

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malaysia
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Extension of coverage
Social assistance
Social policies & programmes
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Maroc: La gouvernance des socles nationaux de protection sociale érigée en priorité

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Le Matin (02.07.2017) Le rôle des Conseils économiques et sociaux et institutions similaires (CES-IS) dans les questions liées à la protection sociale n’est plus à démontrer. Selon Nizar Baraka, président du CESE, «ces Conseils ont pour vocation de faire avancer la réflexion autour de ces questions». D’ailleurs, le plan d’action 2017 du CESE prévoit une auto-saisine sur la protection sociale.

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morocco
Topics
Governance and administration