[Opinion] Harmonising Nigeria's Social Protection Programmes - A case for the IDP's

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YNaija (30.08.2016) Recently the United Nations, through its special Rappouteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons (IDP’s), Professor Beyani Chaloka, called on the Government of Nigeria to put in place a comprehensive and coordinated approach in addressing the problems of internally displaced persons in Nigeria.

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nigeria
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Governance and administration

France: Economie collaborative - la protection sociale de l'auto-entrepreneur sur la table

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L'Express (08.09.2016) Alors que la loi Travail a instauré une responsabilité sociale des plateformes collaboratives, des réunions de travail vont se tenir avec le gouvernement pour en définir les détails. Le point sur les pistes envisagées

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france
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Employment
Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes

[Opinion] The European Welfare State Has a Future Again

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Bloomberg View (09.09.2016) In the years since the 2008-09 financial crisis, cracks have appeared in the global hegemony of neoliberalism. The pressure to favor free markets and reject the social-welfare model (whose history I described in Part 1 of this article) has moderated somewhat. 

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european union

Union européenne : Vers de meilleures statistiques sociales pour une Europe sociale

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zonebourse.com (24.08.2016) La Commission européenne a adopté aujourd'hui une proposition de règlement concernant de nouveaux moyens intégrés de collecte et d'utilisation de données provenant d'enquêtes sociales, en vue de mieux étayer le processus d'élaboration des politiques en général et de la politique sociale en particulier.

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european union
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Governance and administration

[Opinion] Is it time to extend maternity leave across Europe?

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RurActiv (13.09.2016) The rights of pregnant women and new mothers in the workplace need to be protected in a way that ensures the health of the both mother and child, while not damaging the woman’s career prospects or harming business, write Lucy Strang and Miriam Broeks.

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european union
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Family benefits
Parental leave

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