America rose to defend healthcare. But Trump’s attack on the poor is not over

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The Guardian (27.03.2017) Obamacare will be the law of the land for the “foreseeable future”, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Paul Ryan, admitted in the aftermath of the abject failure of Donald Trump or the Republican party to “repeal or replace” Obama’s flagship Affordable Care Act (ACA) after seven years of bleating about it.

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United States
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Health
Health insurance
Inequalities

[Opinion] Europe: We must tackle long-term job insecurity, not just the excesses of the ‘gig economy’

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Europe’s World (14.03.2017) Over the last decade the economic prospects facing European workers have changed. For most, it’s been a change for the worse: less job security, less wage growth, more low-paid work, erosion of pensions and healthcare, and increased fears about future employment prospects, particularly for young people.

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european union
Topics
Employment of young workers
Inequalities

Sénégal: Gestion du système des retraites : Le grand chantier de l’Etat en 2017

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Lequotidien (28.03.2017) Améliorer les conditions de vie des retraités du secteur privé comme ceux du public, assurer la viabilité financière des régimes de retraite et les étendre aux travailleurs non pris en compte dans le système : C’est autant de points que l’Etat du Sénégal devra négocier pour que«l’une des réformes majeures de l’année 2017» soit une réussite.

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senegal
Topics
Pensions

MENA countries: Food security missing in region’s social protection plans — report

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Jordan Times (29.03.2017) Despite plans implemented to provide support to refugees and host communities, the national social protection strategies of the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region lack food security as a core component, according to a recent report.

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Africa
Asia
Topics
Social assistance
Inequalities

Using Income Transfers to Improve the Lives of Families with Children and the Unemployed in Argentina

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worldbank.org (22.03.2017) To help create the preconditions for expanding its social safety net, Argentina increased the effectiveness of its income transfer programs for the unemployed and for families with children.

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argentina
Topics
Family benefits
Unemployment