The Guardian (29.07.2016) Ministers to consider negative connotations of language of benefits ahead of creation of social security agency

L'Hebdo (28.07.2016) Un quart de la population suisse travaille en indépendant. Et toujours plus de jeunes actifs sont séduits par les principes de ce que l’on appelle la «gig economy»: travailler «à la mission» et sans employeur fixe.

Le Temps (29.07.2016) Selon une étude publiée jeudi, le manque d'activité physique serait associé à cinq millions de décès dans le monde par an. En termes de dépenses de santé et de perte de productivité, cela représente un coût de 61 milliards d'euros

Financial Express (29.06.2016) EPFO aims to cover all the workers in the country under provident fund (PF), pension and life insurance by 2030, the retirement fund body said in its vision document.

PIA/News (28.07.2016) The Social Security System (SSS) has intensified its campaign to extend social protection to informal sector workers, particularly through its partnership initiatives such as the AlkanSSSya Program which has registered over 120,000 members and collected over P300 million in contributions to date.

Europa (20.07.2016) The College adopted today a Communication re-examining its proposal for a revision of the Posting of Workers Directive in the context of the subsidiarity control mechanism that several national parliaments triggered in May. After careful consideration of their views, the Commission concludes that the proposal for a revision of the Directive does not constitute a breach of the subsidiarity principle.

UNDP (18.07.2016) Throughout the world, stigma and discrimination around HIV deter people from getting tested, reaping a profoundly adverse human and economic cost. In fact, stigma and discrimination are among the foremost barriers to HIV prevention, treatment and care.

irishtimes.com (26.07.2016) The Department of Social Protection’s job seeker site is to be overhauled to make it easier for jobseekers and employers to find jobs.

Asian Development Blog (21.07.2016) One of the main development challenges in Asia is the exponential population growth of older people.

meinsurancereview.com (13.07.2016) The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security has decided to start a pilot programme for long-term care (LTC) insurance in 15 cities nationwide.