EurActiv (06.06.2015) Europe is in the midst of an employment crisis. Many, and especially the most vulnerable people in our societies, are finding it extremely difficult to find jobs. The green sector, meanwhile, is among Europe’s most promising in terms of economic development. It has continued to grow despite the financial crisis and is expected to generate 20 million new jobs by 2020.

Japan Times (04.06.2016) When Heni Karmila sought to find a doctor for her ailing mother using Indonesia’s new health care system, she faced a nine-hour wait in a line outside a crowded public hospital in Jakarta.

EurActiv (06.06.2016( Swiss voters rejected by a wide margin yesterday (5 June) a proposal to introduce a guaranteed basic income for everyone living in the wealthy country after an uneasy debate about the future of work at a time of increasing automation

BDLive (20.05.2016) New legislation providing for the merger of statutes that provide compensation for occupational diseases could be tabled in Parliament before the end of 2016, Mineral Resources Deputy Minister Godfrey Oliphant said on Friday.

El País (03.06.2016) Apenas el 52,8% de los parados percibe algún tipo de ayuda del Ministerio de Empleo

AllAfrica (03.06.2016) Government is set to embark on a comprehensive assessment of the current social protection programmes to ascertain their impact on communities, and make necessary adjustments aimed at improving the livelihoods of more Rwandans.

Observatoire des multinationales (02.06.2016) En Europe, 100 000 travailleurs meurent chaque année des suites de leur exposition à des produits cancérigènes sur leur lieu de travail. Les politiques communautaires en matière de protection des salariés contre ces cancérogènes demeurent très timorées.

Les Echos (31.05.2016) En moins de 250 pages, un petit livre rouge, dans une collection didactique de la Documentation française, opère un véritable tour de force. De façon aussi claire que précise, le texte, en dix chapitres entrelardés d'encadrés instructifs, présente les racines, les instruments, les régimes, le financement (aux deux tiers il s'agit de cotisations sociales, elles-mêmes aux deux tiers étant des cotisations patronales) et le gouvernement d'un ensemble, au coeur de la vie et de l'économie, pesant plus de 700 milliards d'euros.

Asian Scientist Magazine (31.05.2016) Copying the healthcare systems in developed economies is “not the answer” for quality care in low- to middle-income countries, a study says.

Europa (27.05.2016) The European Commission joins forces with Member States and stakeholders in a further step to fight social dumping and to ensure fairness on the European labour market.