EU: New start for working parents and caregivers: Commission launches public consultation on work-life balance

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Europa (18.11.2015) The European Commission has today launched a public consultation on how to improve work-life balance and reduce obstacles to women's participation in the labour market, thereby contributing to the employment headline target of the Europe 2020 Strategy.

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european union
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Family benefits
Employment

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Bangladesh: Govt trying to cut workplace deaths

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The Daily Star (25.11.2015) The government is trying to ensure that no deaths will occur due to a lack of safety in workplaces in the country, said Syed Ahmed, inspector general of the Department of Inspection of Factories and Establishment (DIFE).

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bangladesh
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Occupational accidents and diseases

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Philippines: Moving toward inclusive growth

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Business Mirror (24.11.2015) While the excitement from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting hosted by the Philippine government last week has simmered down, the issues and challenges linked with this year’s Apec theme—“Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World”—remain as major concerns for the 21 member-economies under the regional organization.

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philippines, the
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Governance and administration

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India Poised to Move to Social Protection Floor: ILO

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outlookindia.com (24.11.2015) With the impressive array of social security programmes in India, the country is ideally poised to move to Social Protection Floor (SPF), International Labour Organization (ILO) has said.

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india
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Extension of coverage
Social protection floor

Côte d'Ivoire: Sidi Touré exhorte les jeunes à adhérer à la Couverture Maladie Universelle

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Abidjan Net (20.11.2015) Le Ministre délégué auprès du Président de la république, chargé de la promotion de la Jeunesse et de l’Emploi Jeunes s’est fait enrôler à la Couverture Maladie Universelle (CMU) ce jeudi à son Cabinet, en présence d’une délégation de la Caisse Nationale d’Assurance Maladie (CNAM). Sidi Tiémoko Touré a dit être heureux d’avoir adhérer à cet important projet social et a exhorté les jeunes de Côte d’Ivoire à le faire également.

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côte d'ivoire
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Health
Health insurance
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UK: New construction guidance to stop workers dying each week from occupational disease

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HSE Media Centre (20.11.2015)The construction industry has launched new guidance to encourage better management of occupational health risks. HSE is urging the industry to put an end to the hundreds of construction workers that die of occupational diseases every month.

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Occupational accidents and diseases

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Canada: Ontario plans to target home care in overhaul of health care system

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The Globe and Mail (23.11.2015) The Ontario government is preparing to overhaul health care in the province, including scrapping its troubled system for delivering home care and reforming primary care with the aim of improving patient access.

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canada
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Health
Extension of coverage