Bloomberg Business (11.12.2015) South Africa’s cabinet has approved a policy white paper on a compulsory health-insurance plan.

kela.fi (11.12.2015) There have been misleading reports in the media about the Finnish experimental study on a Universal Basic Income. Only a preliminary study to explore possibilities has begun.

Handelsblatt (02.12.2015) In den nächsten Monaten gehe es vor allem darum, Daten zu sammeln, auszuwerten und dann die notwendigen Programme zu schaffen. Viele Spätfolgen müssten entweder mit Psychotherapie oder Medikamenten behandelt werden. „Wir brauchen Spezialisten“, erklärt Hilde De Clerck.

FAZ (04.12.2015) Mit 50 Jahren ist in China das Arbeitsleben oft schon vorbei. Doch weil das Milliardenvolk schnell altert, werden die Rufe nach einem späteren Renteneinstieg immer lauter.

Reuters (09.12.2015) Poland plans to lower the retirement age in mid-2016 as part of a broader social agenda put forward by the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, Labour Minister Elzbieta Rafalska said on Wednesday.

The Guardian (08.12.2015) This week’s parliamentary review by crossbench peers and disability charities of cuts to out-of-work sickness benefits gives an insight into the thought the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has put into taking £30 a week from cancer patients and paraplegics.

Bloomberg (09.12.2015) Here’s what U.S. state and city pension funds are getting this year for the hundreds of millions of dollars in fees they’re forking over to hedge funds: almost nothing.

belarusinfocus.info (08.12.2015) The Belarusian authorities see no benefits from reforming the existing socio-economic model, while they see the costs and possible negative political effects from such a reform. In order to receive the IMF loan, the leadership will only cut social guarantees to the population and will preserve the existing social and economic model in somewhat abbreviated format. In the mid-term (5 years), the Belarusian authorities are planning to revise the social contract with the population and adopt unpopular measures anyway, regardless of the external financing. 

Noventa Grados (08.12.2015) Con 343 votos a favor, 116 en contra y 2 abstenciones, el Pleno de la Cámara de Diputados aprobó el dictamen que reforma la Ley del Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado (ISSSTE) en materia de pensiones.

El Pais (09.12.2015) Empleo estimó en 270.000 los beneficiarios potenciales en enero y hasta septiembre apenas han percibido el subsidio unos 71.000 desempleados