France: Maladies professionnelles - hausse des cancers de la vessie et des maladies psychiques

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Santé Magazine (18.11.2015) Cancers, troubles musculo-squelettiques, maladies psychiques… L'Assurance-maladie vient de présenter son bilan 2014 concernant la prise en charge des accidents du travail et des maladies professionnelles.

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france
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Occupational accidents and diseases

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Protection sociale au Sénégal : Une nouvelle Stratégie nationale validée en décembre

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lequotidien.sn (20.11.2015) Pour préserver les acquis notés dans le domaine de la protection sociale et asseoir une bonne politique capable de lutter contre la pauvreté et les inégalités, il faudra accélérer l’actualisation de la Stratégie nationale de protection sociale. C’est la recommandation formulée hier, par la présidente du groupe des Partenaires techniques et financiers (Ptf) dans ce domaine lors de la réunion  du Comité interministériel de pilotage de cette stratégie.

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senegal
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Extension of coverage
Social policies & programmes

Maroc: Assurance maladie, retraite - Le régime des indépendants se précise

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leconomiste.com (19.11.2015) Les indépendants auront droit à un régime de retraite dédié qui sera géré par la CNSS ainsi qu’une couverture médicale à part. Les deux seront gérés de manière autonome par rapport à l'AMO et le régime général de retraite CNSS.

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morocco
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Health
Pensions

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OIT pidió más inversión y protección social ante los cambios tecnológicos

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Mercado (18.11.2015) La transformación laboral y la pérdida de empleos por los cambios tecnológicos requerirán mayores inversiones, políticas públicas para evitar que empeore la situación y reformular la protección social, según la OIT.

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Unemployment
Technological transition
Social policies & programmes

[Report] Healthcare improving too slowly to meet rising strain of chronic diseases - OECD

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OECD (04.11.2015) Too many lives are still lost in OECD countries because healthcare quality is improving too slowly to cope with ageing populations and the growing number of people with one or more chronic diseases, according to a new OECD report.

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Health
Old-age pensions
Financing

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Survey Says 89 Percent Seek Longer Maternity Leave as China Ends One-child Policy

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Yibada (18.11.2015) In a survey conducted by China Youth Daily, 88.9 percent of its 2,966 respondents expressed their wish to have a longer maternity leave should they have a second child. Of this number, 40.7 percent hoped the period will be extended to six months, while 26 percent asked for a one-year extension. Another 6.6 percent said that the leave should be prolonged to three years.

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china
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Family benefits

Ireland: Social Welfare’s one stop shop

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connachttribune.ie (19.11.2015) Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, has officially opened Galway’s new one stop shop for social welfare payments, serving the city and the majority of the county as well. The new Intreo Centre in Galway city at Fairgreen Road provides a full range of social welfare services that had previously been provided from five separate offices throughout the city.

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ireland
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[Opinion] The political economy of welfare schemes

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blogs.worldbank.org (17.11.2015) Social welfare schemes the world over are going through interesting times. Egged on by fiscal management targets, welfare cuts are routinely passed off as “reforms”. Subsequently, there is usually pressure on governments to target welfare to the most deserving. Determining who the deserving beneficiaries are and the appropriate value of these transfers is critical.

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Governance and administration
Extension of coverage
Social assistance
Social policies & programmes