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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

[Opinion] China: Social Protection Key to Poverty Alleviation

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World Bank News (09.11.2015) China has an unmatched record of achievement in poverty reduction over the past three and a half decades - accounting for 72 percent of the global reduction in extreme poverty. Last month, at the United Nations General Assembly, President Xi Jinping reiterated China's ambitious targets to further reduce poverty, as 7 percent of the developing world's poor still live in China today.

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china
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Social assistance
Social policies & programmes
Inequalities

Chine : le fonds de pension autorisé à investir en bourse

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xinhuanet.com (23.08.2015) Le Conseil des Affaires d'Etat (gouvernement central chinois), a publié dimanche la directive finale concernant les investissements du fonds de pension, ouvrant ainsi officiellement la porte à davantage de produits diversifiés et plus risqués.

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china
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Pensions
Financing

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