Disability

US: This startup aims to fill a major gap in the financial life of freelancers

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marketwatch.com (04.08.2018) The company, called Trupo, is launching a new short-term disability insurance product. A broken leg can spell financial disaster for a freelancer.

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ILO: Disability and Work- Serving up success for disabled job seekers in Bangladesh

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ILO (01.08.2018) For people with disabilities in Bangladesh, finding a job can be a huge challenge. Yet attitudes are changing, as the private sector increasingly sees the benefits of hiring disabled workers.

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bangladesh
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A Welcome Message from Distinguished Leaders for IFDM 2018 9th World Congress on Return-to-Work & Disability Management

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Ottawa Citizen (28.06.2918) The International Forum on Disability Management (IFDM) started with a vision: to gather leading representatives of stakeholders in disability management and return-to-work from all over the world in order to assemble global perspectives on consensus-based best practices, cutting edge research, successful disability management and return-to-work policies and programs.

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France: Journée de solidarité et lundi de Pentecôte

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.journaldunet (30.04.2018) La journée de solidarité est une journée de travail supplémentaire non rémunérée pour les salariés et une contribution financière pour les employeurs en faveur des personnes âgées ou handicapées. Initialement fixée au lundi de Pentecôte, la journée de solidarité peut désormais être déterminée par les entreprises elles-mêmes selon différentes modalités.

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france
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Finland's first Action Plan on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will strengthen the rights of people with disabilities

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Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (13.03.2018) The Action Plan will implement the UN Convention that entered into force in summer 2016. The aim is to strengthen the rights of persons with disabilities and to improve their opportunities for participation.

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finland
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[Interview] France: Emploi et handicap : Les stéréotypes sont le principal frein à l’intégration des personnes handicapées

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Le Monde  (12.03.2018) Eric Molinié poursuit un parcours professionnel rare, malgré sa tétraplégie. Il déplore l’énorme retard français.

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france
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China: Shanghai to launch long-term care insurance in 2018

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xinhuanet (26.12.2017)  Shanghai will launch a long-term care insurance program in 2018, expected to benefit three million elderly people, local authorities said Tuesday. Shanghai, one of the 15 pilot cities in China to implement long-term care insurance, carried out the program on a pilot basis in three districts of Xuhui, Putuo and Jinshan in 2017. About 25,000 elderly people applied for care services and 14,000 of them became beneficiaries. From 2018, urban and rural residents who are aged 60 and older, and are recipients of health care insurance, can participate in the program.

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Asia
china
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Medical care
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[Interview] France: Ils sont malades « de longue durée » et ils travaillent

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theconversation.com (27.11.2017) Dans votre ouvrage, Que font dix millions de malades ? (éditions Erès), vous interrogez le rapport entre travail et affections de longue durée, en donnant notamment la parole aux malades. Quelles sont ces maladies ? Et pourquoi vous emparer de cette problématique ?

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france
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Health insurance
Disability
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Americans with disabilities still can't land jobs

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CBS News (26.07.2017) Before the Americans with Disabilities Act, the country was a very different place for people with disabilities, who had to navigate hurdles such as inaccessible public buildings. Yet when it comes to the workforce, the hurdles may not look much different than they did 27 years ago.

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Österreich: Invaliditätspension verursachte Mehrkosten statt Einsparungen

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derStandard (07.07.2017) Die Reform der Invaliditätspension hat weder die erhofften Einsparungen gebracht noch Menschen in ausreichendem Maß wieder zurück ins Arbeitsleben geführt. Das hat eine Rechnungshof-Prüfung ergeben. Dieser zu Folge wird das Budget in den Jahren 2014 bis 2018 nicht wie angekündigt um knapp 649 Millionen entlastet sondern es werden Mehrkosten zwischen 100 und 200 Millionen entstehen.

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austria
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