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Mikel Arriola llama a fortalecer sistemas de seguridad social de América Latina

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Excelsior (31.08.2016) Con la representación del Presidente de la República, Enrique Peña Nieto, el Director General del IMSS, Mikel Arriola, inauguró hoy la XXVIII Asamblea General de la Conferencia Interamericana de la Seguridad Social (CISS), a la que asisten representantes de 36 países de la región.

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latin america
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Panamá: El 85% de las empleadas del hogar no cotiza a la CSS

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Impresa Prensa (11.04.2016) El Ministerio de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral calcula que en el país hay cerca de 90 mil personas que se desempeñan como trabajadoras en el hogar. Pero solo 13 mil 500 están inscritas en la Caja de Seguro Social (CSS). Este es un problema que se registra en todo el mundo. Los cálculos indican que casi 9 de cada 10 personas que trabajan en el sector doméstico no tienen este beneficio.

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panama
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Antigua: New social protection bill to improve the lives of the poor and vulnerable

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Antigua Observer (03.09.2016) As government moves to enact the National Social Protection Bill, the country’s Minister of Social Transformation and Human Resource Development, Samantha Marshall, remains adamant that it will only benefit the poor and vulnerable.

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antigua
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France: Economie collaborative - la protection sociale de l'auto-entrepreneur sur la table

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L'Express (08.09.2016) Alors que la loi Travail a instauré une responsabilité sociale des plateformes collaboratives, des réunions de travail vont se tenir avec le gouvernement pour en définir les détails. Le point sur les pistes envisagées

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france
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World Bank, ILO launch global partnership for universal social protection

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ilo.org (19.09.2016) At this year's UN General Assembly , world leaders will launch an unprecedented effort to roll out universal social protection in countries all around the world. Heads of state, the World Bank Group and International Labour Organization will convene on Wednesday 21 September to inaugurate the Global Partnership for Universal Social Protection , which aims to make pensions, maternity, disability and child benefits, among others, available to all persons, closing the gap for hundreds of millions currently unprotected worldwide.

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Congo: Protection sociale - le projet Lisungi sera bientôt étendu à l’échelle nationale

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adiac-congo (10.09.2016) Fort des résultats probants obtenus dans sa phase expérimentale, Lisungi, système de filets sociaux, bénéficie d’un financement additionnel de la part de la Banque mondiale (BM) d’un montant de 10 millions de dollars américain, soit plus de 5 milliards FCFA

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congo
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Rwanda: Govt to channel pro-poor funds through civil society

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The New Times (16.09.2016) The Government has decided to channel 10 per cent of its funding to social protection services to the poor every year through non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and faith-based organisations (RBOs) in order to maximise impact.

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rwanda
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Egypt: Social protection programmes target poorest 10% of the population: Ghada Wali

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dailynewsegypt.com (25.09.2016) The government has adopted a social protection network to mitigate the potential negative effects of applying the economic reforms agreed upon with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to put the economy back on track.

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egypt
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[Opinión] OIT y Banco Mundial - protección social universal

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Portafolio (28.09.2016) En la asamblea anual de Naciones Unidas, el presidente del Banco Mundial, Jim Yong Kim, y el Director de la Organización Internacional del trabajo (OIT), Guy Ryder, anunciaron la asociación de esfuerzos para extender la protección social en todo el mundo, como parte de los esfuerzos para combatir la pobreza y la creciente desigualdad de los ingresos, siguiendo la tendencia internacional que ha llevado a varios países a establecer servicios de cobertura universal.

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