OECD Observer (May 2019) Indonesia’s social protection system generates fewer headlines but is no less impressive. It now reaches almost the entire population, helping people escape from poverty, access health facilities, go to school and feed themselves. Whatever the result of the presidential vote, there is no doubting the growing contribution of social protection to Indonesia’s democracy.

The National (29.05.2019) They will receive financial aid and full health insurance under the National Strategy for Social Protection

Philstar.com (22.05.2019) President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure that institutionalizes a cash transfer program that aims to address poverty and to improve the health and education of poor children. 

lenews (27.05.2019) Recently, Switzerland’s Federal Council voiced its opposition to an initiative to create universal paid leave for the fathers of newborns, according to the newspaper Le Matin.

 Personnel Today (20.05.2019) Denmark has some of the most generous parental leave and childcare support schemes in the world. But have these had an impact on closing its gender pay gap? Jason Downes looks at what the UK can learn from its policies.

EURACTIV.com (29.03.2019) Since the start of the year, Austria has been working towards adapting family benefits to the costs of living of the employee’s home countries. The EU criticised the Vienna government of Vienna – but it has withstood.

El País (01.04.2019) Este lunes también entran en vigor la retribución de 588 euros por hijo para las familias en situación de pobreza y las bonificaciones a la contratación de parados de larga duración

European Parliament (19.03.2019) New rules aim to ensure access to social security for EU workers who have moved to a different EU country, while fairly distributing obligations among member states. Updated rules for unemployment, family and long-term care benefits. Better cooperation between member states to ensure access to benefits and root out fraud or errors

World Economic Forum t15.03.2019) Other nations often look to Scandinavia for inspiration on family policies. The region’s childcare arrangements are among the most generous in the world, supporting parents from the early days of pregnancy to school and beyond.

El País (01.03.2019) El gran guiño a la igualdad de Pedro Sánchez llegó en el último Consejo de Ministros antes de la disolución de las Cortes y a una semana del 8 de Marzo, en el que el movimiento feminista vuelve a llamar a la huelga. El Gobierno ha aprobado por decreto ley la equiparación de los permisos de paternidad y maternidad, una medida que sitúa a España a la cabeza de Europa. Los padres dispondrán de 16 semanas pagados al 100% a partir de 2021. El decreto obliga además a las empresas a incluir un registro de salarios para evitar la discriminación por sexo.