Social assistance

OIT: Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible - La protección social para todos cambiará la vida de las personas de aquí a 2030

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ilo (21.09.2015) A pocos días de que la comunidad internacional apruebe los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, Isabel Ortiz de la OIT explica por qué la protección social es un componente clave de la nueva agenda de desarrollo

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OIT: Objectifs de développement durable - La protection sociale pour tous va changer la vie des gens d’ici à 2030

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ilo (21.09.2015) Alors que la communauté internationale s’apprête à adopter officiellement les 17 Objectifs de développement durable (ODD), Isabel Ortiz explique pourquoi la protection sociale constitue un élément clé du nouvel agenda mondial du développement.

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Mali: Sécurité sociale : Le Gouvernement veut s’inscrire dans la convention 102 de l’OIT

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maliweb.net (18.09.2015) La direction nationale de la Protection sociale a procédé hier à l’ouverture d’un séminaire de deux jours à l’intention du monde agricole et du secteur informel. La cérémonie était présidée par le secrétaire général du ministère de la Solidarité, de l’Action humanitaire et de la Ceconstruction du nord, M Samba Almamy Baby.

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mali
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EU migrants can be denied social benefits, says top court

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EurActiv (15.09.2015) The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday (15 September) ruled that a country can withhold basic benefits from EU migrants if they travel from another member country with no intention of finding a new job.

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european union
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Côte d'Ivoire: L’extension de la protection sociale va constituer "un élément fort" de la lutte contre la pauvreté (DG CNPS)

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abidjan.net (29.08.2015) Le directeur général de la Caisse nationale de prévoyance sociale (CNPS), Charles Kouassi, estime que sa structure joue un rôle central dans la lutte contre la pauvreté car "l’extension de la protection sociale va constituer un élément fort" dans cette bataille que mène le gouvernement.

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côte d'ivoire
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Inequalities

Guyana: “Major reforms” in the pipeline to enhance social protection

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Kaieteur News (26.08.2015) Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection, Simona Broomes made it clear during her contribution to the recent budget debate that she intends to implement major reforms that will show more recognition of the importance of Guyanese.

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[Opinion] Does the developing world need a welfare state to eliminate poverty? Some insights from history

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Brookings Institution (30.06.2015) India today is already richer than Germany was when it introduced social insurance for all workers in the late 1880s. Indonesia is richer than the United States was in 1935, when the Social Security Act was passed. And China is richer than Britain was in 1948, when the National Health Service was introduced. So what can we learn from comparing developing countries today to richer countries when those countries were at equivalent levels of economic development?

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Uganda: Govt Extends Senior Citizens Grant to 40 More Districts

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allAfrica.com (24.08.2015) Government has expanded the social protection grants to cover the elderly in 40 more districts in addition to the present 15 districts. The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Muruli Mukasa disclosed this in Kampala while announcing the roll-out of the assistance, also known as the Senior Citizens Grant, in which the non-pension beneficiaries aged 65 and above receive a monthly pay of Shs 25,000.

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uganda
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Extension of coverage
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Germany's minimum wage effect: Fewer workers receiving unemployment aid

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EurActiv (23.06.2015) Effective since the beginning of 2015, the minimum wage seems to be paying off, with government statistics showing that fewer workers have been dependent on the Hartz IV unemployment benefit since the start of the year. EurActiv Germany reports.

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germany
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Unemployment
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