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Philippines: Cash-transfer program reduces poverty

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The Manila Times Online (23.09.2015) The government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) has been effective in reducing poverty incidence in the country, according to the World Bank (WB)

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philippines, the
Topics
Social assistance
Conditional cash transfers
Inequalities

'Minijobs': Los jóvenes españoles tardan años en lograr trabajo y aceptan lo que sea

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El País (22.09..2015) Los jóvenes españoles tardan mucho en encontrar su primer trabajo y, cuando lo consiguen, se trata en muchos casos de un empleo por hora que no les convence, los tristemente célebres minijobs. España, a la cabeza de desempleo juvenil y de NiNis –uno de cada cinco jóvenes españoles ni estudia ni trabaja-, es también el país con la tasa más alta de ciudadanos de 15 a 24 años que aceptan obligatoriamente un contrato a tiempo parcial.

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spain
Topics
Employment of young workers

US: The Life Expectancy Gap Grows Wider

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Bloomberg View (17.09.2015) People with relatively little education and comparatively low earnings don't live as long as those with higher levels of education and income. That much has been known for some time. But it turns out that this gap is widening significantly, and is starting to have big effects on Social Security, Medicare and other programs.

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United States

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UK: Budget changes to hit single parents hardest, research reveals

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The Guardian (07.09.2015) Single parents on low incomes face declining living standards over the next five years even if they work full time, as benefits cuts announced in the budget more than offset the introduction of George Osborne’s “national living wage”, according to new research.

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Financing
Inequalities

[Opinion] Bangladesh: Protecting the poorest

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The Daily Star (31.08.2015) The honourable Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina has promised to eradicate extreme poverty by 2021 and has made remarkable progress towards this goal. Over the past five years, an estimated 10 million people have made the catalytic leap out of extreme poverty and onto the first rung of the economic ladder. This has been possible because our government has recognized the extreme poor as a group very different from the poor, a group with different needs.

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bangladesh
Topics
Inequalities