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Aging and demographic changes in Americas (long-term care) - PAHO/OPS

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Between 2000 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population aged 60 years and older will double, from about 11% to 22%. The absolute number of people 60 years and older is projected to increase from 900 million in 2015 to 1.4 billion by 2030, to 2.1 billion by 2050, and to 3.2 billion in 2100 (1). Between 2025 and 2030, life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will increase to a projected 80.7 years for women and 74.9 years for men; in Canada and the United States of America, those numbers are projected to be even higher: 83.3 years for women and 79.3 years for men (2).

Regions / Country
Americas
Topics
Health
Long-term care
Population ageing
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South Africa's Healthcare Sector, 2019: Poised for Significant Change with the Proposed Introduction of National Health Insurance

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finance.yahoo (29.04.2019) This report covers the public and private sector healthcare sector, including the size and state of the sector and factors influencing its success in areas such as controlling disease, improving mortality rates and training and retaining skilled professionals.

Regions / Country
south africa
Global challenges
Topics
Health
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Non, les salariés français ne travaillent pas moins que leurs voisins

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De l'usage des statistiques pour justifier la politique d'emploi que l'on souhaite développer. 

Global challenges
Topics
Employment
Unemployment
Employment policies
Employment of young workers
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Commission publishes report on reintegration of long-term unemployed

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Europa (11.04.2019) The Commission has published a report taking stock of progress made to help long-term unemployed people getting back to work since the Council adopted beginning of 2016 a Recommendation to speed up the return to work of the long-term unemployed, proposed by the Commission in 2015.

Regions / Country
european union
Global challenges
Topics
Unemployment
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[Report] Can Social Protection Be an Engine for Inclusive Growth?

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oecd (24.04.2019) The potential role of social protection in the development process has received heightened recognition in recent years, yet making a strong investment case for social protection remains particularly challenging in many emerging and developing countries. This report challenges us to think deeply about the economic rationale for social protection investments through an inclusive development lens. It helps us understand the links between social protection, growth and inequality. 

Global challenges
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[Report] OECD Employment Outlook 2019: The Future of Work

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OECD (25.04.2019) The 2019 edition of the OECD Employment Outlook presents new evidence on changes in job stability, underemployment and the share of well-paid jobs, and discusses the policy implications of these changes with respect to how technology, globalisation, population ageing, and other megatrends are transforming the labour market in OECD countries.

Global challenges
Digital Economy Topical Cluster
Labour market
Large-scale automation
Societal Impact
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Recent social policy developments in Luxembourg, Portugal and Turkey

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Europa (17.04.2019) Three new Flash Reports prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) are now available and provide information on the increase in the minimum wage by the new government in Luxembourg, the effort to lower the cost of public transport for users in Portugal, and social assistance programmes recently introduced in Turkey.

Regions / Country
turkey
luxembourg
portugal
Topics
Social assistance
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[Report] ILO: Occupational safety and health: New safety and health issues emerge as work changes

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ILO (18.04.2019) A new report on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), published ahead of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April, reviews the ILO’s 100 years of achievements, and reveals some of the emerging challenges and opportunities in creating better working environments.

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Social security for elderly inadequate in India: UN report

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socialprotection (03.04.2019)  Every second elderly person in India is concerned about his or her social and financial security, a study conducted by Agewell Research and Advocacy Centre for the United Nations revealed.

Regions / Country
india
Global challenges
Topics
Old-age pensions
Difficult-to-cover groups

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Le long chemin européen vers l’harmonisation sociale et fiscale

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theconversation. (16.04.2019) L’Union européenne dispose donc de moyens limités pour agir dans des domaines tels que la protection sociale. En revanche elle dispose de moyens importants qui ne sont pas en faveur d'une Europe sociale

Regions / Country
european union
Topics
Governance and administration
Financing
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