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Azerbaijan raises minimum wage by $41, and minimum pension by $23

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jam-news.net (20.06.2019)  The minimum wage in Azerbaijan will increase from 180 to 250 manat [from $106 to $148]. Starting October 1, the size of the minimum pension will also increase, from 160 to 200 manat [from $95 to $118]

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Egypt to take greater social protection measures to help poor, middle income classes

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Ahram Online (23.06.2019) Egypt’s parliament – the House of Representatives – began discussing the country’s state budget (2019/20) and development plan on Saturday. Minister of Finance Mohamed Mait told MPs in a plenary session that the government will do everything possible to protect poor and limited income classes against the hardships of economic reform.

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ILO: World leaders call for action on the future of work

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ILO (19.06.2019) High-level visits to the International Labour Conference (ILC) continued this week, with several heads of State and government addressing delegates on issues relating to the future of work. This year’s ILC marks the 100th anniversary of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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Cambodia: Providing social protection to domestic workers for inequality reduction and poverty eradication

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Khmer Times (18.06.2019) In general, domestic workers, mostly women, are the most vulnerable among other workers in term of living and working conditions. They have limited freedom of movement and association, low wages, no definitive employment contracts, or face overtime, inadequate labour, physical and sexual abuses or trafficking risk, in the worst-case scenario.

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[Opinión] República Dominicana: Trabajadores independientes marginados

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AlMomento.net (06.06.2019) La protección social de todos los dominicanos y residentes, constituye un mandato de la Ley 87-01, y un gran reto que merece un tratamiento especial de las fuerzas vivas del país, y muy particularmente, de los partidos políticos que terciarán en las próximas elecciones generales de mayo.

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France: Assurance-chômage - les principales mesures d'une réforme choc

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Les Echos (19.06.2019) Le Premier ministre et la ministre du Travail ont présenté ce mardi la réforme de l'assurance-chômage sur laquelle les partenaires sociaux avaient échoué à trouver un accord. Toutes les mesures seront adoptées par un décret, attendu pour la fin de l'été.

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New practitioner’s guide to help countries in their digital identification journey

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Over the past decade, an increasing number of countries around the world are introducing or upgrading national-scale digital identification systems and modernizing civil registration. For example, Morocco is introducing a new national population register and civil and social digital ID  to reform its social protection system and pioneering the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) in the process. 

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Suisse: Les prix des médicaments anticancéreux explosent

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Le Temps (13.05.2019) L’Office fédéral de la santé doit faire face à une forte hausse de demandes de l’industrie pharmaceutique pour des thérapies combinées dont le prix dépasse de plus en plus souvent les 100 000 francs par an

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France: Comment le gouvernement va durcir les conditions d'accès à l'indemnisation du chômage

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Les Echos (07.06.2019) Le gouvernement présentera la réforme de l'assurance-chômage le 17 juin. Au menu : bonus-malus sur les cotisations chômage patronales pour freiner l'abus des contrats courts, dégressivité des allocations pour les hauts revenus mais aussi durcissement des conditions d'accès à l'indemnisation. Il faudra avoir travaillé l'équivalent de six mois durant les 24 mois précédents au lieu de quatre mois durant 28 mois actuellement.

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Ireland: 'It's about a culture change': New welfare payment which could benefit up to 60,000 parents announced

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thejournal.ie (24.04.2019) A new welfare payment which will benefit up to 60,000 new parents who are employed or self-employed is set to come into effect from November.

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