InCyprus (27.05.2019) In view of a recent spike in work related accidents the Technical Chamber (Etek) has expressed concern at the lack of a ‘safety culture’ on the island.  The Technical Chamber has placed health and safety high up on its list of priorities and intensified its efforts in this direction. As part of its participation in the Pancyprian Health and Safety Council, it recently submitted specific proposals to reduce the number of labour accidents and work related illnesses

dawn/news (23.05.2019) Social protection has to move away from schemes for formal workers towards accommodating more dynamic work patterns.

oecd-forum.org (20.05.2019) New technologies give many hope for the prevention and better treatment of diseases that may currently be difficult to diagnose and treat. There are great expectations for how the combination of improved data collection through wearables, mobile apps, AI and big data and new diagnostics and treatments including precision medicine could lead to better treatments and higher quality of life.

digitaljournal.com (23.05.2019) OECD, plus partner countries, has formally adopted a new set of OECD 'Principles on Artificial Intelligence'. This took place at the Organisation’s 2019 Ministerial Council Meeting on May 22 in Paris.

 Bloomberg (17.05.2019) Japan’s ballooning debt fueled by social security obligations. Government seeks to persuade more elderly to stay in work

Business Standard News (10.04.2019) Some economists expect the average pension-to-wage ratio to keep deteriorating and worries are growing that Japan's 'pay-as-you-go' pension scheme may be unsustainable

Le Temps (21.05.2019) Au lendemain du oui au financement de 2 milliards pour l’AVS, les Jeunes PLR défendent la retraite à 66 ans, voire davantage. Cela leur vaut les foudres des jeunes du centre et de gauche

climatecentre (01.05.2019) The IFRC together with the United Nations children’s agency Unicef and the UK Department for International Development last month jointly hosted its first workshop on links between humanitarian cash-transfers and social protection.
 

Le Temps (17.05.2019) A l’ère de l’e-santé, de nombreuses applications mobiles se développent pour aider les malades à gérer leurs pathologies chroniques, notamment le diabète. Quelques précautions sont à observer, rappellent des experts

New Straits Times (15.05.2019) The International Labour Organisation estimated that globally, 2.3 million workers succumbed to occupational accidents and work-related diseases every year. In developing countries including Malaysia, this has emerged as a growing concern arising from the increasing number of work-related accidents which could result in deaths, injuries and major disabilities, sick leave, inability to work, temporary or permanent loss of jobs.