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Bermuda: Social insurance contribution rise delayed

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The Royal Gazette:Bermuda Business (17.01.2019) Seniors are seeing a 1.4 per cent increase in their contributory pension benefits this month, backdated to August of last year. The increased payout, which is in line with inflation, would normally trigger a simultaneous increase in the mandatory contributions made by those of working age.

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New Zealand: Health & safety: Top challenges for 2019

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hrmonline (25.01.2019) As the New Year begins, many businesses will be revisiting their health and safety controls and reminding workers about how to work safely in all the tasks they are completing. Managers with a strategic focus will also be asking themselves what they can expect from the Government and WorkSafe New Zealand in 2019.

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Sécurité sociale: Les Marocains largement en tête en Espagne

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Infomédiaire (22.01.2019) Un total de 255 708 Marocains étaient affiliés à la sécurité sociale en Espagne á fin 2018, indique mardi le ministère espagnol du Travail, des migrations et de la sécurité sociale.

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Africa: Universal health coverage and health security WHO’s top priority

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The Southern Times (23.01.2019) Cape Verde and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa will jointly host the Second Africa Health Forum under the theme “Achieving Universal Health Coverage and Health Security in Africa: The Africa we want to see”.

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Davos forum shows that we need to share out the wealth – Jamie Livingstone

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The Scotsman (23.01.2019) This week political and ­business elites have been gathering in Davos, ­Switzerland for their annual ­feival of wealth – otherwise known as the World Economic Forum. Some attendees will undoubtedly be ­feeling particularly pleased with ­themselves. As a startling new report by Oxfam revealed on Monday, billionaire ­fortunes increased by 12 per cent last year. That’s an eyewatering $2.5 billion a day.

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ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work: A human-centred agenda needed for a decent future of work

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ILO (22.01.2019) A Universal Labour Guarantee, social protection from birth to old age and an entitlement to lifelong learning are among ten recommendations made in a landmark report by the International Labour Organization’s Global Commission on the Future of Work.

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[Opinion] China: It’s one thing to raise retirement age but what are elderly unskilled workers in Hong Kong going to do in Knowledge Age economy?

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South China Morning Post (20.01.2019) Upside to row over setting new age threshold for welfare payments is chance it presents for city to look into where real job market lies for seniors Employers are becoming more flexible but changes in retirement age are never without controversy

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WHO: Migrants and refugees face higher risk of developing ill-health, says UN report on displaced people in Europe

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UN News (21.01.2019) European authorities are “struggling” to meet the needs of irregular migrants and refugees who are wrongly accused of spreading sickness among host communities, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, at the launch of its first report on the subject.

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