Chinadaily.com (08.01.2019) The global population is becoming older due mainly to fewer children being born, reinforced by people living much longer. China is now home to the largest number of elderly people and their size is increasing faster than in most other aging countries, with the fastest increase happening among the oldest old (aged 80 or above).

Prensa (20.12.2018) El más reciente informe laboral de la Contraloría General de la República (agosto 2018) indica que 43.6% de los trabajadores panameños tienen empleos informales, casi siete puntos por encima de su nivel histórico más bajo, alcanzado en 2011 (36.9%).

EurActiv (21.12.2018) The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has urged governments to pay attention to the consequences of their policies and compensate vulnerable groups that could be hit by new taxes.

Le Temps (08.01.2019) Applications et autres appareils électroniques mettent le système de santé traditionnel au défi, explique Nicolas Bourdillon, chercheur à l’Unil et responsable recherche et développement de la start-up Becare SA. Il sera du 8 au 11 janvier au CES Las Vegas, une convention consacrée à la technologie qui accueille pour la première fois un pavillon suisse

franceinter (07.01.2019) L'assurance-chômage est accessible à de nouveaux ayants-droits depuis le 1er janvier. En contrepartie, les sanctions contre les inscrits à pôle-emploi, qui ne respectent pas leurs devoirs, sont plus sévères. Le renforcement des sanctions est-il la solution ?

baltictimes (03.01.2019) The Occupational Health and Safety Act has been amended as of January 1 and several new regulations have entered into force in Estonia as a result, including an updated procedure for submitting an occupational accident report as well as the content thereof.

adb.org (21.08.2018) Extending social protection to all jobs will facilitate labor market mobility.

hurriyetdailynews. (26.12.2018) The social protection expenditures reached to 382.6 billion Turkish liras ($104.8 billion) in 2017, Turkey’s statistical authority announced on Dec. 26. The social protection expenditures rose by 13.7 percent year-on-year in 2017, according to Turkish Statistical Institute’s (TÜİK) figures. It noted 98.1 percent of all of the social protection expenditures were consisted of social protection benefits - 375.5 billion Turkish liras ($102.9 billion).

Les Echos (07.01.2019) Le gouvernement a un agenda de réformes prévues de longue date bien rempli pour 2019. Mais il devrait être bousculé par le grand débat national qui doit démarrer à la mi-janvier.

Fiji Sun (06.01.2019) Two years ago, the Fiji National Provident Fund and the International Social Security Association (ISSA) signed a memorandum of agreement in Panama to establish an ISSA Pacifi c desk to be hosted by the Fund.